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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, late yesterday ordered the immediate posting of CP Ahmed Iliyasu to Kano State Command as Commissioner of Police to replace CP Wakili Mohammed, who retired from the Force on 26th May, 2019 after 35years of unqualified meritorious service to the Force and the Nation at large, according […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that there are 809 pre-election cases pending in various courts across the country challenging the conduct of primaries by political parties for the 2019 general election. The electoral umpire also added that the number of Certificates of Return withdrawn by court orders had risen to 64. Against […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 27th May signed  into law the  N8.92 trillion 2019 Appropriation Bill. The president had submitted the 2019 budget of N8.83trillion to the Senate but was increased by about N10billion by the Upper House, bringing the amount to N8.92trillion.The President said  that the goal of budget tagged “Budget of Continuity”, which […]

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has endorsed Chukwu Emeka Nwajiuba as Speaker for the ninth House of Representatives. A statement by AYCF media said Alhaji Yerima Shettima, its national president, who made this known in an interactive session with newsmen in Kaduna, said the group’s support was purely in the interest of “national stability, […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court to: “compel governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State to explain the disparity between budgetary allocations to primary education and the reality that several of the around 1,124 primary schools across the State are in shambles, and with very poor […]

First, let me welcome all of you to this Press Conference. The reason for addressing you today is to provide an update on the recent decision of the Supreme Court regarding the candidates fielded by the APC in Zamfara State for the 2019 elections 2. It is important to provide a background to the legal […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Zamfara, Bello Matawalle as the governor-elect of Zamfara State. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu who announced this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, said the opposition PDP party won in all elective positions in the state. Yakubu’s […]

Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain said on Friday that she would step aside as prime minister after failing to come up with an agreement to lead Britain out of the European Union. Mrs. May will resign as the Conservative Party leader on June 7, and remain as prime minister until a successor is chosen. […]

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has emerged as the new Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of All Progressives Congress (APC) elected governors in the country. Bagudu takes over the PGF chairmanship from Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, whose second term ends on May 29. According to a statement issued by Alhaji […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson Friday appointed former President Goodluck Jonathan as honorary Special Adviser on the Bayelsa Education Trust Fund Board. Speaking at the formal launching of the trust fund in Yenagoa, Dickson appealed to Jonathan to use his influence to attract donations to the fund. He said: “Let me commend our leader, the […]

With the election of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the political calculations in the South-west could begin to change. Fayemi emerged as the new NGF chair to serve a three year term from June 2019 to 2021. Fayemi, who was elected through consensus, was nominated […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has raised an alarm on alleged plans by “unscrupulous and anti-democratic elements to contrive skirmishes in the coming weeks aimed at smearing his personality.” Atiku raised the alarm in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe. The former Vice President said that it was […]