The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State, Charles Ugwu, has been suspended by the party. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by the state secretary, Njaka Duruiheoma. The statement indicated that Ugwu, a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, was suspended by the

The two leading parties in the just concluded governorship election in Kogi State, the All Progressives Congress and its main opposition, Social Democratic Party, have again engaged in a war of words over an alleged attack on the Secretary of the State Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike. The SDP alleged

Mr Remi Omowaiye served as the Commissioner for Works and Transportation in the administration of former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. In this interview with BOLA BAMIGBOLA, the All Progressives Congress chieftain says Governor Ademola Adeleke’s one year in office was uneventful What have you been doing after your tenure

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo, has faulted the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the Ondo State leadership crisis. The SAN made his position known on Monday while speaking on Arise Television. The PUNCH reports on November 25 that the months-long political crisis in the state might have

The Edo State Government has refuted a purported appointment letter addressed to the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, naming him Special Adviser Political (Esan North East/Esan South East). In a statement on Sunday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, declared that “the letter is

The All Progressives Congress, Anambra State chapter, on Saturday formally welcomed Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and Senator Uche Ekwunife, along with their supporters and others, into the party. This is the first time Ubah, after joining the APC on October 12, 2023, will be visiting the APC fold in Anambra. While

The Imo State Chapter of the Labour Party on Saturday raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state was disobeying a court order for it to inspect the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System used in the conduct of the November 11 governorship election. The LP chairman in

The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday, applauded the Senate for its intervention in ensuring the autonomy of the third tier of government across the country. Ortom’s statement is coming on the heels of the resolution of the Senate, calling for withholding of statutory allocations to

The lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tundun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano, Alhassan Doguwa, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu presented the 2023 budget to lawmakers without sufficient details. A member of the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party, Yusuf Galambi, alleged on BBC Hausa Friday that Tinubu only provided an empty document

Electoral infractions in the nation’s history have increased calls for the establishment of the Electoral Offences Commission. DIRISU YAKUBU and GIFT HABIB interrogate the issue and related development The need to establish an Electoral Offences Commission has been a recurrent debate dating back to 2003 when Nigeria was expected to