Politics

Legal practitioner, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), on Friday, advocated for the creation of separate bank accounts for the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to facilitate direct disbursement of their Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations. Ozekhome’s call comes following a recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments. The top court’s ruling bars the appointment of an executive …

Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has called on the Bola Tinubu-led administration to reassess its economic policies and acknowledge the mistakes made since taking office. He said this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday night. Shekarau’s comments come as Nigeria grapples with the impact of the policy of removing subsidies and floating the naira, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formed a 25-member National Reconciliation Committee to resolve differences within the party. The committee is headed by former governor of Osun state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola while his counterpart from Gombe state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, will serve as secretary. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said …

A group of prominent Nigerian figures, “The Patriots” on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new constitution for the country. The group is led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. Anyaoku, who addressed reporters at State House at the end of a meeting with the president in Abuja, said the …

The National Electoral Commission (NCC) has revealed that over 44,000 names of polling and counting officers have been submitted by political parties for the upcoming Edo State governorship election. In a press release issued on Thursday, Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Information and Education Committee, provided details of the submission. The Edo governorship election is scheduled …

The Kano State Government has filed fresh fraud charges against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government Murtala Garo and two others – Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai. The indictment alleges criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements or reports, and criminal misappropriation. According to the charge sheet, the accused were accused of misconduct in managing …

President Bola Tinubu’s aides on Public Engagement have been instructed to embark on citizen engagement in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. This comes after the president’s national broadcast, in which he called for an end to the #EndBadGovernance protests and expressed his willingness to engage in dialogue. According to the Head of Media, Presidential Public Engagement Office, Mrs. Seun Ajayi, six …

Member of the House of Representatives for Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano State, Alhassan Doguwa, said on Thursday there was no murder case against him. The lawmaker was reacting to the murder allegation against him by his colleague from Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in Kano State, Abdulmumini Jibrin. The two lawmakers have recently been at odds and have exchanged angry …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday tasked the newly-formed Anambra State Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to be independent and transparent in conducting local government elections in the state. The PDP Chairman in the state, Mr. Chigozie Igwe, made the call in a chat with journalists in Awka. Igwe was reacting to the inauguration of the six-man ANSIEC board on Tuesday …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi has pulled out of the August 31 local council elections in the state. The PDP chairman in the state, Alhaji Bello Usman-Suru, disclosed this to journalists at a press conference on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “After conducting wider consultations with several segments of the party membership and key figures, it has …