Politics

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful reconstruction and re-opening of Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. Kalu stressed that President Buhari is committed to infrastructural development across the country, adding that the landmark projects …

The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State. In a unanimous judgment delivered a moment ago, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic …

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has narrated how Boko Haram insurgents killed 75 members of his community in Gwoza local government in one night. Mr Ndume made this disclosure Wednesday in an emotion-laden presentation during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by Senate Committee on Special Duties and the North …

Seventeen of the 24 members of Edo State House of Assembly are backing the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Deputy Speaker Yekini Idiaye, who represents Akoko-Edo Constituency I, and four other members also pledged support for Ize-Iyamu. Idiaye was on Monday joined by Emmanuel Agbaje (Akoko-Edo Constituency …

Calculations for the 2023 Presidency, particularly regarding the significance of a northern Christian candidate, may have largely influenced the decision of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources said the permutations uppermost on the minds of the …

Hon. Yakubu Dogara THE immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, is back in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, the ruling party says, is the first step in bringing back its members who left its fold in the run-up to the 2019 elections. Dogara …

Isa Pantami The honourable minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has denied buying houses for his wives after assumption of political office. The minister was reacting to a Sahara Reporters publication, alleging that he bought three houses for his three wives in highbrow areas of Abuja. In a …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has appointed Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as Chairman, Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council. The party also appointed Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the deputy chairman of the council. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this on …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has requested the approval of the Senate for the confirmation of 42 ambassadorial nominees. One of the nominees from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was appointed as career ambassador, while the rest are non-career nominees. Some of the non-career nominees are, former minister, …