When Peter Obi resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prior to its presidential primary and subsequently joining the Labour Party (LP), very few persons considered his candidacy as one that stood any chance of winning. The Labour Party was formed in 2002 as the Party for Social Democracy (PSD), following its name…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has said that he will still be favoured by the Supreme Court if former Governor Gboyega Oyetola decides to approach the court. Adeleke was reacting to the appeal court that upheld his victory at the last year’s governorship election in Osun State. The Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the claim that he said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC deliberately withheld the real-time upload of presidential election results from polling units as absolute falsehood. “It is irresponsible and reckless,” the minister said on Wednesday in Washington DC, the United States of America….
The organised labour has warned that its ultimatum to the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide sufficient cash within two weeks or risk the picketing of its offices still stands. The Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adewale Adeyanju, disclosed that the congress was monitoring the cash supply to the commercial banks by the CBN,…
Gov. Ugwuanyi appoints Dr. Ezugwu as Provost of Enugu State College of Health Technology, Oji River …As govt notifies general public of Nigerian Defence Academy Screening Test (NDAST) Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the appointment of Dr. Lazarus Eneje Ezugwu as the Provost of Enugu State College of Health Technology, Oji River….
Even though the dust of the general elections are beginning to settle, another issue that may generate heated discussion is the position of the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly. While Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has indicated interest, saying the position should be zoned to the South-East, a staunch Supporter of the Tinubu Presidency…
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammed Sanusi, has said Nigeria has never been this divided since the Civil War of 1967 to 1970. He said the country, because of the elections, was now “dangerously divided along ethnic and religious lines”, adding that it had put the integrity of public institutions in question….
INEC DELIBERATELY WITHHELD UPLOADING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS ON IREV – Lai Mohammed INEC had come under fire over its inability to upload results immediately on its result viewing portal during the presidential and National Assembly elections held on 25 February. The electoral commission, INEC, deliberately withheld the real-time upload of presidential election results from polling…
There is an evil which the daughters and sons of men have put into practice this days that ought not to be so. I know birthdays are days of celebration to many but there are some of us who either see birthdays as insignificant or as equal as the other days of the year. First…
The Edo state police command has confirmed the killing of a final year student of the University of Benin identified as Desmond Obukobo Oghenerukhewe, alias Mayor, in one of the halls of residence on campus. Spokesman for the state police command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the development to journalists on Tuesday, described the killing as…