Politics

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has vowed to challenge the validity of Oct. 19, Local Government elections across the state in the court of law. The party condemned what it described as clandestine swearing-in of the 23 local government council Chairmen in the state by Gov. Uba Sani, saying the exercise was…

Ahead of the Cross River State Local Government Elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, the Police Command has ordered the restriction of movement across the 18 LGA. Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah, stated this in a statement issued by police spokesperson Irene Ugbo. He said…

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has accused President Bola Tinubu of masterminding a sinister plot to remove the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, from office. Frank made the accusation against Tinubu on Thursday in a statement he personally signed after a ruling by a Federal…

With 16 days to the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, the Muslim community on Thursday endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Muslim community, led by prominent Muslim leaders across the state, who converged in Akure, the state capital, hinged its decision on the governor’s performance. While offering prayers for a peaceful election, Sheikh Ahmad…

The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says it is ready to conduct a hitch-free and peaceful election across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The commission's Chairman, Dr Ekong Edet Bocco, made this known while addressing the media shortly after distributing sensitive materials for the November 2 local council election to…

Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have emphasised the need for unity and a single voice ahead of the 2027 general elections. This call was made at a meeting organised by the Diadem, a technocrats’ group, and the PDP in Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government Area (LGA), on Thursday in Lagos to commemorate…

Amid controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills submitted to the National Assembly, the Senate and House of Representatives unexpectedly adjourned plenary sessions yesterday until November 19.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to withdraw the services of its members from all duties if the Federal High Court judgment that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria

Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Ondo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the signing of the peace accord will be held on November 8, 2024.

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved a new minimum wage of N72,000 for civil servants, with effect from this month, in line with his administration’s commitment to advancing workers’ interests, just as he launched free transport buses in the state.

As reactions continue to trail the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on the Rivers State fund allocation stopped by a Federal High Court, the National Democratic and Change Coalition (NDCC) has described the crisis rocking the state as a theatre of the absurd. Led by Mr John Uloko Esq., the Coalition hailed Justice…

Nigerians, including lawyers, analysts, party stalwarts and the Rivers State Government, yesterday, faulted the Federal High Court judgment stopping the federal allocations to Rivers State, with the state pledging to swiftly appeal against the decision.