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House of Reps Honours Late 3rd Republic Speaker Agunwa Anaekwe at Valedictory Session
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has eulogised a Speaker of the House, the late Rt. Hon. Agunwa Anaekwe, and described him as a lawmaker with impeccable character.
Speaker Abbas gave the…
Senate Confirms Prof Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The confirmation of Prof. Amupitan who was earlier nominated by President Bola Tinubu follows a unanimous…
PDP Suffers More Blows as Bauchi Senator, Three Kaduna Reps Decamp to APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday suffered multiple blows as four members of the National Assembly announced their defection from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the Senate,…
JUST IN: Gov Mbah Officially Defects to APC
Enugu State Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), haven earlier dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a televised address to the people of Enugu State on Tuesday…
Stop Your ‘Reckless Attacks’ on Umahi, Focus on Governance, NYO Urges Makinde
The Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO) has called on the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde to focus on governing Oyo State instead of engaging in a “reckless politicization” of Nigeria’s infrastructure development being led by the…
Dpty Speaker in Enugu, Calls for Govs’, State Legislatures’ Support for Ongoing…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has emphasised that the support of the Nigerian Governors is crucial to the success of the constitutional review process.
Speaking during a courtesy call…
Zamfara: PDP Assembly Candidate Kurya Defects to APC, Cites Security Failures Under Gov Lawal
In a significant political shift in Zamfara State, Hon. Muhammad Lawal Kuryar Madaro, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who woefully lost the Kaura Namoda South State House of Assembly election, has defected to the…
Gov Mbah Set to Officially Join APC, Meets New New Party Chairman
Enugu State Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah has concluded all plans to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
As part of the grand plan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Mbah met with the new caretaker committee…
INEC: Prof Amupitan is ‘Apolitical’- Presidency
The National Council of State on Thursday approved the nomination of Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Prof Amupitan was one of three distinguished Nigerians…
PRESIDENT TINUBU PARDONS HERBERT MACAULAY, VATSA, LAWAN, GRANTS CLEMENCY TO 82 INMATES
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential…