Government

In Nigeria, election cycles run every 4 years. State governors can run for two 4-year terms. In 2011, elections were held in 26 states due to tenure completion of the remaining 10 states being different. Political analysts often cite the first year in office for elected officers as the year …

Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, has debunked a purported video of Boko haram members converting residents of the state to Islam. In the viral video, many residents especially women could be seen gathered in what appeared to be a remote location. Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, shared it …

APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu  Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Gov. Babajide Sanwoolu at the Special Ramadan Tafsir (Prayer and Lecture) for Lagos State today.  

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has called on aggrieved regions clamouring for secession to jettison the idea as the country is better together than separated. Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, made the call in his message, at the Special Ramadan Prayer, “Tafsir” Lecture, held …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has charged leaders of the South East Zone and the Country to rise and act rightly to save the nation from the bang of hostilities in parts of the country, Newsextra24 reports. Governor Umahi made the call during a Church Service at the Christ …

The Senate has declared that nobody, group or organisation has approached the upper chamber of the National Assembly with any concrete evidence that could warrant the sacking of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. The Minister has been in the news since the audio clips of his …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and 24 concerned Nigerians have sued the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the National Broadcasting Commission at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. SERAP said the suit is over “the arbitrary use of the NBC Act and broadcasting …

The cascading level of insecurity ravaging most parts of Nigeria has heightened anxiety among members of the Diplomatic Community in the country as diplomats have reportedly restricted their movements across the states even within Abuja, the capital city where most of them are resident. The Boko Haram fighters, ISWAP, al-Qaeda …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that, some of the yet to be occupied housing estates built by his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun have become den of miscreants.   Abiodun attributed this to the high price tag placed on the houses by the past administration and condemned the …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in support of a move to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential race, a competent source close to the former President confirmed last night. The move comes as the former Head of State reportedly failed …