Politics

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has on Wednesday, June 9 asked committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to screen Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, as commissioner of the electoral body. Lawan’s directive…

Supreme Court has on Friday dismissed the certificate forgery suit filed against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State by All Progressives Congress (APC). The court dismissed the suit for lack of merit two days after Court of Appeal in…

Leader of Mali’s 2020 coup, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared himself the country’s President, hours after after stripping the country’s interim president, Bah Ndaw and former prime minister, Moctar Ouane of their powers. The two…

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has on Thursday, May 20 dumped Peoples Democratic Party to join All Progressives Congress party. The governor announced his decision to join APC this morning during a meeting with six APC…

Supreme Court has affirmed the judgement of Court of Appeal which upheld the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others. At its sitting on Friday, the court upheld an earlier judgement of the court of appeal, which stated that…

Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended three local government Council Chairmen over alleged disregard for the guidelines governing their activities. The House said it could no longer continue to watch while the Council Chairmen…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 2023 general election will hold on February 18, 2023. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on National…

Son of Chad’s slain leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, is to take over as president in place of his father, according to a charter released on Wednesday by the presidency. It said the 37-year-old five-star General will “occupy the…

Chad's long-ruling President, Idriss Deby has been re-elected to his sixth term with 79.32 percent of the votes cast in April 11 election, according to provisional results from the electoral commission. Former prime minister Albert…

Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, candidate backed by the camp of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has emerged as the new South-West Zonal Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday. Arapaja polled 343 votes to defeat Dr Eddy…

Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK has been locked out of its embassy in central London after speaking out against the military coup in the Southeast Asian country. In February 2021, nationwide protests known locally as the Spring Revolution…

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has signed a law for constitutional changes that would allow him to seek reelection for two more terms (six year each). Putin’s second consecutive and fourth overall presidential term ends in 2024, the…

Leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the deadline for its nationwide membership registration/revalidation and update exercise. The development was announced in a statement on Thursday by the National Secretary of…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Thursday announced that Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on June 28 across the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, revealed  the…