Politics

Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has on Saturday October 2, said he’s backing out of an announced plan to run for vice president in next year's elections and will retire from politics after his term ends. Prior to the announcement,…

Tunisia’s president has on Wednesday named the country’s first female prime minister, appointing her to lead a transitional government after her predecessor was sacked and parliament suspended. President Kais Saied named Najla Raoudha…

Governors of 19 states in the North have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. This formed part of the resolutions reached on Monday when the governors held an emergency…

All Progressives Congress has rescheduled its nationwide state congresses to Saturday, 16th October, 2021. An updated timetable/schedule of activities and guidelines for the conduct of the state congresses will be released to the…

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday in a hotly contested election against his rookie rival, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. The new development comes as Erin O’Toole, leader of Canada’s opposition…

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday said he was wrong about some of his criticisms of Muhammadu Buhari administration in the past. In 2019, while reacting to rumours of his defection, Fani-Kayode, a former…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concerns over the conflicting court orders granted to political parties and their candidates. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu raised the concerns at a…

Former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah has on Thursday, August 26 defected from People’s Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress party. Stella, currently the Senator for Anambra North, was part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has exceeded two million. The programme was launched on June 28. INEC said…

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against…

High Court in Rivers State has granted an interim order restraining Uche Secondus from parading or acting as National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Okogbule Gbasam of Degema Division of the Rivers State High Court…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Charles Soludo as the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for November 6 governorship election in Anambra State following a new court order. The…

About 100 aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, have sued the Party, and its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, seeking dissolution of the 13-member committee and nullification of all…

Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Eyitayo Jegede of Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the election of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. The dismissal on Wednesday by the apex court in Abuja brings to…