Politics

The House of Representatives on Wednesday vowed to address the failure to implement the president’s directive on the removal of universities and other higher education institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, stated this when the committee met with the Vice-Chancellors’ Conference in Abuja. He …

Former National Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North West, Salihu Lukman, said on Wednesday that Nigerians will elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s program, Politics Today. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had failed Nigerians and was not …

Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday compared the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 US elections, Donald Trump. Ajayi made the comparison in a post on X following the US presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President …

The Bauchi State chapter of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has written to the state Accountant General seeking permission to scrutinize the government’s financial activities, including debt profile, financial interventions, mandatory allocations and expenditure. The letter signed by the party’s Secretary in the state, His Excellency Abdulazeez Haruna, was based on the Freedom of Information Act which requires public bodies …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold the final round of its Edo State governorship election campaign on September 14. Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for the Edo State governorship election, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The Delta State Governor duo, Sheriff Oborevwori and his Taraba State counterpart, …

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed September 19 for the hearing of a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the disqualification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo. The judge set a hearing date for all pending applications after lawyers for the parties to the suit …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi has demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged fraudulent disbursement of NG-Cares funds also known as “Kaura Cares” in the state. The PDP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Binrin Kebbi. He said: “The fraudulent activity was initially disclosed by the Commissioner for …

Social critic and co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has responded to allegations by the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, that she and Pastor Itua Ighodalo, brother of Edo State PDP governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, were responsible for managing the party’s campaign funds in the 2023 general elections. Abure who made the allegations at …

Julius Abure, the national chairman of the embattled Labour Party, has announced that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 elections will no longer be reserved exclusively for former candidate Peter Obi. Addressing a press conference after the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, Abure stated that the 2027 presidential ticket is now open to all …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into Mr. Kazeem Akinleye, Chief of Staff to Governor Ademola Adeleke, over alleged contract fraud. The APC’s demands were made in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesman, Mr. Kola Olabisi. The APC urged Governor Adeleke to refer Akinleye to the Code of Conduct …