Trump spends last day in White House, Biden goes to Washington

President Donald Trump spent his last full day in the White House mulling pardons Tuesday and President -elect Joe Biden was set to arrive in Washington ahead of an inauguration…

INEC Fixes November 6 For Anambra Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 6 for the conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State. INEC Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, disclosed…

Bayelsa Assembly denies impeachment plot against Gov Diri

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, denied rumours that it has concluded plans to impeach Governor Douye Diri over alleged sharing of N38 billion the state government recently…

Rivers group vows to resist imposition of governor in 2023

A political pressure group , Network for the Defense of Democracy and Good Governance has vowed to resist any imposition of governor in Rivers state come 2023. The group said…

To regain Nigerians’ trust – Okorocha speaks on forming new political movement

The agitation for the 2023 Presidency thickened on Monday with a former governor of Imo State , Rochas Okorocha , announcing the plan to form a new political movement in…

President Museveni: Facebook, Twitter will not dictate what’s true or false in Uganda

Ugandan President Kaguta Museveni has condemned Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms for seeking to arbitrate over what speech should be deemed acceptable to Ugandans, saying it was an…

Biden Pushes For Unity Two Days Before Taking Over Crisis-Laden White House

Just 48 hours before becoming president, Joe Biden pressed Monday for unity, while President Donald Trump remained secluded in the White House at the center of a capital inundated with…

Utomi: Biden won’t support Buhari’s govt

A former presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, has said the incoming administration of US President -elect , Joe Biden , won ’ t support the administration of Nigerian President Muhammadu…

Kukah’s New Year address not to denigrate Islam — Soyinka

…Says calls to leave Sokoto, unacceptable Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said no part of the comment made by the Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Hassan Kukah against…

Group: Nigerians In Diaspora, Foreigners Plotting To Overthrow Buhari

A social-political group, ‘Nigeria First’ has raised the alarm over a brewing clandestine plot by some Nigerians in Diaspora in conjunction with foreigners to overthrow a democratically elected government in…

Uganda restores internet after five-day shutdown over election

Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near -total blackout was imposed across the country ahead of elections the opposition says were rigged. The…

INEC lists five challenges ahead of 2023 elections

AS politicians step up horse-trading ahead of subsequent elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed five main areas of likely challenges that could confront the commission in the…

Ohanaeze faction backs IPOB Eastern Security Network

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has thrown its weight behind the Eastern Security Network (ESN) launched by the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide under…

Ugandan opposition party says it will challenge presidential election result

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election victory and condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine…

How Controversies Trailed Ohanaeze Election

Last Sunday, the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, elected an erudite international scholar and diplomat, Prof George Obiozor, as their president-general. He replaced John Nnia Nwodo. Obiozor came into…