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South-East Governors Reject IPOB Sit-At-Home, Ignore Nnamdi Kanu

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South East Governors and traditional rulers have jointly condemned the Monday sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. This position was taken after the governors met at the Enugu state government house. They declared that such order can no longer be sustained, more so when those who issued the order were outside the country. This was as...

Alleged Indictment Of Peter Obi A Distraction By Those Who Have Failed To Provide Leadership — Group

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.....Says Sponsors Jittery Over Obi's enviable political profile A South West socio-cultural group, Yoruba For National Renaissance (YNR) has expressed regret over a report published by a leading online newspaper in Nigeria, Premium Times in which a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi was fingered in a Panama Paper as one of Nigerian leaders who allegedly laundered money overseas...

President Buhari Presents 2022 Budget Thursday

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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday lay the 2022 Appropriations Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly. Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, disclosed this on Tuesday while presiding over plenary. Details shortly…

Despite Attacks, INEC Vows To Proceed With Anambra Guber Poll

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said the November 6 governorship election in Anam­bra State remains on course de­spite the rising cases of killings, arson, and attacks by unknown gunmen. With the election just a month away, there has been coordinated attacks and kill­ings in Anambra, while the headquarters of INEC in the state was also razed. However,...

2023 Presidency: Zoning Unconstitutional, A Ploy To Intimidate North From Contesting — Group

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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has opposed the zoning arrangement by political parties, describing it as unconstitutional and a plot to intimidate the north from contesting for the presidency in 2023. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said the group aligns with the position of the Northern Governors’ Forum, asking the political...

At The Inauguration Of PM Abiy Ahmed, Buhari Calls For Peace, Stability In Ethiopia

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President Muhammadu Buhari has sued for peace and stability in Ethiopia, amid the many challenges facing the East African country. Buhari made the call on Monday at the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second five-year term in office, pledging that Nigeria would continue to support the unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. “We are well aware of the...

Tension In PDP Over New Zoning Plan, Stakeholders Move Against Govs

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently tension-soaked over the new zoning arrangement few days to its national convention slated for Oc­tober 30. Recall that last week Thurs­day, the zoning committee of the party led by the governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ug­wuanyi, zoned the national chairman slot of the party to the North. The committee had in its communiqué said:...

Yahaya Bello Dumps 2023 Presidential Bid, Lobbies APC Leaders For VP Slot

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Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has dumped his ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ABN TV has re­liably gathered. The governor, who has not hidden his desire to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, recently said Nigerians were asking him to contest for the seat of the presidency in 2023 general...

Nov 6 Guber Election: Victory For PDP Hope Of Greater Nigeria, Ikpeazu Charges Ndi Anambra

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The Chairman PDP National Campaign Council for Anambra Governorship Election and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has charged Anambra people to rise to the challenge of ensuring that PDP wins the forthcoming gubernatorial polls scheduled for Saturday November 6th,2021. According to the Governor, a win for the PDP in the Anambra election will symbolize a turning point in...

Tinubu Receives Northern Reps As Lawmakers Endorse His 2023 Presidential Bid

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Amid the rumoured presidential ambition of former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, members of the House of Representatives from the north have endorsed his candidacy for 2023 presidency. Though Tinubu has yet to declare his intention to contest any office in 2023, there have been rumours and veiled indications that...

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