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In its years in power the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was flayed for being undemocratic by critics, especially in its internal affairs. With the All Progressives Congress, APC in power, the current ruling party is now being flayed as unprogressive Apparently, ruling parties in Nigeria have a problem keeping to the meaning of the middle word in their names. The …

*Okowa, Otuaro, Oborevwori, Ochor, others bid him farewell *Gov expresses worry over Nigeria’s situation The remains of erstwhile Acting Governor of Delta State, Prince Sam Obi, were yesterday, laid to rest at his country home in Ute-Okpu, Ika North East Local Government Area of the State amidst tears, wailing and eulogies. The ceremony was attended by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his …

In an unprecedented legislative manoeuvre, the electoral act was, this week, passed by both chambers of Nigeria’s National Assembly. Its passage was not without drama, chaos and what looked like well-choreographed political trickery. The most contentious clause in the bill which pitched the lawmakers, most of whom voted along party lines, against one another was section 52(3). The section states that “the …

It took the House of Representatives two days to consider the report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, or better still, to consider the controversial section 52(3) of the bill. Even though the Senate had set the tempo for the House on the same section, it could not have predicted what eventually happened in the lower chamber. Thursday started with …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of governorship of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, and his running mate, Onyekachi Ibezim, from the list of cleared candidates for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. Messrs Soludo and Ibezim were replaced with Chukwuma Umeoji and Obiageli Orogbu as the candidate and deputy governorship candidate of …

The Federal Government says, in line with operative conventions and laws, it will take possession of the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes being expected from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos at a news conference on the efforts by the federal government to repatriate looted smuggled artefacts from around the world. …

The minister of the interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that more women should be encouraged to join the newly formed female squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil defense Corps, (NSCDC), as well as other sister security agencies in order to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the country as women are known to be more determined on the realization …

Backs demand for southern presidency A member of the House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah, yesterday alleged that the Senate made 20 illegal insertions in the 2021 Electoral Act under consideration in the National Assembly. He alleged that the insertions were part of a larger scheme to rig the 2023 general election. The Benue lawmaker said …

Mr. Aminu Malle, the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has thanked northern members of the House for protecting and promoting the interest of the North in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill and the Electoral Act. The congratulatory message was sent on behalf of Wase by Malle to the northern caucus …

Media chiefs in the country have said the media won’t be deterred by the directive of the Federal Government that the media should not divulge “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports. The President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mustapha Isah; the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Chris Isiguzo; and the …