The deployment of three of the commission’s national commissioners and seven Resident Electoral Commissioners in Kogi State, on Monday, was approved by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Alhaji Ahmed Biambo, the Head, Voter Education and Publicity Department in the Lokoja office of INEC, disclosed this to the News […]
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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan Attacks Sani-Omolori
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday confronted Mohammed Sani-Omolori the Clerk of the National Assembly, over an alleged secret recruitment in the Assembly during a meeting. According to the Punch Newspaper, a source told their correspondent that both parties had also disagreed on non-payment of severance allowances. The source said, “The meeting was at […]
Genevieve’s “LionHeart” disqualified from Oscars Selection
Genevieve’s Lion Heart which was earlier selected for Oscar Awards has been disqualified. The Nigeria Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) has admitted they made a mistake in submitting Genevieve’s “Lionheart” for Oscar condition. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by the chairman of NOSC, Chineze Anyaene. He said, the nominees in its Best […]
Court of Appeal Sacks House Leader, Alhassan Doguwa
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, representing Tudunwada/Doguwa Federal Constituency, was on Monday sacked by the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna. The tribunal had on September 5, dismissed a petition filed by Yusha’u Salisu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against Mr Doguwa’s election for failure to prove […]
Don’t be a rubber stamp, activist charges Ebonyi State House of Assembly
A political activist and pro-democracy crusader, Ambassador Pascal Ogbonna Oluchukwu, has called on members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly to always stand for and encourage what is right in it’s dealings with the government and people of the state. Ambassador Pascal made the call in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday […]
APC spokesman accuses PDP of manufacturing fake PVCs for Bayelsa election
Days to the November 16th Bayelsa governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has began large scale manufacturing of fake Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has said. According to the APC deputy spokesman through a statement made available to […]
Atiku vs Buhari: Those hailing Supreme Court judgement could suffer injustice next – Frank
…Says hailers today may become victims tomorrow A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement which upheld the victory of President Muhammadu Bubari, discribing the decision as miscarriage of justice. Frank also warned the few beneficiaries who were […]
APC govs mourn late Okechukwu’s wife
Governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed condolences to the family of Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu, over the death of his wife Augustina Okechukwu. The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) in a condolences letter addressed to the VON DG, Tuesday, was signed by the […]
Bayelsa election: PDP crying wolf, intimidating INEC’s staff over SPOs list – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) governorship candidate Douye Diri, that it influenced the list of Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) deployed for the Bayelsa governorship election. Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Mr. Yekini Nabena, dismissed the allegation even as he alleged that the PDP […]
Supreme Court: Activist rejects ‘handpicked’ Justices for Atiku’s case
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has made public the proposed names of eight Justices allegedly ‘handpicked’ to hear the appeal of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Frank said the eight Justices about to be named […]