Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would have been non-existent […]
Umar Damagum, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye-election to fill “vacant” seats in the Rivers state house of assembly. Damagum’s demand is contained in a letter dated December 12, 2023, addressed to Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman. In the letter seen […]
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous heads of state as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. Kukah noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the […]
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a […]
A former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the 2023 presidential election was not rigged by the ruling All Progressives Congress. Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Okupe stated, “If Peter Obi (2023 LP […]
The house of representatives has rejected a bill seeking a six-year single term for Nigeria’s president. The bill, slated for a second reading, was rejected during Thursday’s plenary session. The bill, which was sponsored by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere from Imo state and 33 other lawmakers, also proposed a six-year term for governors and rotation of executive […]
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has announced its decision to support northerners running for the presidency and other offices who might be interested in contesting elections in 2027 in order to save the region and the country in general. The forum at its National Executive Council meeting in Kaduna State expressed concern over the deplorable […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Adelami Olayide. The certificates were handed over in Abuja on Wednesday by the Supervisory National Commissioner for Ondo State, Prof. Kunle Ajayi. This comes four days after INEC declared Aiyedatiwa the winner of the governorship election […]
Days after the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified his presidency, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday. This marks the first time MC Oluomo has publicly announced assuming office since the appellate court’s decision to reaffirm Ibikunle Baruwa as the legitimate […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s electoral process. Speaking at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, in the United States, Obasanjo specifically called for the dismissal of Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other officials at all levels. While describing the 2023 general […]
