*Calls for suspension of Imo acting Chief Judge By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja A political party, Action People Party (APP), has written a petition to the National Judicial Council, NJC, over the unlawful appointment of Justice T.E. Chikeka, as the Acting Chief Judge of Imo state. The
The political party primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as other political parties, to pick their flag bearers for the 2019 election, may have come and gone, but the ripple effect is still being heard nationwide, as many state governors are angry and threatening fire and brimstone, following their inability to have […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his total commitment to the values of democracy, freedom of choice as well as total willingness to work with all members of the National Assembly, irrespective of their political party, for the benefit of the nation. In his reaction to the developments Tuesday morning at the National Assembly, the President […]
‘Political Engineering’ is a new word that has entered into Nigeria’s political arena, describing how politicians manipulate the system to steal the people’s mandate. An insider and a political stakeholder, former counsellor in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos, Mr. Samuel Utodio revealed that the difficulty in obtaining the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) currently
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose has raised the alarm over the import of questionable funds into the State for the Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, saying genuine lovers of democracy should be worried that over N5 billion cash will be going into mere primary election of a political party that claimed […]
The National Rescue Movement (NRM) on Friday called on the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KNSIEC) to cancel the result of Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Deputy National Chairman of the party, Niyi Dada, who made the call in a statement in Abuja, said that the exercise was fraught with irregularities, including under-age […]
The Ondo state coordinator of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), Hon. Demola Ijabiyi, mooted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the movement will transform into a political party after it has become a mass movement. He stated this in Akure on Tuesday following the unveiling of the Ondo State chapter of the […]
… Endorses N1m registration fees A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately register the Socialist Party of Nigeria(SPN) as a political party. Justice Gabriel Kolawole also ordered the INEC to accord the SPN all privileges of a political party including the issuance of a Certificate of […]