The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has assured Northern Governors of his commitment to lead the region. He spoke on Friday in Kaduna shortly after his election as the Chairman
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have told the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, PEPT, sitting in Abuja that Aliyu Haidar Abubakar, son of the
A foremost human rights lawyer in Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the Nigerian bar and bench as well as the criminal justice system for working in favour of the
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it only Mr. Omoyele Sowore as the substantive National Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC). DAILY POST recalls that AAC days
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s governorship election in Osun, Senator Ademola Adeleke,
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t deserve to be sworn in for another term as Nigerian President. In his
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District has expressed fear of an imminent revolution against Nigeria’s ruling class. Melaye who is infamous for his ostentatious lifestyle expressed his concern
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitri which followed the successful observance of the month long
The Supreme Court has set aside a date to rule on the validity of the 2019 primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State. The acting Chief
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reacted to the claim by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State that he (Yakubu) was colluding with the
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Friday commended the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for establishing June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Fani-Kayode, while commending Buhari’s government for the feat,
Lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has predicted doom for himself and Nigeria elite. Melaye said he was afraid of the revenge of
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on Thursday, dismissed the petition filed by the gubernatorial candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kelenna Obonna against
Unknown persons, on Wednesday ransacked the secretariat of the Ogun All Progressives Congress (APC), carting away sensitive documents and damaging some property. They were said to have vandalised the ceilings,
Justice A.H Suleiman, Chairman, National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, has fixed Saturday, June 1 to begin hearing in the main petition of Sen Shehu Sani (PRP-Kaduna Central). Shehu
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reacted to claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday revealed why he set up a transition committee despite the fact that he would still continue as governor for a second term.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested a member-elect of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. AbdulGafar Ayinla (APC) over his alleged involvement in
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sworn-in 14 new Permanent Secretaries, urging them not to violate any clause of the oath of office they have taken. Addressing the Permanent
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the killing of 20 people in Katsina State by unknown gunmen. About 20 people at three villages
