Politics

 The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has officially rejected the outcome of the Saturday’s bye-election into the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in Cross River State. The election which held on February 26, was characterized by ballot box and paper snatching, shooting and killings with accusation and counter accusation that state-sponsored security institution …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to moves by top Yoruba monarchs to reconcile him with Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. In chat with The Punch on Monday, Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, disclosed said his principal will not oppose ongoing moves to …

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has shunned request by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop Senator Abdullahi Adamu as his choice consensus candidate for the party’s national championship position. Adamu, 75, a former governor of Nasarawa State who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, …

House of Reps Nigeria’s House of Representatives has rejected a proposal to give life pension to Senate President, Speaker of the House and their deputies. When the proposal came up for vote at plenary on Tuesday, 193 members voted against it, while 162 voted in favour and three members abstained. …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Friday, commended the All Progressive Congress (APC) for zoning its presidential ticket to the South of Nigeria. According to the pan-Igbo group, APC has, by the zoning pattern, shown the way for others to follow. Ohanaeze stated this in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Alex …

Seun Oloketuyi, the producer of ‘Last Man Standing’, an upcoming biopic of former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said that the movie was not a propaganda. Oloketuyi disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the movie was not produced as a propaganda for Tinubu. Oloketuyi, who …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its postponed national convention. Wike said a party that cannot organise its convention should be viewed as lacking the ability to rule the country. The governor spoke at the special …

 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 …