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Recall process more expensive than senatorial election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has outlined the complexities and costs involved in the recall process, likening it to organising a full election. These were communicated on Saturday via X Spaces as the…
Atiku’s Claims On EFCC Probe, Sanwo-Olu “Baseless” — Presidency
The Presidency has described as “baseless” claims by the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, that he was being targeted for investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement signed…
I can never join APC — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has restated that he can never join the All Progressives…
Fubara should fight back, Tinubu would have resisted suspension – Akande
Former presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande, has urged suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to fight back, saying President Bola Tinubu…
Emergency Rule: Tinubu trying to scare governors who may not support him in 2027 – Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state is a ploy to intimidate governors to support his re-election bid. …
Southern Kaduna youths pledge to reward Tinubu with votes in 2027
•Muslim community hails President over Fed varsity in Southern Kaduna The Coalition of Southern Kaduna Youth Groups has…
Team new Nigeria unveils logo, seeks INEC registration
Team New Nigeria (TNN), a new political party in Nigeria, has unveiled its acronym, logo, slogan, and motto as it moves to secure registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement,…
Suspension of Fubara, Lawmakers: Tinubu misled – Ijaw leaders explode
President not sincere in his claims against Fubara —Okaba, president, INC•Ibas will account for his deeds in Rivers — HRH Sara-Igbe, Ijaw leader•What they cooked up about Fubara, Rivers people —Briggs, N-Delta…
Natasha’s recall, a sexist plot to silence her – CHRICED alerts INEC
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has condemned the attempt to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central District from the National Assembly, describing it as a politically…
Southeast Govs to meet Tinubu over national honor for late Humphrey Nwosu
Governors of the five states in the Southeast geopolitical zone have resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to request a national honor for the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National…
Edo constituents move to recall Senate panel chairman, Imasuen, over alleged corruption
The constituents of Edo South Senatorial District and the Human Rights Community on Friday declared a loss of confidence in the…
Felix Morka, 18 other APC members get new jobs as Tinubu makes fresh govt appointments
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu on Friday, March 28, appointed some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as board chairmen of various Federal Government agencies and institutions across the country. Bayo…
June 12: Heaven Would Not Have Fallen If Nwosu Declared Abiola President – Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has knocked the former Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Humphrey Nwosu, for his role in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. The election, said to be one…
BREAKING: INEC Receives Petition to Recall Federal Lawmaker Martins Oke
Voters in the Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency of Enugu State have taken steps to recall their representative in the House of Representatives, Hon. Martins Oke. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Oke is a…
Kano already secured for APC ahead of 2027 elections, says Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Kano state is already secured for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Akpabio spoke on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to Basheer Lado, the…
Rivers: Lawyers, others flay Ibas’ suspension of political appointees
A host of lawyers and groups yesterday, pooh-poohed the suspension of political appointees by Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, retd, describing the action as illegal and capable of…
Prof Nwosu died without confessing; he can’t be rewarded – Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has opposed any posthumous recognition for the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), arguing that he failed Nigerians by not…
National Assembly Moves to Block Tinubu, Atiku, Obi from Future Elections
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for a second reading that seeks to prevent Nigerians above 60 years old from…
Governor Diri Raises Alarm Over Planned Rally For Wike in Bayelsa, Issues Warning
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has raised concerns over a planned mega rally and the inauguration of a…
I Don’t Know Governor Sanwo-Olu, Never Met Him Before – Atiku Denies Collecting Lagos State…
Former Nigerian Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed allegations linking him to financial…
Emergency rule: Nigerian civil society groups petition UN over alleged democratic erosion in Rivers…
A coalition of civil society organizations has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Committee, urging urgent intervention in what they describe as the unconstitutional usurpation of democracy in Rivers State,…
Tinubu Distorting Democracy, Weaponising Judiciary, Others – Prof Udenta
The founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Prof Udenta Udenta, on Thursday, accused the Bola Tinubu Presidency of dismantling democratic values and weaponing the judiciary, and the 1999…
‘I took a vow to destroy Obidient Movement’, Reno Omokri boasts
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has said that he made a personal vow to destroy the Obidient Movement. Speaking during an interview with News Central on Thursday, March 27, Omokri said…
Recall: Natasha Blames INEC For Allowing Petitioners Correct Their Errors
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for not outrightly rejecting the petition seeking her recall. In a…