Labour Party’s (LP) presidential election candidate, Peter Obi, has said he believed he could still get justice in court even after president-elect, Bola Tinubu, is sworn in on May 29. Pre-trials at the Presidential Election Tribunal ended on Tuesday while trial proper have been slated to begin on Tuesday, May 30. Petitioners have three weeks to present their case as ...

Member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinedu Ogah has said zoning of presiding officers of the 10th House of Representatives was without consultation by the party. Ogah who is contesting for the office of the Deputy Speaker has vowed to contest till the last minute on the floor of the House ...

Daniel Bwala, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has said only God knows who will be sworn in on May 29. According to Bwala, there is a case at the Supreme Court scheduled for judgment this Friday regarding the presidential election. Tweeting, Bwala said Nigeria must succeed despite the scheduled judgment ...

In a rare show of courage, outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, said the office of Minister of State was an aberration and unconstitutional. He lamented that most of his colleagues were redundant in the last eight years but many have not had the courage to speak up. Keyamo read this in his speech ...

Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima has explained why the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed a Christian, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as Senate President. He said religious tolerance, stability, cohesion and unity of Nigeria were considered before the former Akwa Ibom State governor was tipped as the next National Assembly Chairman. Apparently echoing the party’s position, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma said ...

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and his Deputy openly clashed during plenary on Wednesday over the announcement by the Speaker that the Order Paper for Thursday be made lighter to allow members attend the official Commissioning of the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS). Before adjourning the plenary, the Speaker announced the NILDS permanent site along Airport ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his eagerness to hand over in the next few days. He hands over next Monday to the President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Buhari spoke at the close of the Regimental Dinner organised in his honour by the Armed Forces at the newly commissioned Nigerian Armed Forces Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, Abuja. The President was joined by ...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has dismissed the possibility of defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, after leaving office. Ortom, however, vowed to support and work for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday, the governor said he would continue to ensure equity and justice in ...

The Lagos State Government through a circular released on Wednesday morning directing all political appointees to submit their handing over notes on Friday 26th of May 2023. The circular was written through the office of the Head of Service. The political appointees affected are Hon Commissioners, Special Advisers, Special Assistants, and technical assistants and other Governor’s aides. However, appointees whose ...

The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has denied reports that he aspiring for the position of the Senate in the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly, saying he is not running for the position he is presently occupying. In a statement, he personally signed yesterday in Abuja. Lawan urged Nigerians to discountenance such reports, said that he has never told ...