Updated: Disapora Voting Bill Scales Second Reading
The House of Representatives has passed the Diaspora Voting Bill for second reading. The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote. Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said the proposed legislation will benefit every Nigerian outside […]
Ex-APC Chieftain Speaks On Osinbajo, Amaechi, El-Rufai Presidential Ambition
A former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has described former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the likes of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as political orphans. Lukman, who spoke of a proposed coalition among top political bigwigs in the country, listed El-Rufai, Osinbajo, former Minister of the […]
Wike, Ortom Destabilizing PDP In Favour Of Tinubu’ – Party Chieftain, Inuwa
‘Wike, Ortom Destabilizing PDP In Favour Of Tinubu’ – Party Chieftain, Inuwa Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, has asserted that the crisis rocking the party at the national and state level was lately fuelled by the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. Inuwa, the campaign director of Atiku/Lado in Katsina State […]
[JUST IN]: Edo Guber: Court Annul PDP Primary Election
A Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Ekwo has declared the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) primary election, which resulted in Asue Ighodalo becoming the candidate for the upcoming Edo State governorship election, as invalid. Egalitarian Voice reports that the primary, held on February 22, 2024, was voided because 378 delegates who were supposed […]
INEC lacks power to conduct LG elections – Yakubu
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has no constitutional power to conduct local government elections except in the Federal Capital Territory. Yakubu said this on the sidelines of a two-day induction retreat for INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners on Monday in Lagos. The retreat is to prepare the […]
Why Council Elections Will Not Hold Next Year—INEC
Why Council Elections Will Not Hold Next Year—INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has asked political parties and other stakeholders to avert their minds to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 (As Amended) with respect to the tenure of Area Council Chairmen in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to the commission, […]
FLASH: Why I Paid Buhari A Visit – Atiku Abubakar
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed why he visited former president, Muhammadu Buhari. It had been reported earlier that Atiku, a former Vice President, visited Buhari at his Daura residence in Katsina State on Saturday. It was gathered that Senator Aminu Tambuwal, the immediate past […]
2024 U.S Elections: “What I Will Do To Foreign Graduates If Elected……”— Trump
2024 U.S Election: “What I Will Do To Foreign Graduates If Elected……”— Trump Donald Trump said he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue. The Republican candidate made the remarks in a podcast days after President […]
BREAKING: PDP Expels Ex-Deputy Gov, National Vice Chairman, Others
BREAKING: PDP Expels Ex-Deputy Gov, National Vice Chairman, Others The leadership of the Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday announced the expulsion of former deputy governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, from the party. Also expelled was the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the party, Chief Dan Orbih. Shaibu and Orbih were expelled […]
Rivers Council Crisis: Read What APC Ask Tinubu To Do
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to declare a “state of emergency” in the state over the escalating political crisis in the state. The party made the demand during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Wednesday which was presided over […]