The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that 25 political associations have submitted applications for registration as political parties in preparation for the 2027 general elections. Mr. Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, revealed this on behalf of…

The 2024 fiscal allocation includes a total of N13,805,814,220 designated for the maintenance of former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, as well as retired heads of government agencies and parastatals. Beneficiaries encompass former Nigerian leaders such as Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu…

The court of appeal in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, and other lawmakers seeking the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the application on November 30 after the lawmakers withdrew it, citing the “interest of…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State stated on Tuesday that residents in the Southeast region no longer adhere to the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mbah emphasized that people in the Southeast now carry on with their daily activities without the fear of being confronted by enforcers of the sit-at-home…

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja during the presentation of…

On Friday, November 24, former President Goodluck Jonathan visited the residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, in Abuja. In a tweet, the APC stated, “The National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan @GEJonathan at his residence in Abuja.” As of the time…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service following the recently concluded selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation: (1) Ndakayo-Aishetu Gogo (2) Adeoye Adeleye Ayodeji (3) Rimi Nura Abba (4) Bako Deborah Odoh (5) Omachi Raymond Omenka…

President Bola Tinubu has advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states. Speaking when he received the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, the returning Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) experienced a defeat in a local government election in Ogun State in 1998 due to his refusal to endorse plans for bribing the police and personnel of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking at a high-level consultation in Abeokuta on ‘Rethinking Western…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has refused to accept the Court of Appeal’s decision, which removed him from office on November 17. The Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld the annulment of Yusuf’s election by the state election petition tribunal. Despite this setback, Yusuf and his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have…