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CAMEROON COURT REJECTS BID TO BLOCK BIYA FROM RE-ELECTION Cameroon’s constitutional court on Friday rejected an attempt to bar veteran President Paul Biya from seeking an eighth term of office and extend his nearly 43 years in power. Biya, at 92 the world’s oldest president, is running for a new seven-year term in elections on October 12. His age, his …

NIGERIANS WILL REJECT YOU AT 2027 POLLS – PDP GOVERNORS TO APC Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said they are confident that Nigerians will throw out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from office in the 2027 polls. This is contained in a statement issued after the governors meeting in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Saturday. They unanimously accused …

ONLY SEVEN OUT OF 774 LGS HAVE FUNCTIONAL WEBSITES –ICPC The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that only seven out of 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria have functional websites where information about their activities, spending and other critical information can be accessed. The anti-graft agency specifically said owing to lack of functional websites, …

ENUGU AGOG AS OBASANJO, OVER 20,OOO LAWYERS LAND FOR BAR CONFERENCE Enugu, the capital of the old Eastern Region, is a beehive of activities as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, firebrand South African politician, Julius Malema, and over 20,000 lawyers converge for the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which formally opens on Sunday. Earlier on …

A new performance assessment unveiled by the Erudite Growth and Advancement Foundation (ERGAF-AFRICA) has sparked conversations about legislative productivity, representation and the role of South East senators in the 10th National Assembly. The report, The 1st Session of the 10th National Assembly Deliberative Barometer & Policy Focus Productivity Report, covers the legislative year from June 14, 2023, to June 11, …

The 2023 Labour Party presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Friday said he would be willing to contest alongside Peter Obi in 2027. Baba-Ahmed stated that he would consider running with Obi if Nigeria’s electoral system improves. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he said: “If Nigeria is still around and there is an electoral system to follow, my love …

PDP WILL ADDRESS WIKE ISSUE THIS TIME AROUND, GRACE PERIOD HAS EXPIRED – GEORGE Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has revealed that the leadership of the party is set to take decisive action regarding the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike. According to George, the PDP has tolerated Wike …

INTERPOL REJECTS EFCC WANTED ALERT AGAINST ATIKU’S SON-IN-LAW, BASHIR HASKE The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has rejected a wanted alert issued by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Lagos businessman, Bashir Haske, describing the move as ‘politically motivated’. In a statement on Friday morning, the France-based security body said it would not lend its network to advance …

15M CHILDREN STILL OUT OF SCHOOL IN NIGERIA –ACTIONAID Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu has disclosed that despite efforts by various stakeholders, at least 15 million children are still out of school in Nigeria. Mamedu said the out-of-school figure and other statistics show that the crisis in the education sector is not due to lack of effort, but “weak …

GOVERNORS, STOP SQUANDERING FUEL SUBSIDY WINDFALL – DAILY TRUST Since May 2023 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed subsidy on petrol, Nigerians have been groaning from the pains inflicted on them by the decision. The subsidy cut led to massive increase in the costs of transportation, food, consumer goods, house rents and other essentials for daily living. On the flipside, …