The House of Representatives has approved an extension of the capital component of the 2025 budget from June 30th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026. The approval came after an emergency meeting on Monday. Julius Ihonvbere, House Leader, led the debate on the bill’s general principles, which seek to extend the lifespan of the 2025 budget’s … Read more
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has formally announced Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation and Governor of Rivers State, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2027 general election. As a result, Amaechi will be Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the presidential elections. The news was announced in a statement issued by ADC National … Read more
Traditional elders in Bendeghe Ekiem Community, Etung Local Government Area, Cross River State, have advised youngsters occupying disputed plots on the government-owned Cocoa Estate to execute an existing court order and remove the fields immediately. The monarchs warned that continuing occupation of the plots in violation of the court’s order could result in legal ramifications … Read more
Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a Zamfara North Senatorial hopeful for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has launched a pre-election petition in Gusau challenging his removal from the party’s primary poll. The APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, and Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura are the first to third defendants in the complaint before Justice … Read more
Scores of All Progressives Congress (APC) members protested at the party’s Lagos State Secretariat in Ikeja on Tuesday, demanding that primary election results in many constituencies be cancelled due to alleged irregularities. The demonstrators, who came from various constituencies such as Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency, Amuwo-Odofin Constituency II, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency, Oshodi-Isolo Constituency I, and Somolu … Read more
Kenneth Okonkwo, a veteran Nollywood actor and politician, has responded to news that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, is seeking N5 billion in damages for alleged defamatory remarks. Okonkwo criticised the purported legal action in a statement posted on X on Wednesday, implying that Obi was looking for … Read more
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, or NDC, has accepted the nominations of Agada Abuh Theophilus as Director of New Media and Strategic Communications and Brian Dennis as Deputy Director of New Media and Strategic Communications. The appointments were announced in a statement released by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director. “The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) … Read more
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, a community leader in Warri South-West local government, has advocated for a peaceful resolution to the Supreme Court’s order to delineate the Warri Federal Constituency. His call comes after protesting Ijaw women shut down 13 flow stations in Gbaramatu Kingdom on June 8. Ekpemupolo made the request in a statement to Warri-based … Read more
The Taraba state government has denied accusations that forest guards are missing from rural areas around the state, claiming that all staff recruited through the scheme have been adequately deployed. Colonel Joshua Garbiya Kwelle (rtd), Special Adviser to Governor Agbu Kefas on Security and Intelligence Matters, denied the claims on Tuesday in Jalingo. He said … Read more
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, a community leader in Warri South-West local government, has advocated for a peaceful resolution to the Supreme Court’s order to delineate the Warri Federal Constituency. His call comes after protesting Ijaw women shut down 13 flow stations in Gbaramatu Kingdom on June 8. Ekpemupolo made the request in a statement to Warri-based … Read more