President Muhammadu Buhari is currently the rallying point for most members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and unless the party reforms the way it does things, particularly its
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The Senate has directed the Committee on Local and Foreign Debt to look into the loan of $500million allegedly obtained by Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, without approval. The
Ganiyu Galadima has been named the running mate of Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN). This was announced during a meeting of the party
Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation has condemned the arrest of social crusader and human rights activist, Prince Deji Adeyanju and other protesters in Abuja. Adeyanju was arrested Wednesday
The administration of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has awarded contracts for another set of development projects across the state, totaling over N1 billion, to deepen its noble vision
Deji Adeyanju, the convener of a civil society group known as Concerned Nigerians, has said he was arrested for raising concerns over the perceived politicization of the Nigeria Police Force
Joshua Lidani, the senator representing Gombe South in the National Assembly, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was announced on Wednesday
A senior lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2018. The rights activist wondered why the bill was
The Zikist-Buharist Movement (ZBM), a political pressure group, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for upholding the rule of law. This follows Buhari’s overruling of the National Chairman of the ll
Residents of Ijoka community in Ado-Ekiti have accused former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, of turning them to refugees in their own land through the demolition exercise carried out by
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to investigate Kogi State government on the allegation of borrowed $500 million (180 billion) from the United Arab Emirates without the required constitutional authorisation from
The Initiative to Save Democracy, ISD, on Wednesday gave further explanation on why a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode should be arrested over his “divisive messages peddled on social
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has announced his withdrawal from the senatorial race in the 2019 general elections. Governor Ahmed won the ticket to contest Kwara South senatorial seat
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has disclosed that Senator George Akume told him not to assent to the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. He made the disclosure on
Following recent proclamation by governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai that his 2019 reelection bid was almost a done deal, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the effort by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to “justify President Muhammadu Buhari’s neglect of fighting troops, leading to the killing of over
A pro-Democrat Group, the National Democratic Front has lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its insistence that President Muhammadu Buhari must be available for presidential debate ahead
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, immediate-past governor of Delta State and the APC 2019 Delta South Senatorial candidate, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the state in 2019. He
The Senator representing Gombe South, Joshua Lidani, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lidani’s defection was disclosed by the Senate Majority Leader,
The issue of monitoring campaign funding and spending has pitched the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against each other. While the electoral umpire
