President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Portugal gave assurances of a free hand to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reiterating the commitment of his administration to ensure that the Commission (INEC) delivers peaceful, transparent, free, fair and credible elections next year. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of Nigerians living in Portugal,…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that efforts will be made by the National Assembly to amend the electoral act to serve as safeguard against weaknesses identified in the law. Lawan made this known in a short remark on Tuesday during plenary, following a matter of national importance brought to the floor by…
The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo and other notable Nigerians have affirmed that the apt way to boost economic prosperity and peace in the country is to start addressing leadership challenges and insecurity. Sekibo and other notable Nigerians like the Presidential aspirant of Labour Party, Peter Obi, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo,…
The Senate has received the names of seven Ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read on the floor at the start of plenary on Tuesday. President Buhari, in the…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an investigation into Sunday’s attack on a bus conveying journalists on Lagos Island. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Monday. The incident occurred between Ebute-Ero and Adeniji, Iga-Iduganran, during APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s visit…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 election. PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate and had submitted three names to Atiku to…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has been declared winner of the party’s presidential primary held at Eagles Square, Abuja on Wednesday. The former Lagos State governor who is now officially the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election, will challenge Atiku Abubakar of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the All Progressives Congress to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party. At a meeting Tuesday at State House Abuja, the President told the 22 Governors and the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu:…
The Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an outdoor advertisement executive over political advertisements that appeared in two billboards in Enugu bearing the name and logo of the Commission. The anti-graft agency, who disclosed this in a statement stated that the two Super 48 Sheet Billboards located at Otigba and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to perish the thoughts of subverting the electoral process as part of its desperation to elongate its abysmal tenure beyond May 29, 2023. This was contained in a statement by the party on Sunday evening where it also alerted Nigerians of the plot…