The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his absence from last Thursday’s Council of State meeting was with the approval of President Bola Tinubu. Wike made the clarification on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Access Roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District, Abuja. The minister dismissed as false…
An Ilorin-based constitutional lawyer, Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN), has urged the National Assembly to urgently amend Section 136 of the Electoral Act, which empowers election tribunals and courts to declare candidates as winners in election petitions. Ali, who is also the Kuliya Ngeri of Ilorin, described the provision as “undemocratic,” arguing that it allows…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately return to the negotiating table to resolve the issues that led to the union’s two-week warning strike. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Oluwaseun Whinghan, who represents…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till Thursday the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following a heated dispute over who is authorised to represent the party in court. Justice James Omotosho gave the ruling after two Senior Advocates of Nigeria Chris…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the screening and confirmation of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, followed the endorsement of Amupitan’s nomination by the Council of State last week. The President…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the impact of Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party’s strength lies in the people rather than in individual politicians. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known during an appearance on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Tuesday,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the consensus option to select its governorship candidate for the October 27 primary election in Ekiti State, following the voluntary withdrawal of one of the two cleared aspirants, Mrs. Atinuke Omolayo. The decision, which leaves Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as the sole contender, was announced in a statement…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not only retain power in the state beyond 2027 but also reclaim the presidency in the next general elections. Speaking on Monday at the Oyo State PDP Congress held at the Basketball Arena of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex,…
The Presidency has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s record in office would be a major obstacle if he chooses to contest the 2027 presidential election. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, dismissed remarks by former Information Minister Jerry Gana suggesting Jonathan would run under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing them…
The Federal Government has cancelled the parade earlier scheduled to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen. “The Federal…
