Politics

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the establishment of state police, urging nationwide constitutional reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Lawmakers also called on the 36 State Houses of Assembly to expedite consideration and approval of the Constitution Alteration Bill on state policing. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion titled, ‘Support for the Establishment of …

A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements and throwing a must-win race for the party into turmoil. Platner denied the allegation, but said he would be considering next …

Ex-governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has dismissed the chances of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi winning the 2027 presidential election, insisting the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate would fail to secure the backing of Northern voters. Speaking on Monday during Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by Vanguard News, Sheriff who …

The Federal High Court (FHC) on Monday ordered Mr Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of African Democratic Party (ADC), to pay the FHC’s Chief Judge (CJ), Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu the sum of N50 million each. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling on an oral application made by Mr J. U. K. Igwe, SAN, counsel for …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks, giving eligible Nigerians additional time to enrol as voters. The commission announced the extension in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Haruna said the decision followed a review of …

Akure: The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has restated its call for a restructured Nigeria to reflect the true federalism status. Afenifere made this known in a communique issued after its meeting at the residence of its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on Thursday in Akure. The group commended the efforts of President Bola Tinubu at re-engineering Nigeria that everyone would …

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says he has proved his critics wrong by the delivery of infrastructure development across the state. Adeleke said this during the inauguration of road projects on Thursday in Ejigbo, noting that those who doubted his ability to perform had been proved wrong. ” They once predicted that we won’t perform but I surprised them. I …

Abuja: African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment striking out a suit challenging its leadership for lack of jurisdiction. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the judgment as another affirmation of its constitutionally recognised leadership. It said the judgment reaffirmed its position that leadership disputes remained internal party …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 80 per cent of the non-sensitive materials required for the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election have been received and deployed. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at a press conference in Osogbo on the commission’s level of preparedness. Babalola said 3,763 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it has successfully uploaded the particulars of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates to INEC’s nomination portal. The party said the uploaded candidates were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, vice-presidential candidate, respectively. The National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the development on his ‘X’ handle on …