Politics

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Leader in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Goddey Onotor, has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the leadership of the party at the state, Warri South levels, as well as PDP Warri Urhobo leadership to ensure that the present leadership of Warri …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie 0mo-Agege, has approved the appointments of Dr. Otive Igbuzor as his Chief of Staff and Mr. Yomi Odunuga as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity. He also announced the appointment of Ms. Lara Owoeye-Wise as Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and New Media. …

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has called for the re-organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-south. According to him, the re-organisation will make the party work towards clinching some positions in 2023. He added that it would change the notion that the region is a stronghold of …

As the Muhammadu Buhari administration marked the newly-agreed Democracy Day, June 12, the other day, against the backdrop of expectations of truly representative democracy which Nigerians have, it can be said that the Nigerian state actors have not delivered on the promise of democracy. There is therefore a sense in …

Sequel to the judgement of the Ondo State High Court, the Independent National Electoral Commission has withdrawn the Certificate of Return issued to Sina Akinwumi, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker, who had earlier been declared the winner of the March 9, 2019, House of Assembly election, in Okitipupa constituency II. …

The much-anticipated inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly has allegedly been performed, behind closed doors. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, and released to journalists at exactly 1.39am on Tuesday, the inauguration took place with …

Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday sent the names of eight commissioner-nominees to the Delta State House of Assembly. Delta Speaker, Sheriff Oborevwori read the names of the nominees on the floor of the house at the first plenary of the 7th Assembly of the House. The eight nominees who …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the last House of Assembly ballot in Imo State, Chike Okafor, have asked the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal to nullify the judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that produced Emeka Nwajiuba of the …

The Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu, has sacked three commissioners in his cabinet. A statement on Monday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, said the commissioners relieved of their duties were Solagbade Amodeni (physical planning and urban development), Taofiq Abdusalam (works and infrastructures) and Ismaila Olurimisi (culture). …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, promised that the new leadership of the Senate would do everything possible to ensure the actualisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ agenda. He also said he would not begrudge any of his colleagues over the incident involving him in the 8th …