Politics

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has urged the National Assembly to speed up action in amending the nation’s electoral act to avoid robbery at collation centres. Yakubu, who spoke at the 2019 General Elections Review ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday admitted that the November 16, 2019 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa would be challenging due to the history of political violence in the two states. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education ...

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Jega, has sought review of youth empowerment policies to check the increasing criminality in the country. Besides, he wants Nigerians to pressurise government in engaging them productively. Jega, who spoke ...

Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been chosen by the House of Representatives to occupy the seat of the House Leader in deference to the directive of the Adams Oshiomhole-led All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision, recently, put paid to speculations that ...

State of emergency declaration on state’s pensions, retirees tell gov. By PRINCE DAVIES. Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor has described a statement credited to gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last election, Femi Lanlehin, as false, ...

Under the auspices of Concerned APC Youth, youth wing of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has asked Governor Bala Mohammed to disclose monthly salaries of state and local government workers. Mukhtar Jibril. Spokesman of the group, gave ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the National Assembly to investigate what it called “widespread insecurity, economic depression, treasury looting, abuse of office and violations that stamped the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since May 2015.” In a statement by ...

National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its decision to probe how Senate President Ahmed Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila emerged. Speaking when he received Kano ...

Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih yesterday urged the state government to stop its plans to establish Ruga settlement in any part of the state. Orbih, who spoke at a media briefing in Benin ...

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated new Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam and 29 commissioners at the State House, Abuja yesterday with marching orders to sanction tax defaulters. The President also hinted of his readiness ...