Buhari reappoints INEC chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yakubu, who was appointed head of the commission in 2015, has another five-year term.…

EndSARS protests politically motivated, says Gov Bello

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has exposed those behind ENDSARS protests in the country. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV (Sunrise Daily programme), Bello who defeated Senator Dino…

Orji Kalu: Igbo had no say in Nigeria’s amalgamation

Orji Uzor Kalu, senate chief whip, says the Igbo had no say as to whether they wanted to be part of Nigeria or not during the country’s amalgamation. In his…

Trump’s Re-Election Bid Boosted As Senate Confirms Amy Coney

President Donald Trump’s struggling reelection campaign received a boost Monday with the confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, tilting the top body to the right and clinching his judicial…

Latest Polls: Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

Seven days to US presidential election, Democratic challenger Joe Biden maintains a solid lead over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and a narrower advantage in Pennsylvania, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion…

South-East should produce 2023 presidency – Umahi

Chairman of the South -East Governors ’ Forum and Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi, on Monday , stressed that the South – East presidency come 2023, was currently the…

EndSARS: Lekki shooting has ‘complicated matters for me’ – Tinubu

National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says last Tuesday’s alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki toll gate has complicated matters for…

43 years after, Seychelles’ opposition candidate wins presidency

The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge to hike the minimum wage…

New Yorkers jam polling stations to vote early [Photos]

New Yorkers disproved US President Trump’s characterisation of the Big Apple as a ‘ghost town’, when they jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on…

BREAKING: Alpha Conde wins Guinea’s presidential poll to serve third term

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has won 59.49 per cent of votes in a hotly contested election where he sought a controversial third term, according to provisional results announced by the…

Biden floors Trump in final debate: Polls

Most opinion polls and ratings by the American media networks reported that Joe Biden, the presidential candidate of the Democrats easily thrashed incumbent Donald Trump in their final verbal showdown.…

Why Senate suspended Onochie, other INEC nominees’ confirmation

The Senate may have suspended the screening and confirmation of the nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, due to the inclusion…

INEC Postpones Senatorial, Assembly Bye Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the six Senatorial and nine House of Assembly bye-elections slated for October 31. The Commission said the decision to cancel the elections…

Hooligans pushing for regime change, say northern governors

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed regrets that “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethno-religious bigots and even political marauders” are bent on pulling the nation down and…

PDP move to prevent Umahi from defecting to APC

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party have started reaching out to the Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi , in a bid to stop his defection from the party, our…