Politics

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday quashed an order barring former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, and two others from attending the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. Other party leaders affected are the sacked Rivers State Governor, Celestine Omehia and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara. Justice Inyang Ekwo …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has warned that the response of the party’s national working committee (NWC) is a direct invitation to anarchy in the state. The warning came after the NWC ordered Chief Tony Okocha to commence the Congress process from ward level to state level in October, despite a court ruling dismissing Okocha’s interim committee …

The Senate has finally responded to claims made by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) that each serving senator receives N21 million monthly. Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC Ekiti South), on Thursday, clarified that the National Assembly receives only 1% of the federal budget. Adaramodu, in a press release, explained that the funds …

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Thursday condemned the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets in France, calling it a stark example of “failed leadership” and lack of transparency in the country. The jets were seized by a French court over a contract dispute between Ogun State and Chinese firm Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial …

Senator Shehu Buba Umar representing Bauchi South Senatorial District has stated that he has accepted his dismissal as Mujaddadin of Bauchi by the Bauchi Emirate Council in good faith. In doing so, he emphatically warned Bauchi Emirate to resist any attempt by political actors to drag it into the political arena thereby serving their selfish interests. The development came in …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday rejected a court ruling that reinstated the dissolved Chief Emeke Beke-led Executive Committee in Rivers State. The Deputy National Secretary of the party, Mr. Festus Fuanter, disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting of the NWC in Abuja. Justice Sika Aprioku of the Rivers State High …

The Labour Party has rejected the Secretary-General of the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Olusola Ebiseni, as its candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi emerged as the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer in Ondo State …

In a shocking revelation, Senator Sumaila Kawu, who represents Kano South, has revealed that his monthly income package exceeds N21 million, contradicting the latest statement of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). RMAFC Chairman Mohammed Shehu claimed that each senator receives a total salary of N1.06 million and N21 million per month, which translates to N12.72 million per …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 17-member interim committee to run its affairs in Benue State for the next 90 days. The Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, who inaugurated the committee in Abuja, urged the committee to reconcile the aggrieved members and various PDP groups in the state. He also tasked the committee to hold …

In a bid to revolutionize local government administration, the Financial Autonomy Advisory Committee for the 16 local government areas of Taraba State has launched an innovative blueprint. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Peter Diah, aims to create a model of efficiency and innovation that sets new standards for local governance, and paves the way for other states to follow …