Category: Politics

• Rules out Buni, Akpanudoedehe, Fani-Kayode • Zones national chairmanship to North Central • Senate APC caucus insists Buni remains caretaker chairman • South West to produce secretary The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, moved closer to its March 26 national convention as the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, who now heads the party, […]

The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says that it is the turn of the Igbo to produce the next President of Nigeria. He said this on the Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. According to the 94-year-old elder statesman, it is in the spirit of federal character and equity for the […]

Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives voted on 68 amendments to the 1999 Constitution on Tuesday. The National Assembly has concluded the voting stage of the Constitutional amendment. The process which lasted over five hours on Tuesday, saw lawmakers of both chambers consider 68 amendments to the Constitution. Following is the entire […]

The February 12 FCT area councils election was a setback for the APC, Nigeria’s ruling party. Since coming to power in 2015, the party had recorded near-total success in the two previous elections. Council elections are held in the Nigerian capital every three years. In 2016, the APC won five of the six councils – […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented list of voters who registered in 2021 to the 18 political parties in the country ahead of the 2023 general elections. The commission said the move was part of the implementation of the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election released on Saturday. INEC National […]

YES Establishment of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federal Government Separation of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and of the State from the office of the Minister and Commissioner for Justice Financial Autonomy for Local Government Local Government […]

• 21 of Senate’s 68 bills fail • Pension for NASS presiding officers rejected • Lawmakers empowered to summon President, governors over security concerns • Special seats for women in legislature fail • Inclusion of VAT in Exclusive List rejected Members of the National Assembly, yesterday, moved an inch closer to the amendment of the […]

Obasanjo (middle), Atiku (second right) and others, during the visit…yesterday • Urges Youths To Compete With Elders For Elective Offices In 2023 Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, met with his erstwhile boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Alake of Egba Land, Oba Adetokunbo Gbadebo and Chairman, Premier Lotto limited, Sir Kessington Adebukunola Adebutu in Ogun […]

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu (4th left), and INEC national commissioners at the unveiling of 2023 General Election timetable and schedule held at the commision’s headquarters in Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act amendment bill into law, the Independent National […]

Chairman, House Committee on INEC, Aisha Dukku (left); President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; House of Reps Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Kabiru Gaya at the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua Commission To Study Law For Implementation […]