Reps to make president, govs lose seats after defection

The House of Representatives is considering making a president or governor lose their seat if they defect from the political party on whose platform they were elected to another. Presently,…

Lai vs Abdulrazaq: Buni meets Kwara Senators for resolution

Yobe state Governor and National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday received three Senators representing Kwara…

Imo PDP chieftain joins APC

Mr Hillary Ugochukwu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ugochukwu, a former senatorial aspirant of the party, announced…

Senator Bent dumps PDP, joins APC

•Says I want a new chapter in political career Senator Grace Jackson Bent, a member of the BoT of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected to…

BREAKING: APC shifts congresses, national convention timeline

The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has shifted the timeline for conduct of its congresses and national convention, The Nation can authoritatively report. No new date was fixed for the two…

Ban open grazing, lose 2023 presidency, Fulani groups threaten South

A pan-Fulani group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have cautioned Southern governors against banning open grazing in September and employing what they called…

More pressure on Senate to reject Lauretta Onochie’s nomination

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) claimed yesterday that the nomination of Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, for appointment as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is…

2023 Presidency: Zoning is unconstitutional, says Yahaya Bello

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said the 1999 Constitution does not recognise the zoning of Presidency. He said this just days after southern governors issued a communique…

Reps mull removal of immunity for President, VP, Governor, Deputy Governor

The House of Representatives is expected to commence debate on the general principle of a bill that seeks to remove all forms of immunity clauses conferred on the President, Vice…

Campaign turns bloody as lawmaker narrowly escaped death in Lagos

A Lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Olawale Rauf Age-Sulaiman has narrowly escaped death on Thursday. The Lawmaker, who confirmed the unfortunate…

Imo PDP kicks against suspension of lawmakers

The Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State has condemned the suspension of some members of the State House of Assembly, describing it as undemocratic. In a statement issued through the…

PDP mocks Onochie as she denies membership of APC

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday came hard on Lauretta Onochie and mocked the president’s aide for saying she stopped being a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Defections: PDP may become empty before 2023, says Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the Peoples Democratic Party may become empty before the 2023 elections, due to the recent defections from the…

We must start to play our role as party in opposition — PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the time is rife for the party to begin to play its role as a party in opposition. Chief Dan Orbih, National…

Suspension of lawmakers: Imo APC reacts, urges decorum

The Imo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised its members of the House of the Assembly to maintain decorum. The Publicity Secretary of the Party in the…