The Supreme Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to replace Ibrahim Shekarau with Rufai Hanga as the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. In a judgment delivered Friday by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court upheld the judgement of the Court of...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the failure of 10 governors to make it to the Senate in the 2023 general elections means there is no longer a guaranteed route to power and the voter is truly the king when it comes to elections. Buhari, according to a statement by a presidential...
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Rep. Tajudeen Abbas for emerging as the 10th President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively following a keenly contested election on Tuesday. Gbajabiamila also sent his congratulations...
Commends Gov. Bello for purposeful leadership, good governance A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arc Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. Awoniyi, who expressed his admiration for Governor Yahaya Bello's exemplary leadership, commitment to inclusivity,...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has swiftly responded to remarks made by President Bola Tinubu, urging labor unions to refrain from protests until 2027. Tinubu's comments were delivered during the inauguration of the Lagos Red Line project on Thursday. However, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, emphasized the union's right...
As Kwara State prepares for its Local Government elections tomorrow, 21st September 2024, founder of The Adekunle Oyedepo Foundation, Prince Adekunle Oyedepo, has issued a heartfelt appeal for peace and unity, particularly among the people of Irepodun Local Government Area. In a public message, he emphasized the vital role...
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and members marched on the streets in Abuja on Monday against the Supreme Court judgment that sacked former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha. Addressing a rally, PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, and a former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, advised the APC-led Executive arm...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, suspended the proposed ward, local government and state congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, pending the hearing of an application. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered that all parties in suit No: FHC/AB/CS/208/2020 should maintain status quo,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an immediate system-wide investigation into revelations of fraud, stealing and looting of funds at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration. The party lamented that the NDDC, under the current management, has become an automated teller...
Rep Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, , has described the first 365 days of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in office as impressive. The Lawmaker said this in a congratulatory message to the Governor in Omu-Aran on Friday to mark his first anniversary...