Violence erupted at the Imo State House of Assembly complex on Thursday, with gunshots fired within the premises, after six members were suspended. The Speaker of the House, Paul Emeziem, approved the suspension of the lawmakers including the Chief Whip, Authur Egwim. Speaker Emeziem claimed that the Chief Whip and the five others – four from APC…
The resolutions reached at the meeting of the Southern Governors Forum in Lagos State has received the support of political leaders in the Middle Belt. These include the demand for the next president of Nigeria to come from the southern part of the country, and the rejection of the Petroleum Industry Bill passed by the National Assembly…
The police in Lagos State are investigating the killing of a member of the National Union of Road Transport Worker in the Agboju area of the state. The victim, who was identified simply as Ekpo, was shot dead yesterday during a rally by members of the All Progressives Congress. One Jimoh Buhari, who was identified as the…
Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has denied planning to launch a new political party. Obasanjo maintains that he is done with partisan politics, after two terms as elected civilian president, and military head of state. In a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi; Obasanjo suggested that those who reported that he was planning to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened its online portal for the registration of new voters. This year’s Continuous Voter Registration exercise is the first time that INEC is going online to register voters. Those who already have their Permanent Voter Cards can also visit the INEC site to check their details. After the online registration, which…
A faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has suspended one of the major contenders for the party’s governorship ticket in Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo. The Jude Okeke-led faction of APGA’s National Working Committee announced the suspension of a former Governor of the Central Bank, just as the party holds its governorship primary in the state…