Politics

The spokesman of the Nigerian Senate, Ajibola Basiru has averred that senators who seem to be advocating for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari are not ready for it. Recall that the impeachment calls have for the past two weeks gained more momentum as members of the upper chamber went…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asserted that there would be no reverse on the decision of the southern governors to ban open grazing in the region. Wike insisted that he would not be intimidated by anybody regardless of the criticism and as such, the decision will not be…

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has cancelled the nomination fee charged on aspirants seeking various postions at the forthcoming local council elections in the state. Ahead of the May 22 poll, this announcement came on Saturday following an order of Oyo State High Court in Suit No.I/177/2004: National…

A former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja has claimed that the north is already on its way out of the door while the south is just busy talking without taking actionable plans. Ladoja in his statement on Thursday after observing the Eid prayers in Ibadan, said all that has…

Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has come under fire for absenting himself from the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum meeting held in Delta State earlier in the week. The southern governors convened the meeting on Wednesday to discuss the insecurity challenges in the region. Coming out of the meeting, the…

Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has distanced himself from media reports that he was opposed to the call of southern governors for restructuring. The House spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu issued the statement on Friday, saying the speaker is rather committed to reviewing the 1999 constitution. It would be…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states of the federation to an emergency meeting in Abuja to hold next Wednesday. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye made the announcement on Friday. This followed just after another INEC…

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has described the National Assembly under the leadership of Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabimila as the worst disappointment to Nigerian electorates. In the statement signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Willy Ezugwu and made available to newsmen on Friday, the CNPP condemned Lawan and…

It has been reported that the Senator Bukola Saraki-led PDP National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee will be meeting the Edo state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over the recent rising tension within the state party. A high-profile member of the party disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday.…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the demand of the Diasporan chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the publication of the names of sponsors of terrorism in the country. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Thrusday, noted that the call made…