Deputy Gov Shaibu plans to succeed Gov Obaseki- Edo
Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu has said that the need to implement practical governance to address the developmental challenges of the state informed his decision to vie for…
Elections: The need for legislative intervention on distorted electoral calendar
Before the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states, the debate on the rationality of off-season elections has never been as loud as it currently is among…
Senator calls for deliberate plan to end food scarcity
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Dr. Lere Oyewumi, has called for a deliberate plan to end the inability of the country to produce enough food for its people.…
Kogi Election: No independent section can produce governor – Yahaya Bello
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that the outcome of the just-concluded governorship election has confirmed that only one section of the state cannot produce the governor,…
Appeal Court sacks Kano State governor, NNPP founder reacts
The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has described Friday’s Appeal Court judgment sacking the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, as a “rude shock.” Reacting to…
NNPCL to inaugurate $2.8bn AKK gas pipeline December
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said the $2.8bn Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano gas pipeline project being constructed by Oilserve Limited will be inaugurated next month. Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Limited,…
NLC officials shut court, disrupt tribunal sitting in Edo
Officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress disrupted the inaugural sitting of the Edo State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday due to the ongoing national strike. Sitting had barely…
BREAKING: Appeal Court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election
The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has affirmed the Tribunal’s verdict on the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat as the Governor and Deputy Governor of Lagos state, respectively.…
Labour Strike: NSA invites leaders for talks
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has summoned a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress over the ongoing nationwide strike. Though it…
Vote-Buying: LP candidate rejects Bayelsa election results, alleges intimidation
The Labour Party governorship candidate in the just-concluded Bayelsa State governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, has rejected the electoral process and the outcome in which Governor Douye Diri was reelected. Diri,…
