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Buhari’s ex-Minister, Sylva, picks APC’s ticket for Bayelsa guber poll in November
The immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has won the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary...
INEC declares APC’s Bomai as winner of Yobe South Senate poll re-run
Sen. Ibrahim Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Saturday declared as the senator-elect for Yobe South Senatorial District of Yobe...
Just in: Peter Obi’s detention illegal, says British Govt, apologizes to LP Presidential Candidate
The United Kingdom Government has tendered an apology to Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 LP Presidential Candidate in Nigeria’s election, describing the Immigration...
House of Reps Speaker: Male contestants should step down for me — Miriam Onuoha
Rep. Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, an aspirant for the Speaker’s position in the 10th House of Representatives, has appealed to all male contenders for...
Obi’s ordeal at London airport: Obi-Datti Campaign Council raises alarm over impersonator in UK
The Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Presidential Campaign Council has raised alarm that someone has been impersonating Obi in London in recent times, leading to...
2023 presidential poll: How imperative is 25 per cent votes cast in FCT?
Section 134(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), particularly sub-paragraph (b), has generated heated debates and controversy...
Benue State has been run aground, civil service in “intensive care unit”, Governor-elect, Alia
Benue State has been run aground with the current administration owing backlog of salaries, pensions and gratuities, Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has...
‘Mr. Yakubu’ mirrors events that transpired in the 2023 general elections — Falz
Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has disclosed that his latest song ‘Mr. Yakubu’, mirrors the events that transpired in the...
Longest serving senator from Southeast, Sen. Osita Izunaso, lobbies Pres. Buhari for 10th Senate Presidency
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, senators from the Southeast have intensified lobbying for the position of the Senate President....
Delta post-poll crisis: Deputy Senate President Omo-Agege expelled from APC
In a post-poll squabbling, Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has been shown the exit door in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta...
Just in: Prof. Alkali, NNPP Chairman, resigns
After leading his party to record some success in the 2023 polls, the National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Prof....
Interview with Peter Obi’s running mate, Baba-Ahmed: NBC slams Channels TV with N5m fine
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Channels Television over alleged violation of the broadcasting law or...
Barely 58 days to go, Minister resigns from Buhari’s cabinet
With less than 58 days to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, a minister of cabinet rank has thrown in the...
New PDP National Chairman nullifies suspension of ex-Senate President Anyim, ex-govs. Shema, Fayose, others
Barely 24 hours after assuming office as Acting National Chairman, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday...
