The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, says his ambition to become President of the Senate in the 9th Assembly is a product of deep thinking by his fellow senators-elect. Lawan made
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Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has stopped his appointees from granting press interviews. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem gave the directive in a statement made available
Gov Samuel Ortom on Wednesday filed his defence before the Governorship, National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi. Ortom, through Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General Mr
The House of Representatives, Wednesday resolved to probe alleged fraudulent activities in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. It, therefore, set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate and report back to the
Members of Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been admonished against indiscipline in the party. Chairman of the party, Ade Adetimehin, who handed the warning on
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria (FOSIECON) to expedite action in ensuring that
The immediate past President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator David Mark, has revealed how he ran the affairs of the Senate successfully for eight uninterrupted years without stepping on the
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned the renewed harassment of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. The PDP expressed concern
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State, on Wednesday, waded into the controversies surrounding Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s anti-godfather remark in Lagos State. The state chapter of the party said
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he will give assent to the bill, requesting the creation of four first-class Emirate Councils in the state. The creation of more emirates
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari would intensify efforts in restructuring the economy and fighting corruption in
The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, says the leadership of the Senate under his watch will make a difference if elected the 9th Assembly’s Senate President. Lawan made the remark when
The apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has demanded immediate issuance of Certificate of Return to Governor Okorocha of Imo State as Senator-elect for Imo West District. It also
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has said the reviews of the 2019 general elections have been generally positive, but not without some concerns. Yakubu, represented
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed May 9 to rule on an application by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) seeking to be joined as parties in a suit filed
There is a high level of anxiety amongst political gladiators in Osun State, as Appeal Court sitting in Abuja will on Thursday, May 9, 2019, deliver judgement on the Osun
Mr. Stuart Symington, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged young lawmakers in the country to be instruments of change by fostering justice and inclusiveness in governance. Symington made
The Senate has ordered its Committee on Health to conduct an emergency investigative hearing on the state of healthcare services in teaching hospitals and report back within a week. This
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned what it described as politically motivated persecution of the Osun State governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Wednesday commenced hearing in the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his party and three other
