The People’s Democratic Party has expressed shock at the outcome of the National Assembly consideration of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The PDP particularly quarreled with the position of majority of APC lawmakers against the demand by Nigerians for electronic transmission of election results. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodinyan, described the conditional provision approved…
The Treasurer of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Sumbo Ajose, has died in the United States of America. Ajose had been battling with an undisclosed illness for some time, and had been on a sickbed. State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Seye Oladejo, who confirmed the death, described it as sad and unfortunate…
The forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State, scheduled for July 24, continues to face threats, as more interested parties head to court to challenge the exercise. This latest lawsuit involves eleven political parties, who filed an application before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, seeking to stop the council elections. The aggrieved political parties Alliance of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the commitment of his administration to do everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country. President Buhari, who spoke at a dinner in Abuja with members of the National Assembly, also assured that everything would be done to bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. The President told his guests…
Nigerians are celebrating the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of his personal aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner. National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Kola Ologbodinyan, said his party is happy with the decision of the Senate on the matter. Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, told Lasgidi FM News Desk that the Senate’s rejection of…
The People’s Democratic Party has commenced the process of reclaiming the governorship seat in Zamfara State from Governor Bello Matawalle. The PDP has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack Governor Matawalle following his defection to the All Progressives Congress. According to the suit filed by two Zamfara PDP members, Sani Kaura Ahmed and Abubakar Muhammed,…