Politics

Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress have won all 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in Saturday’s council elections in Ekiti. The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission made the declaration at Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. Returning Officers in the local government areas and in the local council development areas took turns presenting the results of the various council areas at …

The immediate-past President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (APC Yobe North), has announced the passing of his beloved Mother, Hajiya Halima (Baba) Ibrahim. Senator Lawan’s mother passed on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at her residence in Gashua town, Bade Local Government Area of Yobe state. She was aged 86 years old. Hajiya Halima Ibrahim will be buried according …

The National and House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin on Monday affirmed the election of Peter Akpatason as the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency of Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Akpatason of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election after he polled 14,982 votes to defeat 17 other …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied having any interest in Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels). Reports had stated that Atiku is a major stakeholder in the company which benefitted from the decision of the federal government to rescind the contract cancellation between the government and Intels. Reacting to …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Saturday, upheld the victory of the member of the House of Representatives for Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in Bayelsa State, Fred Agbedi. The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Bayelsa State had on September 7 nullified Agbedi’s victory in the February 25 election following a petition filed by his All Progressives Congress (APC) …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to use his leadership position to reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT, Nysome Wike to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima. SERAP urged him to “assert Senate’s authority and constitutional oversight …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again raised questions as to the true origin of a watermarked Certified True Copies (CTC) of the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) presented by the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT). The watermarked copies of the ruling had surfaced soon after the ruling of the PEPC which upheld the election of President …

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has revealed that the legislature will give priority to laws that would increase direct foreign investment and elevate Nigeria to the top spot in Africa for doing business. The deputy speaker offered the promise on Friday when Gabor Krauss, the deputy ambassador of the Hungarian Embassy paid him a courtesy visit. …

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, has urged youths and other well-meaning Nigerians to work together to dismantle criminality and corruption that had festered through different levels of government in the country. Obi stated this while giving a highlight of his engagement with some Nigerian youths in Enugu on Friday. Obi, in …

The Ondo State House of Assembly has denied stories that it had suspended the process of impacting Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. While describing the rumours as “some distorted news story”, the Assembly insisted that it will carry through the impeachment to a logical conclusion in order to determine the veracity or otherwise of what it calls the “monumental allegations of …