The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states to be conducted. The chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, who announced in Abuja today June 16, said the governorship election in Ekiti state will hold on June 18, 2022, while that of Osun state will hold…
A total of 749 polling units have been removed from inappropriate facilities with nine of them from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces, and private property, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners…
In the midst of worsening insecurity and secessionist agitations, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that Nigeria will be okay if things work well in Lagos. He also noted that the current challenges affecting the country required proactive leaders prepared to bring Nigerians together. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr Osinbajo’s spokesman,…
Despite having spent over 43 years in active politics, Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Monday hinted he would remain active after the expiration of his second term in 2023. Though he did not open up whether he is nursing the ambition to contest the Kano North Senatorial seat, Ganduje said his eyes will still be…
Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi Central during the 8th National Assembly has said the presence of democracy in the country should stimulate development rather than the destruction of lives and properties happening in several parts of the nation. Dino Melaye who said this in a statement to Mark the 2021 Democracy Day, lamented…
There was a rowdy session at the House of Representatives, after the Speaker, Gbajabiamila, ruled PDP caucus leader, Kingsley Chinda, out of order. Mr. Chinda had prayed that the Twitter ban imposed by the federal government be suspended in the interim. However, following opposition to the motion, lawmakers and some members of the PDP staged…
Popular actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has learnt his voice against the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter operations in Nigeria. On Friday the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The statement read:- “The…
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration has no third term agenda. He also stated that his administration will do its best to ensure elections hold across the country despite increasing violence. The President made the comment after receiving the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu and other electoral…
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed why he will contest in the 2023 presidential election. Recall that the former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party polled 21,886 votes in the 2019 presidential election. Reiterating his desire to rule the nation, Moghalu took to Twitter on Tuesday….
Members of the South East Governors’ Forum on Monday, May 31, had a virtual meeting where they mapped out strategies to deal with the declining state of security in the region. At the virtual meeting, the governor discussed ways to tackle the security threats in the region and secure the lives of the people. They…