Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has formally informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the 25 vacant seats in the Rivers House of Assembly. 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. However, two lawmakers had since returned …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed a claim by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the November 11 governorship election in the state. The SDP had in a statement issued earlier on Saturday alleged that three INEC staff had been engaged by the Kogi State …

The Delta State government has dismissed reports of disagreement between Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. A report emerged during the week that the two allies are no longer on talking terms over the appointment of commissioners in the state, The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, who made the clarification in a statement …

The Anambra State Commissioner for Finance, Ifeatu Onejeme, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. Though the circumstances leading to Onejeme’s resignation were not made public, the state governor, Charles Soludo, is said to have accepted the resignation which was handed in on Thursday. A statement issued on Friday in Awka and made available to journalists by the Governor’s …

The Rivers State Government has justified the demolition of the State House of Assembly complex, saying the facility was no longer safe for the lawmakers as a result of an explosion that rocked the Assembly complex in October. Ripples Nigeria had on Wednesday, reported the demolition of the complex located along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, on the orders of State …

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, and a member of the Senate Committee on Trade, on Tuesday, descended heavily on Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Doris Nkiruka-Anite Uzoka, for not knowing the existence of trade data relevant to the ministry. The Minister, while defending her ministry’s 2024 Budget estimates before …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu After weeks of speculations on who gets what, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, announced portfolios for the newly appointed ministers after successful screening and confirmation by the Senate. The list was released to State House correspondents by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, following a directive by the president to that effect. Top on the list is …

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Tuesday, presented the 2024 budget estimate of N567.2 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. In his address at the forum, the governor said the appropriation bill, christened: “Budget of New Beginning,” was over N400 billion higher than the 2023 budget estimate of N160.5 billion. He said 84 percent of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday it was still awaiting the court’s decision on the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this in a Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking a speedy consideration and confirmation of three new executive commissioners for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) he recently appointed. The President’s letter which was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the resumed plenary on Tuesday, also requested the confirmation of the …