Politics

Buhari Says Petroleum Industry Bill Will Take Care of Host Communities

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will take care of agitations by host oil…

3 years ago

Nigeria: PDP Asks Supreme Court to Sack Zamfara Governor Matawalle Following Defection to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a legal battle at the Supreme Court to reclaim its mandate from Zamfara…

3 years ago

Nigeria: INEC Says It Has Capacity to Transmit Results Realtime Nationwide

Festus Okoye, the Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) Commissioner in charge of Voter Education has affirmed that the Commission has…

3 years ago

Nigeria: I Will Win Anambra Guber Poll Overwhelmingly, Soludo Says Despite Being Dropped from Eligible List

Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Charles Soludo has not given up on his quest to be the next governor…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s House Adopts E-Transmission of Results ‘Where Practicable’, Opposition Walks Out

Nigeria’s House of Representatives Friday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, amid a walkout staged by opposition members, with the…

3 years ago

National Assembly Usurping INEC’s Powers: Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi

After a heated debate on Thursday, Nigeria's Senate passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. Under Section 52 of the bill…

3 years ago

Buhari Should Veto Amended Electoral Act, Former INEC Director Says

Former Director of Voter Education for INEC, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, was on ARISE News Mornimg Show on Thursday to discuss the…

3 years ago

Nigeria: INEC Drops Soludo, Ozigbo from List of Those to Contest Anambra Guber Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has published the list of candidates for the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra…

3 years ago

Lebanon’s PM-designate Saad Hariri Resigns as Crisis Escalates

Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down on Thursday after failing to form a government for over the past eight…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Afraid of Defeat in 2023, Governing APC Senators Weaken e-Transmission of Election Results

Despite the independence conferred on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), on the conduct…

3 years ago