A group of elder statesmen under the aegis of The Patriots and led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku visited President Bola Tinubu to demand for a new, People’s Constitution. Specifically, the statesmen made two demands: “We urged him to send a president’s Executive Bill to the National Assembly, a Bill that will call for two essential measures: One the convening of a National Constituents Assembly, to be mandated to produce a new Draft Constitution.

Kogi blamed the rumour on “people who are still rueing their woeful failure at the law courts and probably trying to find a back door into APC”

Governors under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have urged President Bola Tinubu to restrain his officials from making derogatory remarks aimed at blackmailing sub-national governors.

PDP’s candidate in last year’s Kogi governorship election, Dino Melaye has accused the party’s leadership of destroying it beyond redemption.

Renowned businessman and stalwart of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has added his voice to the growing chorus of prominent Nigerians and organizations, including the venerable Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Transparency International (TI), and Arewa Youths, among others, who have been vociferously calling on the federal government to expedite the release of individuals still detained in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protests, which took place from August 1 to 10.

Crisis has erupted in the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP), Ondo state, over the replacement of its governorship candidate on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

THE February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 910 days away, going by the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, but the political firmament is astir as if the poll will be held next year.

The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked: SC/CV/654/2024 was […]

The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed the re-election of Hope Uzodimma of Imo in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election.

The Supreme Court  on Friday upheld the re-election of Sen. Douye Diri as the governor of Bayelsa. The apex court in a judgment, dismissed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Timipre Sylvia and his party. The lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, held that the […]

More prosperity and good governance await Nigeria if the leaders adopt the Michael Okpara Leadership model that excelled in selfless service, agriculture, and industrialization.

Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, civil society organisations, CSOs, and Arewa youths, yesterday called for the immediate release of protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest held between August 1 and 10, 2024.

The dissolved Benue exco also prayed the court to issue a punitive measure against the Ganduje-led NWC over the disobedience of the earlier decision of the court

Omobayo stated that he was not in any way distracted by the ongoing litigations relating to the Office of the Deputy Governor

Former President Bill Clinton had a memorable moment at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, while speaking about Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s vision for the future — and Donald Trump’s age. Clinton, who turned 78 on Aug. 19, joked about his age during his remarks before adding: “The […]