Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has thrown his weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has thrown his weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests against police brutality and bad governance. The former governor of Abia State in a statement issued on Thursday said that the demands of … Read more
INEC, says it will hold a meeting with its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to evaluate the situation across states The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will hold a meeting with its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to evaluate the situation across states and constituencies where bye-elections have been scheduled for Oct. 31. INEC National … Read more
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Victor Oye has said that years of neglect by successive Nigerian The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Victor Oye has said that years of neglect by successive Nigerian government was responsible for the End SARS protest, currently going on in … Read more
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has said the raging youth revolt against the menace President General of Igbo umbrella socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has said the raging youth revolt against the menace of police brutality as mirrored by SARS has its root in the existing political injustice in … Read more
EndSARS, Security Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday met with Security Chiefs in the State following the continued #EndSARS protest Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday met with Security Chiefs in the State following the continued #EndSARS protest which has taken a dangerous dimension across the state. The Governor, shortly after the meeting … Read more
‘Mackenna’s Gold’, Zamfara The famous Hollywood Western, ‘Mackenna’s Gold’ (released in 1969) might seem a somewhat inappropriate metaphor for the controversy if not furore generated by the purported offer by the Zamfara State Government to sell gold, reportedly extracted by artisanal miners in the State, to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) penultimate week. That … Read more
Ebonyi State House of Assembly has given the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party a seven-day ultimatum The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has given the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party a seven-day ultimatum to zone its presidential ticket to the South-East or be prepared for “great losses.” Briefing journalists in Abakaliki, … Read more
INEC, has said it would recruit 4,052 ad hoc personnel for the October 31 by-elections in Cross River The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would recruit 4,052 ad hoc personnel for the October 31 by-elections in Cross River State. Its Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Mr. Emmanuel Hart, stated this while … Read more
Gov. Lalong, Female Candidate, Support Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has lauded the support being given to the Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Prof. Nora Daduut for the bye-elections of Plateau South Senatorial District. Lalong acknowledged the support during a fundraising dinner, organised by the campaign council of the candidate, on Sunday in … Read more
#EndSARS, ADC urges FG to address youth The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the concerns of Nigerian youths to prevent the situation from getting out of control. The party, in a statement by its National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, said that the lingering #EndSARS protests had revealed … Read more
PDP wins all seats in Bauchi Council polls The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Saturday’s council polls in the state. Chairman, Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), Alhaji Dahiru Tata, announced this on Sunday in Bauchi while issuing Certificates of Return to the newly … Read more
APC, Chairman in Ebonyi, Mr Nwachukwu Eze, says the opposition party will welcome Gov. David Umahi with ‘open arms’ The All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman in Ebonyi, Mr Nwachukwu Eze, says the opposition party will welcome Gov. David Umahi with ‘open arms’ if his reported defection to the APC is true. The News Agency of … Read more
APC, interrogating the alleged plot to extend the tenure of the Mai Bala Buni-led APC Caretaker Committee, Chuks Okocha writes that the current state of the party is a struggle While interrogating the alleged plot to extend the tenure of the Mai Bala Buni-led APC Caretaker Committee, Chuks Okocha writes that the current state of … Read more
Governor, Nyesom Wike, rumoured presidential bid How feasible is the rumoured presidential bid of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike? Ernest Chinwo asks. Many political pundits are gradually explaining away the need for the next president of the country to come from the South-south part of the country to complete the tenure of the region, … Read more
Protest The Federal Government says the #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by hoodlums and people with ulterior motive to destabilise the country and bring down the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Sunday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme monitored by the News Agency … Read more
Bauchi state, Voters in Darazo Voters in Darazo town of Bauchi state have attributed the voter apathy in Saturday’s Council Polls to the inability of politicians to do their homework. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that voter apathy has characterized the exercise in most parts of the state. Read Also: 2023: APC’ll Wrest Power … Read more
Power, APC, PDP The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi says it’s poised to wrest political power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has said. Onu stated this at a meeting tagged ‘Unity, Peace and Progress’ meeting held on Thursday in Abakaliki. … Read more
Protest, EndSARS The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday decried the alleged politisation of #EndSARS protests by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as “irresponsible.” The Lagos APC expressed this concern in a statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo. Read Also: Anambra 2020: Nwankpo Declares For Governorship Race “Our attention has … Read more
Lagos, By-election The Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC), Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday urged the electorate not to sell their votes in exchange for their birth right. Mr Femi Olaniyi, Lagos IPAC Chairman, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the INEC expanded stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos. Read Also: … Read more
Anambra 2020, Declaration Dr Akachukwu Nwankpo, a former Special Adviser on Technical Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, has declared his intention to contest the Anambra governorship election in November 2020 on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Nwakpo, also a former Secretary of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme in the Jonathan administration, made … Read more