Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi has joined the governorship candidate of the party in the Saturday, September 21, 2024 election, Barrister Olumide Akpata and his running mate, Alhaji Yusuf Kadiri, on a campaign tour of Benin, the Edo State capital. The …

By Edith Nwapi Abuja, Sept. 11, 2024 The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Sept. 21 election in Edo. The appellate court  held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, …

The African American Future Society (TAAFS), in preparation for the United Nations Summit on the Future, has collaborated with Black organizations, Afrofuturists, Futurists, and civil society organizations from around the world to work towards a stronger United Nations system, by organizing the Black Futures Summit under the auspices of Afro4UN. …

The rumour mill has been churning with reports that former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at his home in Anambra. However, these claims have been swiftly debunked by Mr. Obi’s media adviser, Valentine Obienyem. In a …

By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, Sept. 8, 2024 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to remain strong and optimistic for a better future for Nigeria. Abubakar made the call  at a virtual interactive session with some Nigerians in the diaspora on Saturday, according to a statement. …

By Abbas Bamalli Katsina, Sept. 8, 2024 The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made the outburst on Saturday when he inaugurated the NNPP Secretariat, along IBB …

Brazil in partnership with Togo, and the African Union (AU) completed an amazing three-day Conference of the African Diaspora in the Americas in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil on August 31, 2024. The multi day event included African Diaspora participants from Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, South …

By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, Sept.6, 2024 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for reconciliation and the birth of a new Nigeria. Dr Tanko Yunusa, Interim National Coordinator, Obidient Movement, in statement on Friday in Abuja quoted Obi to have …

….Hails Tinubu for such initiative Nwanosike Onu, Awka The Senator, representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has barred 223 students under his scholarship scheme in the zone from applying for Federal Government’s students loan in the state. The students from various institutions in the country are from 58 communities in his …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has conducted primary elections for the upcoming local government polls scheduled for September 21st. Party officials and electoral authorities have declared the process free, fair, and peaceful. APC State Chairman, MacDonald Ebere, who spoke to reporters late Tuesday said: “As I’m talking to you, we …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Sept. 3, 2024 Sen. Athan Achonu, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Nov. 11, 2023 Imo Governorship Election, has said that the verdict of the Supreme Court in the matter, does not truly reflect democracy. Achonu made this stance known while addressing newsmen in …

By Deborah Coker Abuja, Sept. 3, 2024 One Rivers Initiative (ORI), a pan-Rivers group, has condemned the threat by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to destabilise states whose governors support Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in the Rivers political impasse. Mr. Victor Burubo, Director, Media and Publicity, ORI, during a news conference in …

By Usman Aliyu Benin, Aug. 29, 2024 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to violently subvert the will of the people in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Mr. Kassim Afegbua, Media Director of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, last Thursday …

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure …

Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has advised the Minister of Petroleum, Oil, Heineken Lokpobiri to shelve his governorship ambition and concentrate on discharging his ministerial responsibilities to actualise the benefits of the Renewed Hope Agenda in the sub-sector. The IYC said it discovered that Minister Lokpobiri was more interested in garnering …

As the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State approaches, the political landscape is heating up. However, a concerning trend has emerged: the reluctance of some candidates to engage directly with the electorate. This piece examines the current state of affairs and argues for the critical importance of open …

A group, Cultural Credibility Development Initiative (CCDI) has said that a video urging the Igbo to harm Yoruba and Edo people, by one Amaka Patience Sunnbeger, is part of a ploy by “agents of darkness” to deceive and “pitch ethnic groups against each other, particularly in the lead-up to the …

By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Aug. 28, 2024 A former federal lawmaker, Mr. Sam Onuigbo, has intervened in the political dispute between Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. He urged those fueling the crisis to desist, warning that their actions could …

By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, Aug. 27, 2024 The Labour Party (LP), has set up a 7-man Disciplinary Standing Committee to curb the excesses of its members who are not ready to abide by its constitution and obey  directives. Mr. Julius Abure, its National Chairman, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja …

The 6th Region of the African Union (AU) – the African Diaspora – will between August 29 and 31, 2024, hold a crucial Conference in Brazil, in preparation for the 9th Pan-African Congress scheduled to hold in Lome, Togo from October 29 to November 2, 2024. The theme of Conference …

Attah Willies, Gombe The Presidential Contact and Mobilization Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to Gombe State has declared the party free of any rancour or factionalization in the State. Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Nuhu Bello, who was represented at the meeting by Ghali Sule, Director General …

Nigerians’ profound interest in US elections is no mere coincidence. The roots of this fascination lie deep in the historical and structural connections between the two countries’ political systems. Nigeria’s democracy, modelled closely after the US presidential-style system, naturally invites comparisons and draws parallels with American political practices. This connection is further …

The Chief Whip of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Emeka Obioma, visited New Jersey, United States of America (USA) and was received by some personalities, especially Abia State indigenes resident in the Garden State. The reception, which was hosted by Chief Dike Ogbuehi (Dike Abia) and his family …

By Chidi Opara Abuja,  Aug. 23, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has called for the  adoption of the economic model of late Chief Michael Okpara, the first Republic Minister of Agriculture to promote development and create enough employment opportunities for the jobless youths. Otti made the call at the …

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking & Ancillary Institutions, Hon. Eze Nwachukwu Eze; at the weekend in Enugu renewed the campaign for all agencies of the Federal Government to join the debt recovery drive of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Eze said the recovery of such humongous …