Politics

The House of Representatives has launched a status enquiry into the National Lottery Trust Fund’s financial practices after it was revealed that the organisation had expended 100 per cent of its Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR).…

Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has finally openly declared to run for the post of governor months after the governor, Godwin Obaseki, took exception to his ambition and ostracized him. The deputy governor declared that he’s the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in Abeokuta said democracy has not been working as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo stated this in his address at a high-level consultation…

Members of the Osun chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on a peaceful protest on Monday in Osogbo, picketing the office of the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Adepele Ojo. They demanded reasons for the…

Akani Alaka With the sack of Governor Caleb Muftwang Plateau State on Sunday joined the league of states where the people have been put on tenterhooks over uncertainty over who will preside over their affairs in the next four…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has disowned reports credited to it by social media that it received a nomination list for Supreme Court vacancies from the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC). Mr Soji Oye, Director of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the Governor-elect of Kogi State, Usman Ododo and his running mate in the election, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were…

Nigerians have been urged to disregard the media report that the Labour Party (LP) is working out a merger arrangement with another political party. National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Mr Obiora Ifoh said in a statement on…

Youths of Kogi State, on Wednesday, marched, in their numbers, to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, to declare their confidence in the umpire and also affirm their support for the…

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the government and organised labour to consider the consequences of their actions on the economy and businesses. Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA, made…