Politics

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, said there must be a complete restructuring of Nigeria if it must move forward. Makinde, who stated this in Awka during the 12th Annual Zik Lecture, noted that over 60 years after independence, Nigeria had managed to remain indiscernible after going through the civil war and several elections. The governor, who eulogised …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday announced that it would deliver judgment on the petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Registrar of the Court of Appeal who made the announcement stated that judgment would be delivered on the petitions on Wednesday September 6, 2023. The petitions were filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party …

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged public officials to learn lessons from the ordeal of incarcerated chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, as well as suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Falana made this call via a lengthy statement on Monday, while also criticising the Department of …

President Bola Tinubu Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar has said the present administration does not have time to waste on what he called “frivolous issues” over the row around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on whether or not he attended and obtained a certificate from Chicago State University (CSU) in the United States of America. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, …

The increasing prevalence of false narratives and misinformation in the nation has been criticised by President Bola Tinubu, who said that the trend was endangering the foundation of Nigerian society. The president spoke on Wednesday, during the opening of the 19th Nigeria Editors Conference 2023, which was held in Uyo Akwa Ibom State and had as its theme “Stimulating Economic …

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger, Alhaji Zakari Jikantoro has resigned his position. Jikantori announced his resignation on Friday in Minna, after briefing the state party executive members of the resolutions taken at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday. He said the decision to resign as the chairman of the party was …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will review the Appeal Court’s ruling which affirmed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March 18 governorship election in the state. A three-member panel of the appeal court led by Justice Yargata Nimpar on Wednesday evening dismissed the appeals filed by the Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and his PDP counterpart, Abdulazeez Adediran aka …

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdallah Yakubu has insisted that the choice of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the party would pave the way for true reconciliation. NAN reports that Yakubu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja while applauding the National Executive Council, NEC, of the APC for endorsing Ganduje, based on wisdom and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will transmit the results of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State manually. The state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Obo Effanga, stated this during an interactive section with religious leaders and faith-based organisations on Wednesday in Yenagoa. He said the commission was ready to conduct a free and fair election, adding …

A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) headed by Major Agbo has concluded plans to probe the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and his loyalists over alleged misappropriation of over N1 billion generated from the sale of nomination forms ahead of the last general election in the country. The crisis rocking the NNPP took a fresh twist …