Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said that he was not in the position to decide where his successor would come from after his second term in office, saying only God and the Kogi electorates can decide that. The governor said this on Tuesday while reacting to demands on power...
A politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to “increase his speed” as he implements his campaign promises. He said although it is too early to assess the governor’s performance in the last six months, the former governorship candidate said he was unimpressed by the feats. Gbadamosi, grandson...
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, asked politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections to work hard because he would not allow electoral malpractices. He asked those who may be planning to use their offices or security agencies to subvert the will of the people to...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administrations will not be distracted by forces whose intention is to slow down the governance process in the state. The governor stated this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly State Executive Council meeting held at the state government house in...
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has identified the need for all and sundry to be committed to steadying the nation with a view to handing over a vibrant and strengthened nation to young leaders. Tinubu stated this while receiving an honorary degree of Humane...
Those hoping for an early resolution of the controversy over the rightful owner of the Kogi People’s Democratic Party, PDP Governorship ticket have had their waiting time extended. The suit challenging outcome of the Sept 3rd primary came up for defense at the Lokoja High Court on Friday before Justice...
Kabir Marafa, a former senator, said some governors are plotting to replace Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with AbdulAziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state. Marafa made the statement while speaking with journalists in Zamfara on Friday. Marafa alleged that the governors nursing this idea are...
The PDP in Edo State rose from its stakeholders’ meeting in Benin on Friday, rejecting “the high fees to purchase forms as released by the national working committee of the party’’. The meeting, subsequently, mandated the Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Dan Orbih, to inform the party’s...
Edo State Government has placed a total and complete ban on all political rallies, demonstrations or procession in any part of the state. It directed all security agencies to deal firmly with all persons, no matter how highly placed who breached the directive. A statement signed by Secretary to the Edo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which reversed the commission’s disqualification of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Natasha Akpoti, in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. The Federal High Court presided by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa, had on November...