admin2023 presidency: Northern group rejects Zoning, says it’s needles, unconstitutional
The North-Central People’s Forum (NCPF) has said zoning of the presidency to any region is needless, unconstitutional and should be jettisoned in the build-up to the 2023 general poll. Addressing…
Tambuwal Backs Electronic Transmission Of Votes
The Governor of Sokoto State and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has backed the calls for the electronic transmission of votes. Tambuwal in a statement he…
Withdraw Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner, Wike tells Buhari
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said…
Shehu Sani dumps PRP
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says he has “stepped aside” from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). PRP has been embroiled in an internal crisis, which has seen…
Your people will respect you for joining APC: Buhari tells Ayade, Matawalle
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Governors of Cross River and Zamfara States, who recently left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The new APC…
APC Congresses Kick Off July 31
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 31, 2021, for the commencement of its congresses. The party had initially postponed the congresses indefinitely, leading to an outrage. But…
Imo: Democracy under threat ― Abaribe
Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe has formally reacted to last Thursday suspension of certain lawmakers in Imo State House of Assembly. Speaker of the State Assembly,…
Lauretta Onochie to know fate as INEC commissioner Tuesday
Lauretta Onochie, a commissioner nominee for Independent National Electoral Commission would know her fate on Tuesday after she was screened by the Senate on Thursday. A senior official close to…
PDP urges court to sack Zamfara Gov over defection
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to sack Zamfara Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle over his defection from the party to the All Progressives…
Ohanaeze faults Governor Bello on rotation of presidency
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has faulted a recent statement credited to Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to the effect that “rotational presidency is unconstitutional,” and that “Nigerians should be…
INEC Job: Jega Asks Senate To Reject Onochie
Prof Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked the Senate not to confirm Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of INEC. Onochie, who…
South-West govs propose six regions, demand LG autonomy, resource control
Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the…
2023: I’ll withdraw from presidential race if APC zones ticket to South, says Zamfara ex-gov
Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Ahmed Yerima, says he will step down his presidential ambition in 2023 if the ruling All Progressives Congress zones the ticket to the South. Yerima bared his…
Suspension of lawmakers followed due process, Imo speaker insists
The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Paul Emeziem, has dismissed claims in some quarters, that the suspension of six lawmakers of the assembly was inappropriate, insisting that it followed…
APC dissolves caretaker committees in Zamfara
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has dissolved the party’s executives in Zamfara. Sen. John Akpanuodedehe, National Secretary of the CECPC, announced the dissolution in…
