No fewer than 150 ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, who worked in Anambra State during the 2023 general elections, have protested the non-payment of their allowances. The angry protesters thronged the INEC headquarters in Awka with placards, on Tuesday, while calling for the immediate release of their allowances. Some of the […]
Abdulaziz Yari, senator-elect representing Zamfara west, says it would be unfair to the northern part of the country if leaders of the three arms of government are from the south. Yari spoke in an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday. The former Zamfara governor, who declared his bid for senate presidency last month, has […]
Bode George, former deputy national chairman (south) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he’ll never congratulate Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on his victory. Speaking on Arise Television on Monday, George said he has nothing personal against the former Lagos governor. The PDP chieftain said he disagrees with Tinubu’s “methodologies of governance, his own ways […]
Ben Kalu, the choice of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the post of the Deputy Speaker in the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly has justified the party’s decision to cede the position to the South-East geopolitical zone. The lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State is of the opinion that the APC […]
Following his prolonged frosty relationship with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, weekend, said he bears no grudge against the former Lagos State governor. Over the years, George has been a major critic of the President-elect and has threatened to go on […]
The supreme court has affirmed the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the governor of Osun state. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. More to follow…
Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, says his alleged murder trial cannot stop his bid to contest for the speakership position of the 10th national assembly. Doguwa spoke in Abuja on Wednesday when he officially declared his intention to contest the number four seat in the country. Doguwa said he is innocent […]
Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said one of the lessons learnt from the 2003 general elections is that a captured electoral commission is a threat to democracy. Delivering a goodwill message at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) Political Parties Leadership and Policy Development Center Conference in Abuja […]
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has joined the race for the 10th Assembly speaker. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa /Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, has sent a letter of intent to members-elect. He said the desire to aspire to the position was fueled by his passion for nation […]
The Labour Party (LP) says the national executive council meeting planned by Lamidi Apapa-led faction is “illegal, fake and unauthourised”. The leadership of the party has been experiencing in-fighting since Apapa, who the party said has been suspended, declared himself the acting national chairman following the sack of Julius Abure by a court. Others […]
