Category: Politics

The Federal Government on Monday has described the purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations as fake. Social media over the weekend was … Read More

Board of Trustees (BoT) is mounting pressure on the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to resign as a condition for reconciliation with the aggrieved governors, it was learnt yesterday. Barring … Read More

Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has assured Nigerians that the country would be safe by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure next year. Speaking on … Read More

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the federation. Monkeypox is … Read More

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday warned that with the growing corruption and insecurity in Nigeria, the despair faced by millions of Nigerians may not end soon. He, however, … Read More

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the nation’s registered political parties must disclose the sources of their campaign funds and as well keep to the rules guiding campaign … Read More

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Ismail Omipidan, has appealed to supporters of his principal to remain calm in the face of the decision of a … Read More

Isiaka Kolawole, Deputy executive secretary (services) of the Universal Basic Education Commision, UBEC, has been named director general of the Teslim Folarin gubernatorial campaign in Oyo State. The Ibadan-born politician … Read More

Despite Senate President, Ahmad Lawan decision not to challenge Wednesday’s Federal High Court ruling recognising Bashir Machina as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District in the … Read More

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that political parties in Nigeria are not allowed to receive funds from foreign countries. Speaking during a programme on Channels Television, Politics Today, … Read More

The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, yesterday apologised to Nigerians over the state of the economy and the security. Mrs Buhari tendered the apology at a special Independence Day Anniversary Juma’at … Read More

The immediate past national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said yesterday that there was nothing unusual in the payment of various sums into the … Read More

Minority caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to immediately resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU). The caucus also wants the … Read More

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was on Friday hosted by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Obi’s visit was coming barely 48 hours after the official kick-off of … Read More

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court given in favour of a factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party … Read More

The Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals filed some ad-hoc delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, loyal to the Dan Orbih faction of the party led … Read More

Osun Governor-Elect Senator Ademola Adeleke has said the Supreme Court’s declaration of him as the authentic Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate has confirmed his victory is divine. The PDP also expelled … Read More

Three members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned a “mysterious” N93.6 million paid into their accounts by the leadership of the party. … Read More