politics

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been sworn in as the Senate President. He took the oath of office shortly after he was elected. The Clerk to the National Assembly Sani Tambuwal swore in at exactly 9: 45am. Read More »

Two of the speakership aspirants Hon Aliyu Betara and Hon Yusuf Gagdi have withdrawn from the race for Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. They agreed to step down from race on Sunday after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu abd Vice President Kashim Shettima. The meeting was attended by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and Niger Governor, Mohammed Bago who was also a ... Read More »

A House of Representatives member-elect on the platform of the Labour Party, Godwin Ogar, said he never knew that President Bola Tinubu was so intelligent, and he felt so proud listening to a man who is prepared to serve Nigerians. Ogar, who was elected from Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, stated this during an interview with newsmen on Friday ... Read More »

Following his appointment as Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, June 2, 2023, the outgoing Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured the President of his unalloyed dedication and loyalty to the job. The lawmaker made this known in an appreciation message to the President on Twitter after the announcement of his appointment. ... Read More »

President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima have been conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic(GCFR) and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger(GCON) respectively. The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja. The event is part of the activities lined up for the May 29 inauguration ceremony, where ... Read More »

The Presidential Election Petition Court, sitting in Abuja, has disclosed its intention to consolidate the three different petitions that are seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Consequently, the court, at its resumed proceedings on Saturday, said it was empowered by Paragraph 50 of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act, to merge all the petitions and ... Read More »

Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and one of the frontline aspirants in the race for Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly has congratulated his colleagues over their election victory. This was even as the senator-elect urged them to partner with the incoming president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and their constituencies to bring developments and dividend of democracy to the ... Read More »

The Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for 2pm on Tuesday in the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Ademola Adeleke. Oyetola is, by his appeal, seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the last governorship election in Osun State. The Appeal ... Read More »

…. Contest will be based on constitutional provisions – Yari Outgoing Governor of Kano State,Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje,has dropped the strongest hint so far about the chances of former Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio emerging as the next Senate President. Ganduje spoke in Calabar on Thursday ahead of a meeting yesterday of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders agreeing on Akpabio ... Read More »

..“Whatever you say about owing or no owing, I’m very grateful to the man who brought me here” – Asiwaju ..My fear is lack of maintenance culture for Big projects – Wike NIGERIA’s President-Elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Thursday described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as a fighter of corruption in his provision of meaningful welfare and conducive work ... Read More »