Politics

The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Willie Obiano for placing campaign for his successor above the security meeting by the five governors of the Southeast states in Enugu. The party said the governor’s absence at the meeting suggested a “fresh idea about what …

Lagos State House of Assembly has read for the second time, a legislation set to back the Training Institute of Law Enforcement Personnel. This is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of security outfits. The Bill titled: “Lagos State Law Enforcement Training Institute Bill, 2021”, seeks to train, re-train and …

By Yusuf Alli, Abuja Tempers have risen in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting  on the zoning of offices. The NEC session is expected to ratify or reject the recommendations of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Committee on Zoning, which was released last Thursday. Seven …

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some of the persons who vilify his principal publicly return to Aso Rock for dinner. The presidential spokesman said this while commenting on the return of Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode has …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to expose sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency and other criminal activities in Nigeria.   The party was reacting to statement credited to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on the Federal Government’s position on …

Deji Adeyanju, convener of the Concerned Nigerian movement has revealed the plan of the All Progressives Congress for former President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2023 general elections.   He alleged that APC is planning to deceive Goodluck with its presidential ticket and thereafter embarrass him. There had been speculations that …

  The Allied Political Parties for Good Governance has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order. Mr Raph Nwosu, National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the call on behalf of the parties, at a news conference …

Dr. Fatima Waziri – Azi President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a female professor, Fatima Waziri-Azi, as the new Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. (NAPTIP). Waziri-Azi’s appointment was announced in a statement by Buhari’s senior media assistant, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday. The Minister of Humanitarian …

The governor of Ondo state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has distanced himself from promotional activities linking him with the 2023 presidential election. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde said his principal had nothing to do with the pseudo campaigners. In the last two weeks, campaign posters and fliers …

Ubah, Soludo Ahead of the November 6, 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has challenged Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to a public debate. Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the upper legislative chamber, disclosed this is …