The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the rising insecurity, political uncertainties, failing economy, hardship and prevailing tension across the country. It, therefore, alerted that the nation was collapsing under the President Muhammadu Buhari ...
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Sowore, others entitled only to legitimate protests, says APC chair Adams Oshiomhole
Following the arrest of the conveners of the anti-President Muhammadu Buhari protests on Monday under the umbrella of Global Coalition for Security and Democracy, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has affirmed that citizens ...
Read More »Rivers ADP guber candidate, group seek adequate implementation of gender-friendly policies
Governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Rivers State, Victor Fingesi, has called for adequate implementation of gender-friendly policies. He said that women would make greater impact in politics and governance if given better opportunities. Also, a group, ...
Read More »INEC’s postponement of presidential election illegal, says HDP as tribunal reserves judgment
The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shifted this year’s presidential polls from February 16 to 23 in breach of the Electoral Act 2010. Its lead counsel, Chukwunoyerem Njoku, told the Presidential Election ...
Read More »APC wins Plateau legislative by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yakubu Yackson Sanda, as winner of the Pengana constituency by-election held in Plateau State. He polled 9, 222 votes to beat his closest rival and ...
Read More »Don’t expect much from Buhari’s ministerial nominees, Galadima, Dantiye tell Nigerians
A former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and now Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporter, Buba Galadima, has advised Nigerians not to expect much from the ministerial nominees, saying Nigeria will not make headway under the present arrangement. Speaking in a ...
Read More »‘N’Assembly’s order to Obaseki undermines Edo’s sovereignty’ cleric urges peace, political solution to crisis
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the directive of the National Assembly to Governor Godwin Obaseki over the Edo House of Assembly debacle makes mockery of a state’s sovereignty enshrined in the ...
Read More »CSOs seek fresh legislative work on rejected Electoral Act
The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room has stressed the need to reintroduce and transmit the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill passed by the National Assembly and declined by President Muhammadu Buhari for the President’s assent. Head of Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo, ...
Read More »Tribunal reserves ruling on Victor Ndoma-Egba’s petition
The National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has reserved judgement on the petition by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba of All Progressives Congress (APC) against Senator Sandy Onor, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independent National Electoral Commission ...
Read More »A’Court grants Abba’s request to parade more witnesses at Kano guber tribunal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has granted the application of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Kano State, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, to parade eight more witnesses in his quest to ...
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