Suspended councillors of the 27 councils in Imo State have dragged the governor, Emeka Ihedioha, to the Federal High Court, Owerri, to challenge their sack. Also joined in the suit
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The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Yekini Nabena, has described recent reports on the 2019 general elections by some international institutions as efforts to
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State, on Wednesday, made more appointments into his cabinet for the administration of the state. The names and portfolios of the appointees were contained in
Mr. Elisha Kurah (SAN), lead Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Governorship Candidate in the March 9 poll in Kaduna State, Alhaji Isah Ashiru, on Wednesday begged
Traditional rulers in Kogi State on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja and told him they were no longer content with the Minister of
The newly-elected Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, on Wednesday gave a 24-hour ultimatum to all illegal occupants in the legislative quarters in Benin to immediately vacate the
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State on Wednesday urged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to disqualify some identifiable aspirants seeking the governorship ticket for the
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State Wednesday dissolved the board of directors of all state-owned companies. In addition, he also directed that the operations of their bank accounts be ”
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Wednesday, swore in Transition Chairmen and Deputies for the 17 local government areas of the state. Addressing the 17 LG Transition Committee chairmen
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it withdrew and re-issued over 70 certificates of return after the 2019 general elections. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, Chairman,
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken on the absence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations. DAILY POST reported that Obasanjo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, General
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, met with President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawan, who fielded questions from State House correspondents afterwards, said the
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr. Ahmed Idris, as the Accountant General of the Federation. The Director, Communications, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of
Late Prince Abubakar Audu’s son, Mona Mustapha Audu, has thrown his hat into the ring for the November gubernatorial election in Kogi State, pledging that he would sustain the political
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has made new appointments. This was conveyed by his Principal Private Secretary, Barrister Mustapha Busuguma, in a statement issued on Wednesday. It reads:
International Observers on Wednesday called for early electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The observers made the call at an Electoral Reform Roundtable organinsed by the
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has appointed five Special Advisers, including Prof. Sylvester Monye, as Senior Policy Adviser. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr Chiedu Ebie, announced
Prof. Francis Ezeonu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, has said post-election review is for self-appraisal and to chart a way forward. The REC stated that some of
Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, has maintained that states controlled by the All Progressives Congress, APC, are insincere in their fight against corruption. He stressed that other than Kano State, other
Mr Seidu Oshiomhole, younger brother to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly been attacked by thugs on Tuesday, in Benin, Edo state capital. The thugs
