presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has dismissed speculations of a plan to stop the use of the bimodal voter registration system (BVAS) in the 2023 elections. Adesina who spoke on Tuesday at a policy dialogue organised to mark the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), said there is also no plan […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has revealed that the manifesto of his party currently in circulation should be disregarded. Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, said the LP’s manifesto is still under review. He issued the clarification on Monday in a post on his official Twitter handle. According to […]
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The outspoken governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, of sidelining and disrespecting him by picking the state’s PDP presidential campaign nominees without his contribution. The governor made the assertion while inaugurating the PDP campaign council and the launching of the party’s governorship campaign […]
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Rishi Sunak has emerged the new Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, and is therefore, the new Prime Minister. As stated in an announcement made by Sir Graham Brady, only one nomination was received by the 1922 Committee for the new leader of the party and backed by 100 MPs. Sir Brady, therefore, declared […]
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The new governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji, who was sworn in on Sunday, has pledged to pursue a vision that will make the State a land of prosperity, opportunity, peace and progress in the next four years. Delivering his inaugural speech shortly after being sworn into office, Oyebanji assured the people of the […]
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NIGERIA – The attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, says the federal government will explore “available legal options” to determine the terrorism charge it preferred against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Recall that Kanu was re-arraigned on an amended 15-count charge, and April 8, the judge struck out eight of […]
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A former Niger Delta militants leader, popularly known as Asari Dokubo, has shared a video where he mocked and displayed AK-47 rifles against ‘Obidients’. ‘Obidients’ is name that describes ardent followers of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi. Asari Dokubo has before now made public his disdain for the Obidients […]
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Prince Tonye Princewill a Rivers State politician, business magnate, filmmaker and philanthropist. Not too long ago, he resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress APC. In this interview, he made his views known on number of current national and state political issues and why he will still support Tonye Cole Interview Excerpt: Sir, campaigns […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the elites in Nigeria of doing so much to promote insecurity and banditry. Speaking the inauguration of some projects in Imo state on Tuesday, the president said those should be speaking about the achievements of his administration are not doing so. He said considering the available resources when […]
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A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Adolphus Wabara, has been named the acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Wabara was appointed at the Board’s meeting in Abuja on Thursday. His appointment was a sequel to the exit of the former BoT chairman, Walid Jibrin, who resigned his […]
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