Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the hike in electricity tariff. On Wednesday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the A and B classifications. The commission said customers who receive 20 hours of electricity supply daily will pay N225 per […]

  Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State has been accused of plotting to procure interim orders from judges to stop the implementation of laws which he was vetoed over by the State House of Assembly. At an unscheduled sitting last month, the assembly had ruled against Fubara to enact the Rivers State House of Assembly […]

  The embattled Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday, declined to further participate in the proceedings of the seven-man panel set up by the state Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the allegation of misconduct levelled against him by the Edo State House of Assembly. Shaibu, who was represented […]

  The Rivers chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the 27 lawmakers of the Assembly threatening to impeach Governor Siminilayi Fubara that they lack the legitimacy to execute their threat.   At the weekend, the lawmakers said they would not hesitate to commence a fresh impeachment proceeding against the governor if he […]

  Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected under the Labour Party (LP) have formally defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the governing party in the state, TheSun reports. The letters of defection of the 6 members were read during plenary on Thursday by the Speaker of the House, Uche Ugwu. […]

  The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Labour Party (LP) says it has taken over the affairs of the party. S.O.Z. Ejiofor, chairman of the BoT, in a statement on Wednesday, said the decision was taken to prevent a leadership vacuum in the party. However, a national convention of the party took place in […]

  Despite the opposition of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Julius Abure has been re-elected as the National Chairman of Labour Party for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates. The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Mr. Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the party’s […]

  Lagos chairman of the Labour Party, (LP) Rasheed Bamishe has urged the National Chairman Julius Abure to resign to sustain the party’s integrity. Bamishe said Abure should prioritise the party interest while a Caretaker National Chairman should be appointed to organise State Congresses before convening the National Convention. Speaking at the party secretariat in […]

  Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu has challenged the South East to defend and support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving them a sense of belonging. Kalu said that the President means well for Ndigbo and indeed, the country at large, while appealing to critics to soft pedal and endeavour to understand the […]

  Julius Abure, chair of the Labour Party (LP), says money meant for the payment of workers’ salaries went missing, when the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) picketed its secretariat. On Wednesday, members of the NLC picketed the secretariat of the LP in Abuja and demanded the postponement of the party’s national convention scheduled for March […]