Politics

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Sunday, urged the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress to ensure that the current members of the National Assembly and state legislators retain their position in 2027. Abbas argued that lawmaking needs experience, hence, the need to ensure continuity. He called on the APC […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has met no fewer than 32 State Governors and forged a consensus to form a joint committee to resolve mining issues between both parties. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Segun Tomori. […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi said the biggest problem of Nigeria’s democracy is the judiciary and not the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Obi stated this at the fifth memorial of late Justice Anthony Aniagolu at the Godfrey Okoye University in Enugu. According to the former Anambra […]

A pressure group within the Labour Party, LP, known as Catalyst Committee, CC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Judiciary not to succumb to political pressure and show conformity to the rule of law and the Electoral Act 2022, as amended, with regard to the candidacy of the party. The […]

Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has cautioned against the abuse of incumbency power. Yakubu noted that a situation where a ruling party denied the opposition access to campaign spaces often resulted in a breach of peace. He appealed for […]

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, clarified the distinction between corruption involving politicians and other individuals. Ndume explained that corruption within Nigerian politics is primarily instigated by people and shouldn’t necessarily result in severe punishment. Acknowledging that politicians do engage in corrupt practices, he emphasized that they often distribute the ill-gotten gains among the populace. […]

Renowned legal practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, has voiced concerns regarding the absence of a coherent policy framework guiding the application of technology in Nigerian courts in the 21st century. Mahmoud made the remark at the Nigerian Bar Association Kano branch 2024 Law Week themed, ‘Turning Point: Assessing the Impact of […]

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that most of the projects constructed and Commissioned by his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, were not fully paid for. Fubara, regretted that the state is indebted to many contractors, adding that the firms the former administration could not pay are hunting his government for their payment. The […]

BENIN CITY—THE Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo State, Chris Nehikhare, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC of relying on propaganda to stoke the people against the palace of the Oba of Benin as a strategy to win the September 21 governorship election. Nehikhare stated this during a press briefing, where he displayed […]

The Coordinator of Tinubu Media Support Group (TSMG), Jesustega Onakpesa has assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will bring down Nigeria’s soaring inflation causing hardship to the citizens Onakpesa while briefing journalists in Abuja, however, blamed the rising inflation, especially food price hikes, on greed on the part of business owners. He said: […]