By Levi Obijiofor Senate president Bukola Saraki has become a superstar of some kind. It is not the type of stardom associated with public entertainers. Saraki...
By Jude Ndukwe Loyalty is a key ingredient in power. It is an ingredient that requires believers in a cause, institution or person to stay true...
By Ogaga Ifowodo . . . In a short period of one week, President Buhari has gone from stating that some of his soon-to-be-appointed ministers will...
Former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna may have run into troubled waters for standing surety for the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki,...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir David Lawal, is struggling with staving off a burgeoning army...
For the second time since leaving office on May 29, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a visit to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari at...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . A former Minister of the Niger Delta Ministry, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Presidency on Sunday reacted to a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari himself has become a clog in the drive to attract investors into the country with...
There was mild drama on Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State in the run up to the December 5, governorship election in the state as supporters of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hinted that not all ministerial nominees sent to the Senate for confirmation would end up as ministers in his cabinet, as...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has “resolved to vigorously resist” what it described as the undemocratic tendencies of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, which...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The Appeal Court, Friday, ruled that the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has the powers to try Senate President,...
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega has said that the ‘predisposition and reckless’ mindset of Nigerian politicians whom he described...
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 elelctions in Plateau State, Senator Gyang Pwajok who just recently lost his petition at the Electoral Petitions...
The Senate on Thursday screened and confirmed the nomination of Mahmood Yakubu, a professor of history, as new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo on Wednesday nullified the election of Taraba House of Assembly Speaker, Abel...
Determined to get to the root of the ranking of three Nigerian airports as among the worst in the world, the House of Representatives, Wednesday, mandated...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in New Delhi stated that his administration will continue to prosecute those who have been indicted for corrupt practices and ensure that...
The disaffection that trailed the announcement of chairmanship and membership of committees of the House of Representatives was voiced on Tuesday when a member of the...
The incumbent’s campaign which centered on building a strong economy seems to have paid off at the just concluded polls. Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has...
The lower federal legislative house on Tuesday requested its Committee on Financial crimes to probe the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the non-remittance of...
The Senate on Tuesday continued with the screening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees, with the screening of six candidates. Those screened included a former Vice...
Another sitting governor today jumped through the legal hoop when the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, dismissed the petition brought before it by the candidate...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Mrs. Olasinmi Akindele-Odunmbaku, wife of the vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Cardinal James...
About 48 hours after the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sacked Governor Nyesome Wike from office, and ordered for fresh election to fill the post,...
Obviously rattled by the recent verdicts delivered by Election Petition Tribunals, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned an emergency meeting of its national caucus to...
By Femi Fani-Kayode . . . I am saddened that the former Governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, a man whom I have always considered...
Despite lacking experience in the field of politics, Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala’s presidential election...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may not have gotten favourable rulings from the Governorship Election Petition Tribunals in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, but it has...
At the resumed hearing of the case at the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja on Monday, the Federal Government filed a fresh charge of money laundering...
Even as the dust from the ruling of the election tribunal which called for another governorship election is yet to settle, Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi...
The Presidency, on Sunday, dismissed a statement issued by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisting it would not respond to unnecessary allegations against the administration of...
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has stated that the anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is basically aimed at demonizing former President Goodluck Jonathan,...
The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday annulled the election of the state governor, Nyesome Wike and ordered INEC to conduct fresh...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Saturday afternoon, ordered the Independent National Elector Commission (INEC) to...
By Ulf Laessing . . . Seven months after Muhammadu Buhari was elected president on a promise to “fix” Nigeria, a policy vacuum has brought decision-making...
News analysis… Kogi: Between the devil and deep blue sea The Kogi State governorship election is fast approaching and the stakes are getting high by the...
Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, another northerner, as Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is...
Less than 24 hours after announcing the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Muhammadu Buhari,...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The much anticipated screening of former Governor Rotimi Amaechi finally took place Thursday, albeit to a rancorous start. Amaechi,...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The Senate has slated former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and four other ministerial nominees for screening as the...
By Joseph Edgar . . . As I wake to the news of the tribunal judgement asking for a rerun of the governorship elections in Akwa...
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, yesterday lamented that the actions of Senators who trooped to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in support of...
The election of Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State suffered a setback on Wednesday, as the state governorship election petition tribunal ordered a rerun of...
Daar Communications Plc, operators of AIT on Wednesday reacted to reports credited to Presidential Spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu on how AIT and NTA maltreated the All...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appointed Professor Mahmud Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . In what seems to be turning out to be a game of who blinks first, the Code of Conduct...
The Senate which had earlier suspended plenary abruptly on Tuesday without reason after it screened two ministerial nominees has announced that its plenary has been suspended...
President Muhammadu Buhari has invariably brought to an end, the civil service career of the Head of Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, as he has...
