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Electoral Act: We’re bequeathing a lasting legacy with new election laws, says Buhari   *Asks that Section 84 (12) be deleted 

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National Assembly, holds a lot of promise for improving the election processes in the country, with introduction of new technology, and efforts to engender clarity and transparency. At a signing ceremony held at the …

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APC National Convention holds March 26- Akpankudohede

Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Feb. 21, 2022 The Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved March 26 for the National Convention of the party. Sen. John Akpankudohede, National Secretary, CECPC, APC said this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after the committee’s closed …

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Osun APC guber primary, mockery of democracy – CSOs; Aregbesola faction rejects results, heads for Appeal 

The governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the State of Osun, has been described as a mockery of democracy and an exercise marred with irregularities. According to the Coalition of Civil Societies of Nigeria, the election lacked international best practices and fell short of appreciable standard. This …

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo greets Anyim at 61  

  Pan-Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has hailed former Senate President, one time Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and presently, a presidential aspirant, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim on his 61st birthday on February 19, 2022. In a statement by Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, its National Publicity Secretary, the Prof. …

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Aregbesola revived progressive politics in Osun – Adeoti; I was betrayed, those I served want to destroy me – Ogbeni

A leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of Osun, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has said that progressive politics in the state was near-dead before the arrival of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in 2004. Adeoti noted that Aregbesola resuscitated the progressive politics after …

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Tinubu/Aregbesola ‘war’ now full blown as Interior Minister dumps Gov. Oyetola, endorses Adeoti as next Governor; Says: We’ve reclaimed our party

The thinly veiled political ‘war’ between national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has become full blown as the Interior Minister has dumped the close relative of Tinubu, his successor, and incumbent governor of Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega …

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Aregbesola escapes death as security operatives neutralise attempt on his life; Gov. Oyetola of Osun fingered as sponsor of attack

Minister of Internal Affairs, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been attacked in Osun State by gun-wielding political hoodlums who waylaid his convoy and started shooting sporadically on sighting the Minister standing on his open roof vehicle and waiving at a mammoth crowd who were hailing and jubilating at seeing their former …

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