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…
Former governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo has picked the governorship ticket of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Anambra State. Professor Soludo was declared the APGA flag-bearer for the election in November this year at the end of the party’s governorship primary in Awka yesterday. In his acceptance speech, Soludo pledged his…
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…
The Nigerian Senate has concluded public hearings on proposed amendments of the 1999 Constitution in twelve locations across the six geopolitical zones. With many Nigerians and groups submitting proposals on the changes they expect to see in the Constitution, attention now shifts to the National Assembly. On the second and final day of the Senate hearings yesterday,…