Politics

 President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 tomorrow Our correspondent learnt that he will perform the act at noon. It will end speculations that the President may withhold assent again. The National Assembly transmitted the bill to him for the second time on January 31 …

Another attempt to review the 1999 Constitution will be revved up at the National Assembly when lawmakers vote on 67 bills from Tuesday. The joint constitution review committee has proposed 67 bills – each on all the items being proposed for amendment. The “Report of the Senate Committee on the Review …

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has confirmed Senator Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau as the deputy governor of the northwestern state.  His confirmation followed a screening by the lawmakers on Wednesday. The speaker of the House, Nasiru Mua’zu, had at the resumed plenary read a letter from Governor Bello Matawalle …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to alternate offices between the north and south in the next dispensation. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) after their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Disclosing this while responding to a …

The Nigerian government has issued a disclaimer on a viral press release claiming all intending Nigerians planning to travel to Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova should pause because their embassies had stopped issuing visa with immediate effect following a “war alert”. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in …

President Muhammadu Buhari meets APC governors Indications have emerged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will zone its 2023 presidency slot to the southern part of the country. This comes as the party has reportedly decided to zone its chairmanship to the North ahead of the 2023 general elections. …

Tinubu BAUCHI – A coalition of political pressure groups in Bauchi State under the umbrella of Tinubu Network for Grassroot Mobilisation 2023 has advised the National leadership of All Progressive Congress (APC) to make its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Presidential flag bearer of the party in order not …

Desmond Elliot Nigerian actor and politician Desmond Elliot on Wednesday narrated how he helped to secure the freedom of 15 protesters arrested during the #EndSARS movement that rocked the nation two years ago. The member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Surulere 1 made this known during his …

   Ango Abdullahi, Obasanjo Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Convener, Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, have met to deliberate on issues bordering on Nigeria’s wellbeing, and also strategise on the success and possible outcome of the 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement by Obasanjo’s Special …

Elected Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have commended the Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Kayode Fayemi for his leadership, vision and commitment to a united and prosperous Nigeria. The Governors, under the auspices of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), in a congratulatory statement to mark the 57th …