Senate rejects Buhari’s EFCC, ICPC nominees
Rowdy session, plenary dissolves into executive session By Ikechukwu Okaforadi and Musa Adamu Senate yesterday rejected the nomination of four candidates and nine others by President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission More...
PDP demands immediate release of Doyin Okupe
Accuses EFCC, presidency of witch-hunt By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its chieftain, Dr. Doyin Okupe, by the Economic and Financial More...
Withholding assent to electoral act: Buhari has saved Nigeria from chaos – BMO
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withhold assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as forwarded to him by the National Assembly is in the best interest of Nigeria’s democracy, More...
2019: SDP pulls out of Atiku’s endorsement as consensus presidential candidate
*Accuses PDP of breach of trust By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has dissociated itself from the last week’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, More...
PDP loses big in Jigawa as ex-governor, ex-commissioners defect to APC
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In what appeared to be a political disaster to the opposition parties in Jigawa State, no fewer than151,500 members of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) and members of Social Democratic More...
Reps angry over Buhari’s rejection of electoral bill
*Debate likely to hold today By Christiana Ekpa An imminent showdown between members of the House of Representatives and President Muhammadu Buhari looms over his rejection of the amended electoral bill. The Speaker More...
2019: Buhari, Atiku others outline agenda at CAN/Legacy presidential debate
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and other political parties have outlined the different More...
Labor Party guber candidate promises rebirth of Benue
From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi Labor Party, LP has promised a rebirth of Benue State through infrastructural transformation. Governorship candidate of the party Dr. Paul Angya who made the promise yesterday in Makurdi More...
Katsina lawmaker dumps APC for PDP
By Christiana Ekpa A lawmaker from President Muhammadu’s Katsina State, Hon Ibrahim Murtala Danmazari yesterday defected from the All Progressives Party (APC) to opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The More...
APC crisis: Shettima, El-Rufai meet South-West aggrieved aspirants
From Mustapha Isah kwaru, Maiduguri Governors of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna were in Ado-Ekiti on Monday where APC’s national peace and reconciliation committee held an interactive More...