Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the commission learnt a lot of lessons from the conduct of the 2019 general elections.
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President Muhammadu Buhari is set to retain at least 70 per cent of his first-tenure cabinet members in this second term of his presidency. A reliable source at the presidency
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has inaugurated the Gender-Based Violence Management Committee and the State Child’s Right Implementation Committee, with a renewed vow to rid the State of
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has approved the appointment of Mr. Olanrewaju Lasisi, a National Assembly correspondent with Channels Television, as the Special Adviser
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the House of Representatives for the appointment of 15 Special Advisers. In the letter read by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday,
Presidential election: Reno Omokri releases evidence showing INEC transmitted results through server
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has released some documents he claims, shows that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed the use of computer server for
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted names of 15 individuals to be appointed as his special advisers in his second term. The President sent the names to the Nigerian Senate today
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian government to obey court orders mandating it to release Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), on bail. According
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday restated its commitment to provide free and fair primaries for the selection of its flag bearer for Nov. 16 Kogi governorship poll. APC
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State has said that he has great confidence in the Nigerian judiciary. Lalong stated this on Wednesday in Jos when he interacted with some journalists
The job portal promised by the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, is finally ready. The portal, according to a statement issued on Wednesday, in Abeokuta by the Chief
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria, has raised the alarm over the country’s N25.6 trillion debt which he describes as unsustainable. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the
Sen. Douye Diri on Wednesday, formally joined the Bayelsa State governorship race on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking with newsmen shortly after obtaining his nomination and
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said those accusing him of non-performance do not visit Kogi State. Bello also said his accusers would be shocked when President Muhammadu Buhari comes
The Nigerian envoy to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Alhaji Hassan Ardo, has attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing him as the architect of Islamisation and Fulanisation in the
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking confirmation of Justice Mohammed Tanko as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Buhari in his letter explained that the choice
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has said that despite the suspension of the RUGA scheme, there is an ongoing plan to repeal the Land Use Act
Nigerian Governors have kicked against oil subsidy to marketers by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Kayode Fayemi, chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), made the demand when he
The House of Representatives Wednesday resolved to call on the Federal Government to create a hall of fame in honour of people who fought for the actualisation of the June
As part of efforts to ensure efficient and timely service delivery, the boards of agencies and parastatals in Kaduna State have been dissolved. In a statement issued and signed by
