Politics

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections. The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence […]

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is considering disciplinary action against some of its members in the Edo State chapter for alleged anti-party activities. It was gathered in Abuja, yesterday, that the party leadership has been inundated with petitions against the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Dan Orbih and […]

THE Director General of All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Organisation, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, yesterday, said the performances of the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa in their senatorial district and federal constituency would propel the party to victory in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Urhoghide in […]

The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill to establish the Osun State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. The bill which was passed into law after its third reading by the house and a consequent voice vote, consists of 58 clauses and will provide a legal framework to fighting corruption […]

A Cleric and Planter of CAC Adamimogo Grace Of Mercy Prayer Mountain World-wide, Prophet Sam Olu Alo, has felicitated the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji for his merited Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Award of Excellence for his outstanding contribution to MSME sector in Ekiti State. The Cleric, who is the planter of Christ […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s interventions may have failed to ease the country’s worsening economic hardship in the first half of 2024 despite the government’s Renewed Hope Mantra. President Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, who celebrated his first anniversary in office on May 29th, 2024, has not found it easy to give Nigerians a vista […]

A former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has warned the President Bola Tinubu not to make the mistake of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari on appointments. Sani issued this warning while speaking in interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The former lawmaker asked President Tinubu to prioritise competence in his appointments if he is interested in […]

Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday called for the consideration of the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Their call came as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, said Wednesday night that it will continue to engage stakeholders to reach a mutually […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday is to hold a public hearing on a proposed legislation seeking to regulate Corporate Social Responsibility and Related Matters. According to a statement issued by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the 1 proposed bill was sponsored by Hon. Olumide Osoba. The public […]

Sokoto government has denied allegations by MURIC that it’s plotting  to depose His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The state Commissioner for information and societal reorientation Hon. Sambo Bello  Danchadi in a swift reaction on Tuesday said the state government  has no plan whatsoever to dethrone the revered  monarch, while […]