Politics

The ongoing political drama and power tussle at the Imo state House of Assembly today took a new twist, as the deputy speaker, Ugonna Ozurigbo tendered his resignation letter. The deputy speaker’s resignation came less than 24 hours after 21 out of the 27 state lawmakers served impeachment notices on …

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and other leaders of the party of instigating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other law enforcement agencies to arrest and detain him. Okorocha stated this in two separate fundamental rights …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of 14 permanent secretaries into the state public service to strengthen the state’s ongoing reforms and deepen sustainable development. In a statement signed by the Edo State Head of Service, Isaac Ehiozuwa, the state government said “the swearing in of …

The President Muhammadu Buhari  administration, last week, announced plans to begin direct allocation to local governments from June 1 to stop state governors from hijacking those funds through their Joint Account Allocation Committees. In this interview, elder statesman and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah described the …

AS the jostle for principal officers in National Assembly hots up, a group; South-South Concerned APC Caucus has alleged that a purported endorsement of a Senator was done by people it described as factional chairmen of the APC in some South-South states. A statement by the chairman and secretary of …

By Leo Sobechi The gubernatorial elections in Adamawa, Bauchi and Imo States must have thrown up a poignant question in the country’s polity: Why do politicians who enjoy massive goodwill from the electorate fritter it away after their astonishing electoral triumphs? Recent developments in Kogi point to the likelihood that …

Prominent members of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti state have sent a protest letter to the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, urging him to urgently intervene to save the party from dying in the state. In a letter addressed to the national chairman of the APC, …

The immediate past governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the verdict of the Court of Appeal that restored the victory of Governor Gboyega Oyetola as satisfactory, claiming that justice has been served. He asserts that from the perspectives of substantive justice for the people and the point of …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Francis Inegbiniki, declared that the current political structure being built by governor Godwin Obaseki ahead the 2020 governorship election will not lead him to victory but failure. Inegbeneki, who also was the APC senatorial candidate for Edo Central in …

As the race for the leadership of the ninth assembly becomes fierce, six state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South-south zone have endorsed Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege for the position of the Deputy Senate President. Their endorsement was contained in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari; …