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INEC Urges Osun Political Parties To Conduct Credible Primaries Ahead of 2026 Poll
Dr Mutiu Agboke, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, has urged political parties in the state to conduct their primaries in accordance with the law. Agboke, in a statement by INEC Public Relations Officer, Olurode Musa, on Monday in Osogbo, said the conduct of party primaries in line with the law was important ahead...
44 Federal Lawmakers Demand Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Write President Tinubu
Forty-four serving members of the House of Representatives have formally written President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to order the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and initiate a political dialogue aimed at resolving grievances fueling unrest in the South-East. The lawmakers, drawn from various regions across the country and different political parties, signed a two-page resolution calling...
Turaki-led PDP Backs Chairman’s Rescue Call For Foreign Intervention
The newly elected National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ini Ememobong, has condemned the police for firing tear gas canisters directly at party officials and journalists during Tuesday’s confrontation at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, on Tuesday Ememobong said the party had anticipated resistance ahead of its planned inaugural National...
PDP National Chair, Turaki Postpone NWC Meeting Over Disruptions
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday postponed the party’s inaugural National Working Committee (NWC) meeting after a tense standoff at the Wadata Plaza headquarters in Abuja. Turaki said the session could not hold because ‘expelled elements’ stormed the secretariat with thugs and tear gas in an attempt to disrupt proceedings, warning that...
APC To Testify At US Congress Over Alleged Christian Genocide
The US chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has requested to testify before the US House Subcommittee on Africa today (Thursday), as American lawmakers consider former President Donald Trump's designation of Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) due to alleged religious persecution. In a letter to the Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Chris Smith, APC USA said it was...
PDP BoT Reaffirms Support For Turaki-led NWC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), led by Sen. Adolphus Wabara, has reiterated its support for Sen. Taminu Turaki's National Working Committee (NWC), which was elected at the National Convention in Ibadan. Wabara on a statement in Abuja on Wednesday said the board believes that the convention was convened in strict compliance with the Party’s Constitution, and...
“Grant Nnamdi Kanu Pardon, Nigeria Needs Healing” – Reps Member Ikwechegh Begs Tinubu
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant a presidential pardon to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing the move as necessary for national peace and unity. In an open letter addressed to the President, Ikwechegh said Nigeria is currently...
Nnamdi Kanu: Political Solution In Progress — Deputy Speaker Kalu Assures Supporters After Court Verdict
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has assured Nigerians, especially those in the South-East that all hope is not lost following the Federal High Court judgment sentencing the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on Thursday. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kalu expressed confidence that a political resolution is now...
APC Challenges Abia Govt To Match Tinubu’s Transparency In Project Funding Disclosure
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Labour Party–led government in the state to emulate the Federal Government’s recent move toward full transparency in the publication of project costs and contract details. The demand was contained in a statement issued in Umuahia by the Acting Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Ifeanyi Igwe,...
After Court Verdict, Gov. Otti Confirms Talks Underway To Secure Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has reacted to the Federal High Court judgment sentencing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment, assuring citizens that the development does not signal the end of efforts to secure his release. In a statement issued on Friday, Governor Otti acknowledged the emotional shock the ruling...
