Politics

A ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, slumped while being screened by the Senate on Wednesday, sparking frantic scenes in the Chamber. The nominee, who is from Kaduna State, had spoken for several minutes during his screening before falling to the floor with several lawmakers rushing to his aid. Lawal is …

… non ranking members, kick, threaten legal challenge In what appears to be a preemptive move against destabilization, the Senate leadership on Tuesday pushed through an amendment to its standing rules. Under the amended rule, only ranking members can stand for elections and be voted into the office of President …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi, has enjoined Nigerians not to despair over the agonizing situation in the country 63 years after independence from colonial rule. Obi tasked Nigerians to remain resolute and hopeful that a new Nigeria is still possible. …

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria is celebrating its 63rd independence at a crossroads. According to him, the nation which is yet to attain its full potentials has so much to be grateful for, especially for the industry …

The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal affirming the election of Gov. Uba Sani of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it will seek redress at the Court of Appeal. Mr Alberah Catoh, the Publicity Secretary of PDP …

Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Ganduje announced this on Thursday in Abuja. He said the committee which would be under the leadership of Aminu Masari, a former …

A former Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Mallam Salihu Lukman, on Thursday, held a meeting with two former national chairmen of the party, Bisi Akande and Adams Oshiomhole, in Abuja over the need to reform the APC. In a statement he issued after the meeting, Lukman said …

  Abuja—Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, said, yesterday, that the annual budget of the National Assembly had been stagnant for 13 years, despite inflation and its attendant consequences. He said, notwithstanding, the expenditure of the Federal Legislature had gone up within the period, but without commensurate budgetary provisions to …

Though the governorship election in Edo State is still about a year away, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is already in crisis as a group within the party (Legacy Group), has vowed to work against any candidate backed by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The State Secretary of …

The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, stated this in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has terminated the appointment of heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration of their appointments with …