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House Moves To Restore Democratic Order In Rivers

House of Representatives
Steps to address the ongoing political unrest in Rivers State were announced by the House of Representatives yesterday. When parliamentarians reassembled after the Easter and Sallah holidays, Speaker of the House Hon. Tajudeen Abbas revealed this and emphasized the significance of reestablishing democratic stability in the state. This was as a former President, Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, has encouraged the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara to support the existing reconciliation process in the State. George Turnah, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, has been urged by Prof. BenjaminRead More

2023 Elections: INEC Receives 216 Requests For Particulars Of Candidates

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Electoral umpire recognises Akpabio-backed APC faction in Akwa Ibom Vote-buying may mar Osun governorship poll, say INEC, NSA As presidential candidates and other politicians seeking elective offices in the 2023Read More

Like Tinubu, APC’s Vice Presidential Placeholder, Masari, Declares Certificates Missing

Vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Ibrahim Masari
It’s a non-issue, says Uzodinma Action Alliance asks court to restrain INEC from listing ruling party, Tinubu for 2023 presidential poll In a strange coincidence, documents submitted by the viceRead More

Desperate To Stave Off Mass Defection, Buhari Meets 22 Aggrieved APC Senators

Desperate to Stave Off Mass Defection, Buhari Meets 22 Aggrieved APC Senators
Says their threat to defect can affect party’s fortunes President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met with 22 angry senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in an attempt to stopRead More

Kwankwaso: APC, PDP Have Failed Nigerians, Not Fit For Governance

Former governor of Kano state and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Ajaka: Former Kano governor can’t become president with sectional party Former governor of Kano state and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the 2023 election, SenatorRead More

INEC Releases Names Of Presidential Candidates, Running Mates Ahead Of 2023 Elections

2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the full list of candidates of political parties for the 2023 general elections. The list which contains the particulars, presidential candidates andRead More

2023: Lawan, Umahi, Akpabio Missing As INEC Unveils Particulars Of Candidates

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan
We are not under obligation to publish the names of candidates submitted by political parties if there are questions over the validity of primaries featuring such candidates’ The Independent NationalRead More

Oyegun, Oshiomhole, Amaechi Back Tinubu’s Presidency

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from South-south region have thrown their weight behind the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The South-south leaders made their resolutionsRead More

Obi: I Won’t Fight Soludo’s Govt

Former Anambra State governor, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has said that he would not engage in war of words with the current governorRead More

Adamu Threatens Machina Over Yobe Senate Seat, Warns Him To Tread With Caution

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North in the 2023 elections, Bashir Machina, vs the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan
Says APC hasn’t broken any law substituting his name National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday, resorted to subtle threats against Mr. Bashir Machina, theRead More

Delta PDP Picks Technocrat As Oborevwori’s Running Mate

Sir Monday John Onyeme
After several weeks of speculation, the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has settled for a technocrat and seasoned expert on taxation, Sir Monday John Onyeme, asRead More