The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of 21 new political parties, bringing the number of registered parties in the country to 67. The approval, according to a statement signed by May Agbmuche-Mbu, INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education
Yakubu Galadima, the lawyer of the whistleblower who alarmed authorities on the money stashed in an Ikoyi property, has confirmed to Punch that his client has received his payment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had with the help of the whistleblower, recovered $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800.
Former governor of Lagos and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Bola Tinubu has reacted to a media report stating that the party may field President Muhammadu Buhariand Tinubu (VP) in the 2019 presidential election. The SUN Newspaper had reported that: Fourteen months to the next presidential election, there are
The Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has presented the state’s budget for 2018, tagged Budget of Progress and Development, to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Punch reports. The budget, according to Punch, goes to the tune of One Trillion, Forty-six Billion, One Hundred and Twenty-one Million,
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian forces in Syria to start withdrawing, saying that after a two-year military campaign, Moscow and Damascus had achieved their mission of destroying Islamic State. Putin made the announcement during a surprise visit to Russia’s Hmeymim air base in
No fewer than 275 Edo State indigenes on Wednesday voluntarily arrived Benin from Libya with the help of the state government. The Edo Attorney General and commissioner for Justice, Yinka Omorogbe told newsmen in Benin that out of the number 58 were girls, 2 infants and 215
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday appointed 28 new commissioners in the state, Punch reports. Among the 28 was his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha), who was sworn in as the Commissioner for Happiness and Couple’s Fulfillment. Ololo had, according to Punch, previously served as Okorocha’s Deputy Chief
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said he wishes former vice president Atiku Abubakar well as he leaves the All Progressives Congress (APC), Premium Times reports. Atiku had, in a statement personally signed by him on Friday, announced his resignation from the APC, citing lack of good relationship with the party leadership,
The Senate on Wednesday announced that it would probe alleged feud among Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Directorate of State Security (DSS), and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) over operational issues. The face-off was said to have stemmed from EFCC’s attempted arrest of former director-generals of DSS, Ita Ekpeyong and NIA, Ayodele Oke.
Some youths in Barking Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State have demanded for the cancellation of the APC Primary elections held in the locality last Saturday. This according them is sequel to the obvious manipulation of the exercise by a group of influential persons in
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, has reportedly agreed to terms of his resignation, a source informed CNN. The source who has knowledge of the negotiations told CNN that a letter has been drafted already, which will be sent to the leader of the parliament. Parts of
Popular commentator, blogger and programmer Pascal Okeke aka street striker goes half naked eating a bowl of Garri to the celebrate the win of APGA in the 2017 Anambra elections.
As Nigerians await the final results from yesterday’s governorship election, the incumbent governor and APGA governorship candidate, Willie Obiano, says he is very confident he will win the election by a landslide and run a second term. Speaking to journalists after casting his vote at Eri
The Zimbabwean military has taken over the state broadcaster, telling citizens that President Robert Mugabe is “safe and sound” and his “security is guaranteed” amid rumours of an ongoing coup. The army however denied that it is carrying out a coup even as military activity in the streets
Shortly after unveiling the statue of the Liberian President, Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, was asked by a journalist while he is building statues and he replied “To immortalize people so our children yet unborn can read a piece of them. History is dying in