Buhari To Sign Electoral Bill On Friday
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has resolved to sign the highly controversial electoral bill on Friday, Presidential sources reveal. Buhari has faced serious criticisms for being ‘slow’ to assent to the bill. On Tuesday morning, Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina disclosed that the President would sign the bill ‘any moment from now’. Mr Femi Adesina during an interview on Sunrise Daily said President...
Ethiopia’s Opposition Lawmaker Arrested
An Ethiopian opposition lawmaker has been arrested by government security forces in the country's capital Addis Abbaba, his family members said. Dessalegn Chanie’s relatives told the BBC no official reason has yet been provided for his detention. Mr Dessalegn won a federal parliamentary seat representing opposition party National Movement of the Amhara (Nama) in 2021. Due to Mr Dessalegn's status as an...
Edo Guber: Finally, APC Concedes Defeat
The governing All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday conceded defeat 24 hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki, of the Peoples Democratic Party, was declared winner of the Edo Governorship Election. Chairman of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, in a statement titled, “Edo State Governorship Election: Victory for Democracy,” which he signed, congratulated Obaseki over his victory. Buni said,...
7 Days To APC Primary: North Queues Behind Lawan As Tinubu’s Men Weigh ‘Plan B’
Seven days to the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is palpable anxiety over the speculation that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may dump the ruling party at the federal level if the exercise, scheduled for May 29 and 30, is m...
Seek Shettima’s Forgiveness, Sen. Ndume Advises Daniel Bwala
The Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asked Daniel Bwala, the newly appointed Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to “seek forgiveness” from Vice President Kashim Shettima whose emergence as Tinubu’s running mate made him leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he is a Muslim. Ndume in a statement on Saturday also...
Peter Obi Confirms Labour Party Membership
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has declared that he remains a member of the party despite joining other opposition politicians to form a coalition. He stated that he had not left LP for the African Democratic Congress, which is the platform adopted by the coalition of opposition leaders. Obi stated this on Friday while speaking during...
State Congress: Acho Obioma Authentic Abia APC Chairman – Nwankpa Insists
Hon Donatus Nwankpa, outgoing Chairman of the Abia State Caretaker Executive Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has insisted that the recently concluded state congress of the party held last Saturday in the state produced only Hon. Acho Obioma as his successor. He advised aggrieved members accusing the party leadership of compromising the delegates through falsification of results during...
2023: Arewa Youths Endorse Tinubu, Vow To Help Him Succeed Buhari
A Northern group, Arewa Youth Alliance for 2023, has thrown its weight behind the presidential aspiration of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The youths noted that Tinubu was the best presidential material in 2023. The group’s coordinator, Hon Lawan Bello, said the managerial skill, technical know-how, and national appeal of Tinubu put him in the best...
PDP Leaders Behind APC Crisis – Gov. Uzodinma
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has vowed that patriotic forces in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would not allow the National chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to be humiliated out of office. Uzodinma made the vow just as a pressure group under the ruling party, Professionals Forum, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and a national leader...
Why Nigerians Should Be Proud Tinubu Is President – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, the immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has stated that Nigerians should be proud to have Bola Tinubu as president. Tinubu, according to Keyamo, understands all the complexities of growing a contemporary economy. He stated that the president may simply coordinate similar measures with other African leaders. The former minister stated in a tweet that a new...
