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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria is holding supplementary governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia, Imo, Taraba, Delta and Kogi States. INEC had deployed three National Commissioners and three Resident Electoral Commissioners to beef up the human capacity of the commission for the polls, assuring that the election will be peaceful, free and fair. Security has …

The Senate has asked the Executive arm of government to recall Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa following the spate of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals. The Senate also asked the Executive to file a suit at the International Criminal Court against the Zulu King, Goodwill Zwethilini, whose comments allegedly set off the xenophobic attacks in South …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is meeting on Wednesday to resolve the issues outstanding from the zoning of principal office positions in the party. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had last week, recommended that the NEC should meet to decide the zoning. Wednesdays’ talks of the party’s highest decision making body …

President Jonathan has sacked the Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba. He has also appointed DIG Solomon Arase as Acting IGP with immediate effect, according to a tweet by Dr. Reuben Abati, the spokesperson of the president. IGP Suleiman Abba, NPM, NPOM, mni was the 17th Indigenous Inspector-General of Police and was appointed by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR. He …

The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) and the Presidency on Sunday clashed over the composition of the transition committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan. While the APC PCO described the committee as trickish, the Presidency said it was senseless for anyone to complain about it. The Jonathan transition committee is expected to meet with the one to be constituted …

Arguably, President Goodluck Jonathan is a gentleman with conscience and passionate about Nigeria. But a school of thought believes that he is not the right person to govern the country going by the rugged political environment of Nigeria as the country is not for the lily liveried fathered for those with the thickness of the skin. This school of thought …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Peoples Congress will meet this week to ratify the zoning of key posts in the National Assembly.The National Working Committee(NWC) of the party , which rose from a meeting in the early hours of Saturday, had zoned key offices like the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. But …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed its zoning arrangement for key federal legislative and executive positions. A document ratified by the APC national leadership and national caucus members Thursday night, shows that the next House of Representatives Speaker will come from South-West. The decision confirms a DAILY POST report last Thursday that the position will go to the Yoruba …

Former Minister of Information, Senator Uche Chukwumerije on Sunday evening died in the Turkish Hospital, Abuja at the age of 75. A statement from his family signed by Chidi Chukwumerije revealed that the veteran lawmaker died suffering from lung cancer related ailment. Reacting to the death, Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, described the lawmaker who until his death was the …

Boston – By Alltimepost.com, Premier Edo Organization in the Diaspora, Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) has urged winners of last Saturday election in Edo State to begin the task of leading and advocating for their various constituencies for the overall development of the state. The organization which made the call during the week in a congratulatory message to the voters, contestants, …