Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised concerns over security ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, raised the concerns when he appeared before the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on Thursday in Abuja. He was invited by the lawmakers to update …

The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has condemned what it called an unconstitutional attempt to intimidate the people of the state by the state government. In a statement issued on Thursday by its Secretary in the state, Honourable Abdulazeez Haruna, the party expressed shock over the recent remarks by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), …

The Senate has vowed to expose and bring to justice individuals and entities responsible for economic sabotage in the oil sector, including those behind the importation of toxic fuel into Nigeria. The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry made this statement at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Committee Chair, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, stressed …

The Federal Government has revealed that it has spent $1.5 billion since 2020 to safeguard the country’s oil installations and combat crude oil theft. This disclosure was made by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Public Service, Maurice Nandi, at a House of Representatives open hearing on crude …

President Bola Tinubu has called on all security agencies to desist from inter-agency rivalries and work together effectively to combat criminal elements and activities plaguing the country. Speaking through the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, at the inauguration of the Nigeria Police National Cybercrime Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu stressed the urgency of unity against …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally received former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim at the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC alongside the party’s governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Obinna Ogba, on July 13. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma and his Ebonyi State …

The Bauchi State chapter of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has rejected what it called an attempt by Governor Bala Mohammed’s administration to cover up its ‘shameless record’ in the state. The PRP in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Secretary in the state, Abdulazeez Haruna, accused Mohammed leads a government full of fraud, manipulation and disregard for democratic …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has given his support to the planned EndBadGovernance protests scheduled to start from August 1 to 10. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a statement on his X account on Tuesday, said Nigerians have the right to protest the “hunger, anger and despair caused by the incompetence and ignorance of this …

Francis Ezenwa, the Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, has officially switched allegiance from the Labour Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement of his defection was made during Tuesday’s plenary session by Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele. Ezenwa’s decision was detailed in a letter in which he attributed the move to an internal crisis within the Labour …

Former Senate President Ali Ndume, despite being dismissed from office, continues to speak out against what he sees as irregularities in the current government. Borno Senator on Monday, reiterated his claim that President Bola Tinubu was inaccessible to lawmakers and party chieftains. Ndume was sacked last Wednesday and replaced by Senator Tahir Monguno, following a directive from the national chairman …