The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the Continuous Voter Registration deadline by an extra 60 (sixty) days from June 30, 2022. This will be in the absence of any extension made by INEC. It said this was to enable more Nigerians to register...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a committee to screen its vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. Members of the Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee were nominated by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), said the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba. Ologunagba, who disclosed this in a statement on...
For the first time, American billionaire filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has spoken about the infamous Oscar slap, whereby Will Smith walked on stage during the Oscars and slapped the host, Chris Rock, for joking about his wife’s hair. During a storyteller conversation with Gayle King at Tribeca Film Festival, Tyler Perry...
Joins Tinubu, 13 Other APC Governors For Party’s Mega Rally Chairman of the South-West Governors' Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Tuesday urged the people of Ekiti State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this Saturday’s governorship election in the...
The Senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, the brave tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in Agbarho, Delta State. It also recommended Ejiro to President Muhammadu Buhari for National Honours. This followed a motion moved by the Deputy President of...
Your Coming Is A Balm On Our Wound Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Tuesday received a high-powered delegation of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. The delegation, which included the National Secretary of the party, Senator...
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba for his willingness to strengthen the working relationship between the anti-narcotic agency y and the police. Marwa gave the commendation on Tuesday 14th...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has weighed into the controversy over the choice of the running mate of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There have been arguments and counter arguments on the choice of Tinubu’s running mate, with many divided...
says lawmakers' losses at primaries will affect democracy The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would have to initiate interactions with state assemblies to fast-track the ongoing constitution amendment by the House. Gbajabiamila expressed fears that with the ongoing electioneering activities, the...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on lawmakers to stay committed to the political system of their respective parties not minding the outcome of the just concluded primaries. The Senate President made this known on Tuesday in an address delivered to welcome members of the upper chamber back...