Category: Politics

• Doing nothing not an option, act fast, Saraki charges NASS • CSOs berate Gbajabiamila, call for his resignation • PDP Reps caucus vows to mobilise members to override President • Override Buhari, listen to Nigerians, PDP, Northern group tell lawmakers • PGF DG: Rework bill, send back to Buhari • Group asks NASS to […]

Pressure is mounting on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Leading the campaign is Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who faulted the President’s decision, saying that it is consistent with his style. He said President Buhari is not a democrat. He alleged that the president has […]

A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says President Muhammadu Buhari will not sign the Electoral Act amendment bill because governors have pressured him not to approve the provision for direct primary. He said this during a chat ahead of the National Assembly’s recess. The former governor said indeed, mandatory direct primaries would […]

The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has dismissed fears of a possible postponement of the February 2022 National Convention of the party, saying it would soon set up relevant sub-committees in that regard. National Secretary of the CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe disclosed […]

Photo/ facebook/GovernorNyesomEzenwoWikeCON Former Deputy Speaker, Nwuche rejoins PDP Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is strong, firm in its resolve to offer better governance, and willing to take over power in 2023 to change the fortune of Nigeria. The governor made the assertion at a special reception on […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday invited the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Yakubu Mahmood to address concerns about the cost of running direct primaries. He is to appear before the House Committees on INEC and Appropriation on the matter. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent importance […]

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has charged the media to exert pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amended Electoral Act. The Governor said the public needed enlightenment on why there should be the electronic transmission of election results to save the nation’s democracy. Wike, according to a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, […]

To probe Ngige, Moghalu over alleged sponsorship of chairman’s suspension Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the winner of the November 6, 2021, Anambra State governorship election. State Chairman of the […]