just as Anambra citizens were about to witness a first-ever unchallenged governorship election in the tribunal, 11 political parties among them All Progressives Congress (APC) and Action Democratic Party (ADP) yesterday filed their petitions at the Election Petitions Tribunal in Awka. It was 48 hours to the statutory 21 days stipulated by the Electoral Act…
With less than 550 days to the completion of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, the race for his successor is already gathering momentum among the two major political parties in the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Various interested individuals across these two parties…
However, Okoye had said earlier in the month that the direct primary method would be far more expensive because of the huge personnel that would be needed to undertake the primaries. Okoye had said the commission would also need about two officials to supervise the poll in each of the 8,809 wards in the country,…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written a letter to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, seeking comments from INEC over the Electoral Act amendment bill which was passed by the National Assembly on…
With the approval granted by President Muhammadu Buhari that the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold in February 2022, the coast is getting clearer as the next item on the agenda after the convention is the party’s primaries. Of paramount importance to stakeholders in the party is the presidential primary…
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality was “illegal and a waste of time”. Keyamo made the comment on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television. The minister said the Lagos state government, which set up the judicial panel, lacks the power to probe the…
Two different camps within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC were at the weekend mounting pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to take their position on the amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The pressure on Buhari according to multiple sources is majorly on the contentious provision in the amended Electoral Act that provides for direct primaries…
•Activates 30-year Devt Plan for State, says sustained funding in key growth sectors to stabilise economy Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has earmarked huge capital expenditure in the 2022 fiscal year to service key growth areas in order to consolidate the recovery of the State’s economy and positively transform residents’ livelihoods. In…
The immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has advocated a short-term restructuring before the next general election to address myriads of challenges confronting the country. Jega, however, accused the executive and legislative arms of the Federal Government of treating the restructuring issue with levity. He said that…
