Politics

Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna state, took to social media on Saturday to share his thoughts on what he called “envy” among Nigeria’s political class. His comments come amid allegations of corruption and misuse of government funds during his eight years as governor. The Kaduna State House of Assembly has accused the El-Rufai administration of embezzling ₦432 billion, …

Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross River state, has slammed the recent purchase of a presidential plane as a “failure of leadership” amid Nigeria’s economic challenges. Speaking on Channels Television’s “Inside Sources” programme on Friday, the Duke discussed the president’s confirmation of the purchase of Airbus A330s to replace the aging Boeing B737-700s acquired during the tenure of former …

The Kano state government has postponed general elections in 44 local government areas in the state for four weeks. The chairman of the state Independent National Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Prof. Sani Malumfashi, who spoke to journalists on Friday in Kano, said the election would now take place on October 26. The previous vote was scheduled for November 30. READ ALSO: …

Police on Friday arraigned a 37-year-old driver, Mohammed Hamza, at the Gwagwalada Magistrate’s Court in Abuja, for allegedly defrauding his client of N420,000. He was charged with two counts of breach of trust and fraud. Prosecutor Dabo Yakubu told the court that the complainant, Veronica Akporokah of Kubwa area, Abuja, reported the case at the Gwagwalada Police Station in January. …

On Thursday, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, asserted that the offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Secretary to State Governments (SSG) were not established by law. In the first meeting of the SGF and SSG Forum, Anyim, who also serves as Senate Chair, explained that Article …

All 16 political parties participating in the Edo State governorship election will sign a peace agreement ahead of the exercise on September 12. The parties taking part in the elections scheduled for September 16 are the Accord Party, Action Alliance, African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Others …

The Labor Party has set up a seven-member disciplinary committee to curb excessive actions by party members. LP National Chairman Julius Abure told journalists on Tuesday in Abuja that the decision was one of the resolutions reached at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting. He appealed to all members to obey the rules and respect the party constitution. Abure …

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma said on Tuesday that all All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship and councillor candidates in the September 21 local government elections in the state would emerge through consensus arrangements. Uzodimma stated this when he addressed aspirants and stakeholders at the party secretariat in Owerri. He said the decision to choose a consensus candidate was to promote …

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has presented the 2024 State Supplementary/Amended Budget of N99,221,503,569.90, to the House of Representatives to cover wages and other projects introduced by his administration. The request, contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House, His Honor Ismail Falgore in a plenary session on Tuesday, urged members of the House to consider …

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the upcoming Edo State governorship election, has vowed to make informed and independent decisions if elected. In a Tuesday interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, Ighodalo assured voters that he would not serve the interests of any godfather or repeat past mistakes in managing relations with his predecessors. Ighodalo, a …