Politics

We are the Mothers of the Nation; we gave birth to the incoming senators and members of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly (NASS). We are women who vote. We are the women who voted for the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-Elect, Sen.…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has directed the State Civil Service Commission to immediately issue promotion letters to 4,000 eligible civil servants who were recently promoted in the state. Wike gave the directive on Monday, during the worker day celebration in Port Harcourt, assuring that the entire promotion exercise of…

The Federal Government has described the opposition attacking President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent comment on the 2023 Presidential elections as “shameless sore losers”. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President’s analysis on the reasons for the opposition’s loss…

Labour Party state chairmen say they did not sack Julius Abure as Chairman of the party, insisting that he (Abure) remains the recognised National Chairman of Labour Party (LP). The state chairmen of the party in Abuja took back the party secretariat which was alleged to have been taken over…

A Makurdi High Court has granted an ex-parte application seeking an interim injunction to restrain Mr Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the  National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayu was dragged before the court by Mr Conrad Utaan, Chairman of his Igyorov Ward of the party in…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the  March 18 governorship election in Adamawa as inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC returning officer said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Yola. Mele said that the election was cancelled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling Units…

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno as the winner of Saturday gubernatorial election. The Returning Officer,  Prof. Jude Rabo, while announcing the result, said Zulum of All Progressives  Congress (APC) pulled 545, 542  votes to  defeat his closest rival, Mohammed Jajari of People’s Democratic…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has yet to take decision on zoning of positions or offices of the 10th National Assembly as speculated in the social media. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement in Abuja. “The attention of the APC has…

A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed May 31 for judgment in a suit filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers praying for an order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling him from the party. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Monday after counsel to…

The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for promising to deliver credible governorship elections by ensuring that INEC staff found to be negligent during the presidential election would be barred from engaging in the…