politics

Imo State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has urged the Federal Government and government at all levels to actively involve Youths in Politics and governance. State NYCN Chairman, Ezinwanne Udoka, stated this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Owerri, the State Capital as part of activities marking the International Youth Day 2022. Udoka who commended Political Parties for reducing the prices of nomination forms for […]

The leader of the National Consultative Front, Pat Utomi, has said the suspension of Voter Registration could lead to the disenfranchisement of many Nigerians. Utomi made this known while speaking at a World Press Conference in Lagos State. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to resume voter registration until the end of October.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied reports that it has accepted the nominations of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and Senate President, Ahmed Lawan as Senatorial Candidates for Akwa Ibom North-West and Yobe North Senatorial Districts respectively. In a statement issued on Tuesday by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the Commission denied the report, stressing that it did not […]

Nigerians have backed the call by an Associate Professor of Law, Mohammed Magaji, to allow citizens in Diaspora to cast their votes in the 2023 general election. Speaking with Boss Radio News, a Nigerian in Canada, Chiamaka Maxwell, says the call is a welcome development. Another Nigerian in United States, Japhet Madu, adds that such opportunity should be granted to Diasporans.

The National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has appointed Ngozi Ogbu as Director-General, and Gozie Nwachukwu as Secretary of Divine Mandate Movement, DMM, ahead of the 2023 election. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media,Ikenna Onuoha, stated that their appointment takes immediate effect. The statement enjoined the appointees to deploy their wealth of experience in galvanizing the Movement, to enable it achieve success in subsequent […]

The Lawmakers of the People’s Democratic Party in the National Assembly have said it has not backed down on its plan to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari after the expiration of the six-week ultimatum handed down to him if he fails to address the insecurity in the Country. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the member representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, said it was not true that the opposition were […]

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has been appointed to head the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign in South East. The appointment followed moves by the ruling Party to create Zonal Directorates for the Six Geopolitical Zones. According to the Party, the appointment was as a result of Uzodinma’s tenacity in ensuring that the Party wins all the elective positions in the Zone ahead of 2023 general elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is impossible to extend the Continuous Voters Registration, CVR. Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, said the commission needed to suspend the exercise to enable it to begin other processes to weed out multiple registrants. Recall that concerned Nigerians had demanded that the CVR be extended to enable eligible voters register.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated two of his aides, Sarki Abba, and Lawal Kazaure, on being conferred with the highest Civilian National honors of the Niger Republic. In a congratulatory message released by his Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, President Buhari considered the honor on them as emblematic of the longstanding mutual friendship between the two Nations and their peoples. The message extended felicitations to other States Governors and Businessmen who were […]