Politics

About 9:30 am today, the 17th day of April 2024, persons who described themselves as officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrived the Wuse Zone 4 Residence of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to effect his arrest. This is despite a subsisting Order of injunction granted on 9th February 2024 by the High Court of Justice, Lokoja ...

…says SDP trying desperately to cover ‘heist committed in Kogi East’, corrupt INEC documents The Kogi State All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council has called on the Police, Department of State Services and other security agencies to immediately arrest what it described as the slide to anarchy in the state by arresting the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, ...

….Warn ‘bad losers’ against blackmailing umpire …Vow to occupy INEC ‘as long as necessary’ Youths of Kogi State, on Wednesday, marched, in their numbers to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, to declare their utmost confidence in the umpire and also affirm their support for the Governor-elect of the state, Usman Ododo. The indigenes, who warned ...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the party, and the Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore. The Deputy National Chairman, North, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made the announcement after the meeting of the NWC held on Monday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. He said: “The ...

Newsmaxngr gathered that Following his alleged resignation as National Chairman of his ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has now broken his silence on the matter. According to Vanguard, ahead of this week’s meeting of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee NEC of the APC, there is a gang up of opposition against Senator Adamu and National ...

Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has announced the names of the majority leaders of the 10th Senate. The Ekiti Central lawmaker, Opeyemi Bamidele, was named the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate President also announced Senator Dave Umahi ( Ebonyi South) as the Deputy Majority Leader; Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip; and Senator Lola Ashiru (Kwara South) as ...

A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has emerged as the President of the Nigerian Senate. The former minister of Niger Delta Affairs defeated his opponent and former governor of Zamfara State, Senate Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, in the votes casted by Senators-elect in the ongoing inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. Details soon…

According to Vanguard that Lawan had chosen to upset the system in order to relaunch himself. Ahmed Lawan, the outgoing Senate President, entering the campaign, there will likely be a three-horse competition for the Senate presidency in the upcoming 10th National Assembly. According to Vanguard that Lawan had chosen to upset the system in order to relaunch himself. Recall that ...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the last governorship election in Osun State. A five-man panel, in a judgment a moment ago, dismissed the appeal by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking in merit. The apex court affirmed ...

 According to the People’s Gazette, a source familiar with the matter revealed that about 100 lawmakers had registered their displeasure at the development and signed a notice of impeachment on the Speaker.  There are indications that the Federal House of Representatives Speaker, Rt. Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, may face impeachment at the plenary today (Tuesday), weeks to the end of his ...