Politics

After the recent imprisonment of the former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, who was found guilty of N7.65billion fraud, by a Federal High court sitting in Lagos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to fish out more corrupt politicians and ex-governors. Revealing this ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has blasted the violent re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare by officials of the Department of State Security Service in the court today. According to SERAP, there was clear harassment and intimidation of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu with that act. Amidst ...

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the Border Drill Policy for the country to attain food sufficiency. Ganduje revealed this in Kano, when the ministers of Information, and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Agriculture, and Rural Development Sabo Nanono, led stakeholders on rice production value ...

The Senate has begged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to decrease the number of checkpoints on Federal highways across Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo. Tabiowo believes it has become vital to do it ...

Ex governor of Imo State and present Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha has come out to say that ethnicity should not determine Nigeria’s next president. This is his reaction to Northern leaders insisting that the presidency should stay in the North and South-South leaders disagreeing. Speaking to the press ...

All Progressives Congress party, APC chairman in Abia State, Donatus Nwankpa has reacted to Thursday’s judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced the Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison over N7.65 billion fraud. He had his say in a recent ...

Convener of RevolutionNow and publisher of Sahara reporters, Omoyele Sowore has been freed from detention after spending over 100 days in DSS custody. His release is coming few hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja gave the agency one day to release him and Bakare from detention. Omoyele Sowore ...

After failing at the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, the Alliance for Democracy, AD, governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 election in Lagos State, Chief Owolabi Salis, has gone to the Supreme Court to request for the cancellation of the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All ...

The Programme Director of the European Centre for Electoral Support, Maria Mauro, has come out to say that the level of poverty in several 3rd world countries, including Nigeria, makes it impossible to eradicate electoral crimes. Maria revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday during the public presentation of a report ...

Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has come out to say that the controversial hate speech bill is a crazy piece of legislation. Having his say at the opening ceremony of Shiloh, Bishop David disclosed that the bill is already dead. According to him, he could not ...

The Kogi State Government has reacted to the memo in circulation requesting political office holders to state the election results of their Polling Units. Answering questions from journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley Fanwo the noise surrounding the memo was not ...

Ex Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, who has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, over N7.65billion fraud, by a Federal High court sitting in Lagos, was heard saying “2023, here we come” as he was led out of the court by the Correctional Service officers. The politician ...

The Ekiti State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation have been applauded for showing commitment to quality budgeting in the state. Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State, Hon. Biodun Omoleye who praised the committee recently sating their input in the 2020 budget will surely aid ...

The South West chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) wants the instant review of the Electoral Act to aid electronic transmission of election results to collation centers in future elections. PDP revealed wants the 8th National Assembly to look into the amendment of the electoral act passed by them ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begged traditional rulers to groom their subjects on how to react positively to vote-buying and selling. Mr. Adedeji Soyebi, Board Chairman, The Electoral Institute, the research arm of INEC disclosed this at a news conference on Kogi and Bayelsa election organized by NESSACTION, ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has lost his dad, Gabriel Nkanang. The governor’s aide, Aniekeme Finbarr revealed this via a Whatsapp message recently. According to him, Gabriel died on Sunday and he was 90 years old. Burial arrangements have been announced by the family. May his gentle soul rest ...

The World Bank has come out to say it will keep collaborating with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to make statistics available to the Nigerian government to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director, disclosed this at the launch of the report of the ...

The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Ade Ajayi, has said APC, based on its popularity and successes of Governor Kayode Fayemi would have a clean sweep of the local government elections billed for Saturday. Ade who bragged that APC would win the 16 chairmanship seats ...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said poverty eradication is important for sustainable development in Nigeria and FG is focusing on that. Lai revealed this at the Quarterly Public Lecture of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) held in Abuja. According to him, FG plans to reposition ...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu has come out to say that a total moral re-orientation of the police is compulsory if they want to gain the trust of Nigerians. Represented by Peter Ogunyanwo, the DIG in-charge of Research and Planning, he said this during his official visit to ...