The Nigerian Senate has refused to confirm the nomination of Raheem Muideen Olalekan as the Resident Electoral Commissioner representing Osun State because of APC membership allegation. Olalekan was one the three nominated as resident Electoral Commissioners by INEC. The senate failed to confirm his nomination following a petition that alleged that he was a registered … Read more
The Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, has forwarded 36 names of nominated commissioners to the leadership of the state assembly for confirmation. The Chief Press Secretary to Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Hope Obeten, disclosed this to newsmen in the state capital, calabar on Wednesday. The list comprises commissioner- nominees from the 18 local … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC Sokoto Chapter and its gubernatorial candidate in last governorship election has dragged the state governor, Aminu Tambuwal to the Supreme Court to challenge his reelection victory. The APC gubernatorial candidate Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, condemned the verdict of the State Election Petitions Tribunal and the Appeal Court that upheld the victory … Read more
The Senate President Ahmed Lawan, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to work in hand with the Senate in order to enhance the electoral process in Nigeria. Lawan disclosed this at the consideration of report by the Senate Committee on INEC on the screening of three nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the … Read more
The gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Chief Owolabi Salis, has dragged the Governor of Lagos state Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Supreme Court in the bid to challenge the victory of the APC and its candidate in last Gubernatorial poll in the state. Salis stressed that Sanwo-Olu was not elected by majority of Lagosians … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to decide the fate of the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler four days to the end of his tenure as chairman of the revenue agency. It was gathered that as of Tuesday no letter requesting for tenure renewal for the FIRS boss was sent to … Read more
The Governor of Nasarawa state Abdullahi Sule, has revealed that the N18.9bn debt inherited from the administration of senator Tanko Almakura has been affecting the state’s developmental progress. This is coming as the immediate past governor has denied tge alleged loan saying, he cleared all debts before handing over in May. Sule who charged the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has urged security agencies to probe the leaders of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC for electoral violence recorded in the recent Kogi and Bayelsa state elections. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday, the party premised its demand on what it called the “shocking attempts … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC boss Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reinstated the commitment of the commission to conducting free and fair elections in the country. Yakubu stressed that INEC would never connived with any political party in the bid to rig an election. He stated this during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs … Read more
The state government of Zamfara has disclosed that the state has provided N420m official vehicles to law makers in the state assembly. The Director-General, Press Affairs to the Gov. Bello Matawalle, Malam Yusuf Idrid disclosed this development to newsmen in the state on Tuesday. It was gathered that each of the lawmakers received one Toyota … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, caused him mental and psychological trauma. He disclosed this before a Federal High Court in Abuja recently adding that, the fabricated allegations by Onochie caused him mental and psychological trauma. In a witness statement on … Read more
The Borno State Government in the bid to curb insurgency in the state has appropriated N23bn for educational sector for the 2020 budget It was gathered that the amount was captured in the proposed 2020 Appropriation Bill of N134.5 billion presented to the state House of Assembly by Gov. Babagana Zulum, on Monday. Education, which … Read more
The former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, has forfeited his Ilorin property in Kwara State to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Rilwan Aikawa gave the order following an affidavit filed by Mr Olamide Sadiq of the EFCC after the findings of the investigation into the allegations. Sadiq said “the report of a committee set … Read more
The gubernatorial candidate of Action Alliance (AA) Uche Nwosu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for rejecting the third term agenda. Nwosu, who said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said the president’s declaration demonstrated his commitment to rule of law, adding he also displayed statesmanship and patriotism. It would be recalled that … Read more
The executive governor of Bayelsa State Seriake Dickson, has condemned the November 16 gubernatorial poll in the state stressing that there was now election in the state. Dickson claimed that the conducted election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is an insult to Bayelsans. He noted that what transpired on that date (November 16) … Read more
The executive governor of Bayelsa State Seriake Dickson, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and security agencies in the country to apologize to the people of the state for the conduct of the November 16 gubernatorial poll. The governor said on Monday that what transpired on that date in the name of an … Read more
Senator Suleiman Nazif (Wakilin Arewa), has emerged the new Deputy National Chairman, North for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Nazif’s nomination was confirmed by the National Working Committee NWC of the party on Monday. The approval is in furtherance of section 47 (6) of the Constitution of the PDP. About Nazif Senator Nazif was one … Read more
The gubernatorial candidate of the Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 2019 election in Zamfara state, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has accused the former Governor Abdulaziz Yari Of plotting to destabilize the state. He alleged that the former governor was planing to use the leadership of the 9th National Assembly to destabilize the state. Shinkafi, … Read more
The wife of the Governor of Taraba State Mrs Anna Ishaku, has allegedly dismissed all Christian leaders from the government house. It was gathered that the first lady sent the Christian leaders out of the Government House following the resignation of the Speaker of House of Assembly in the state. Findings revealed that the Christian … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP candidate in the just concluded Kogi West Senatorial election Dino Melaye has reacted to the outcome of the election in the senatorial district. Dino stressed that the victory of the All Progressive Congress APC candidate Adeyemi Smart would soon evaporate. In a press statement issued in Lokoja, Melaye, that “said … Read more