Politics
INEC Flags Lapses in Petition for Recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the petition submitted for the recall of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan, does not meet the requirements outlined in Clause 1(f) of its Regulations and Guidelines. INEC, which received the petition on Monday at its headquarters in Abuja, revealed after its…
Read More »Tinubu Receives Newly Appointed Rivers State Administrator Amid Political Crisis
President Bola Tinubu has met with Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.), the newly appointed Administrator of Rivers State, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting comes a day after Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State House of…
Read More »Rivers Crisis: State of emergency, an assault on democracy -Atiku
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has described the declared state of emergency in Rivers as an “assault on democracy”. Abubakar, in a statement also described it as a “political manipulation and action taken in bad faith”. He alleged that anyone paying attention to the unfolding crisis knew that President Bola Tinubu…
Read More »Senate suspends Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for 6 months
The Senate, on Thursday, suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) over “total violation of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 as amended”. This followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions by its Chairman, Sen. Neda Imaseun during plenary. In his presentation,…
Read More »INEC Refutes Reports on Resumption of Voter Registration for Lost PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted circulating reports that the commission wants to resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the replacement of lost Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on May 27, 2025. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman Rotimi Oyekanmi, urged the…
Read More »Minister says 2025 budget is roadmap for economic resilience, national progress
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has said that the 2025 budget is a strategic roadmap for economic resilience, social stability and national progress. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the third edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing for 2025, the minister said this year’s budget…
Read More »NSA Refutes Claims of Conspiracy Against El-Rufai
National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has firmly rejected allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of orchestrating a plot to tarnish his reputation in pursuit of a 2031 presidential bid. During an interview with Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai alleged that Ribadu, in collaboration with…
Read More »INEC Urges CSOs to Tackle Delegate-Buying in Party Primaries
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to actively monitor political party primaries, with a focus on the growing issue of delegate-buying by aspirants. Speaking at the first regular consultative meeting with CSOs on Tuesday in Abuja, Prof.…
Read More »Tinubu’s Aide Urges El-Rufai, Amaechi, and Other Critics to Refrain from Heating Up the Polity
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s political opponents to avoid actions that could incite division and destabilize the nation. Speaking on Monday, Dare criticized the wave of negative rhetoric directed at the president, particularly during his…
Read More »Dogara Reveals How Wike Made Bala Mohammed Bauchi Governor
Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Nyesom Wike, was pivotal in the emergence of Bala Mohammed as Bauchi State governor in 2019. He made this known in an open letter he titled, “Gov Bala vs…
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