Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has approved the removal of the chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr John Chem. The state House of Assembly had on Wednesday recommended the removal of the SIEC chairman, members accused…

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has called for the protection of protesters amid growing concerns that the demonstrations have been hijacked by criminal elements and political actors with nefarious intentions. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the Executive…

Fifty members of the House of Representatives on Thursday rallied support for the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari, and the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Federal Government to immediately review all its anti-people policies that are “suffocating lives in the country.” The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, said this in Abuja, during the…

Daniel Bwala, former spokesman to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the silence of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers and governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, amid the ongoing nationwide protest. Bwala said Tinubu’s…

The Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations is mobilising stakeholders to demand for the participation of the Middle Belt indigenous ethnic nationalities as equal partners in the Nigerian federation. Its Chairman, Mr Timothy Gandu, stated this in a statement in…

Kamala Harris will be confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in an electronic vote starting Thursday that replaces the fanfare of in-person balloting that usually kicks off the party’s national convention. Less than two weeks after Joe Biden ended…

Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State have declared that it is dangerous to protest in the state during this period. The APC chieftains made this declaration while addressing youths in the state at an event…

Veteran Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has denied reports that he dumped the Labour Party. Okonkwo said he’s still a full-fledged member of the party. He stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. “First…

Elders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State have slammed the state governor, Douye Diri, for accusing former Petroleum Minister (State), Chief Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring the hardship protest in the state. The APC elders noted that Sylva…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given a 60-day ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to deploy the automation of foreign currency collection in Nigeria’s foreign missions.…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed its readiness for local government elections. The main opposition party however declared that it would not support illegal actions deliberately concocted as a booby trap to ensure the nullification of…

Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume on Tuesday rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Service Committee. Ndume said the new office does not reflect his seniority and posture as a high ranking senator. The lawmaker’s decision was…

A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed concerns over the safety of Persons With Disabilities ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Bankole, the ruling party’s national leader saddled with the responsibility of attending…

The Southwest Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has appealed to Nigerians not to turn the region into a theatre of war. They also said that the present hardship bedevilling Nigeria would soon give way to a…