Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, said the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards to new applicants across Edo State local government areas will commence today. The commission, while urging the applicants to come for their cards, noted that it would not release them to third parties. INEC National Commissioner …

The Kogi State Government has declared that Governor Usman Ododo remains a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, stressing that he is not considering defecting to the opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party. This statement was made in response to a report by an online news platform (not PUNCH Online), …

Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded the Supreme Court for resisting what he described as threats and blackmail to uphold his victory in the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election of the state. Ododo said this in his reaction to the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming his election on …

A former Senator, Dino Melaye on Saturday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead and now once upon a time. Melaye, a chieftain of the party, in a tweet on X decried the crisis plaguing the party, saying it has been destroyed by the acting chairman of the PDP, …

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. Umar Mohammed, the Director-General of NIHSA, in a statement, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to …

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has encouraged students schooling abroad on scholarship to justify the Federal Government’s investment in them by taking their studies seriously. Otuaro, who made the appeal on Sunday during his meeting with students studying in the United Kingdom on PAP scholarship, …

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, over his claims that the incumbent governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, would be the last the Labour Party will produce to govern …

Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun on Saturday described Chinese firm, Zhongfu International Investment FXE as an impostor, urging the Federal Government not to negotiate with it. Three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government’s presidential air fleet were seized by authorities in France and Switzerland. The seizures followed …

President Bola Tinubu is presiding over this first meeting of his administration, Tuesday. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was notably absent from the Council of State meeting being held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Tinubu is presiding over this first meeting of his administration, Tuesday. The meeting includes former …

The former federal lawmaker who represented Ovia Federal Constituency, Omosede Igbinedion, has resigned her membership from the Peoples Democratic Party or PDP, ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state. She’s the daughter of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom. The ex-lawmaker submitted her letter …