Category: Politics

Following concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari over the recently signed 2022 Appropriation Bill, Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the National Assembly was correct in its judgment. Lawan said this on Friday at the Presidential Villa shortly after signing the budget. Earlier, Buhari had expressed ‘strong reservations on ‘‘worrisome changes’’ made by the National […]

The Social Democratic Party, SDP has dissociated itself from the formation of a Mega Political Party Cum Third Force. Its national chairman, Dr Olu Agunloye said ” we are not part of the formation of any mega political party and we have not nominated anyone to represent the party in any proposed positions. Agunloye in […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed its readiness to go ahead with its national convention in February 2022. National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party and Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni stated this Friday in Abuja. In the statement which was signed by the National Secretary of the […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Photo/FACEBOOK/SPEAKERGBAJA • CSOs urge lawmakers to appraise bill, expunge errors, gaps • Gbajabiamila commissions roads, stadiums in Surulere Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will determine if reasons given by President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding assent to the Electoral Act […]

The main opposition Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of scuttling the Electoral Act Amendment, 2021, for fear of losing the General Election in 2023. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP said some aspects of the Amendment Act will not allow […]

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged the National Assembly to act fast in Nigerians’ interest by ensuring that the whole piece of legislation is not thrown out on account of one or two clauses. In a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, […]

The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged Nigerians to view President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of electronic transmission of results, better known as Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) as  a Christmas gift. He said this in his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja. His words: “A lot of those disappointed over Mr […]

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has formally appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court disqualifying him as the candidate of the APC. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on Monday, nullified the Uba’s candidacy on the […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; and the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Wednesday boasted of the party’s capacity to win 2023 presidency. Wike said concerned stakeholders fought for the change of the immediate past national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, because they wanted to reposition the party […]

• Buhari rejected bill in order to rig 2023 poll, APC plans to manipulate results – PDP The Senate on Wednesday failed to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment bill. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, after an executive session, said the lawmakers had decided to take […]