Politics

The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, lamented the lack of leaders who have the courage to speak truth to power. Obi, who expressed his views while speaking at the 10th anniversary of the Alaigbo Development Foundation in Umuahia, Abia State on Saturday, said it was unfortunate that with so many praise singers telling …

Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has expressed dissatisfaction over Saturday’s local government elections in the state. The lawmaker, who was addressing journalists in Emede, Isoko South local government area of ​​the state, alleged collusion between the Delta Independent National Electoral Commission (DSIEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party in the election. He added that the DSIEC failed to …

Pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, on Saturday, condemned the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local councils in the country. The top court on Thursday granted total autonomy to 774 local councils in Nigeria. The Supreme Court in its ruling on a suit filed by the Federal Government held that the action of state governors in withholding funds budgeted for …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday described as bizarre a claim made by the Senate President, Ali Ndume, about President Bola Tinubu. In a programme on Arise TV on Friday, Ndume alleged that the president had been “locked up” by his aides in State House. He argued that former President Muhammadu Buhari was more accessible than Nigeria’s current leader. …

Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, on Saturday edged out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State. He switched to the APC along with some of his supporters during the final leg of the APC campaign for the local government elections in Abakaliki, the state capital. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has acknowledged the importance of the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, but said the ruling did not address the real problems in the state. According to him, the decision was only a diversion of the issue, because the issue of regional autonomy was only one part of a larger puzzle. The …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, from the September 21 governorship election in Edo State over alleged possession of fake voter cards. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said an investigation into the Independent …

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State is facing fresh turmoil following the emergence of another faction. The development comes amid ongoing infighting within the party’s state chapter. The new faction is led by Honourable Aminu Sani Jaji, a member of parliament representing the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji federal constituency. Jaji’s group held a press conference at the party …

The Interim Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government in Rivers State, Chijoke Ihunwo, has made many laugh with the appointment of 100 Special Assistants a few weeks after his inauguration by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Ihunwo who was appointed by Fubara on June 19 after a long struggle by former board members, inaugurated the Special Assistants on Thursday and tasked them to …

Former Delta State Governor James Ibori has slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday granting full financial autonomy to local governments in the state, saying it was a “serious setback to the principles of federalism.” Ibori, who expressed his concerns about the ruling in a post on X, said he completely disagreed with the ruling, while citing constitutional provisions to …