Politics

The Labour Party’s House of Representatives caucus has slammed the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu over his recent comments against the administration of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. The lawmakers in a statement issued on Thursday described the remarks by Kalu as an unfortunate political development. Recall that Kalu had on a different occasion stated that Abia state – a …

An interview granted by the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, on February 25, 2020, has resurfaced online. The National Council of State, presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, approved the nomination of Amupitan as the new Chairman of INEC. His nomination followed Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit on Tuesday after completing …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissolved the APC State Executive Committee in Enugu, a dramatic step seen as paving the way for the much-anticipated defection of Governor Peter Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to the APC. The party subsequently appointed a former state chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye as caretaker committee chairman The APC also disqualified prominent …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the dissolution of the party’s structure in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC). In a major shake-up announced on Thursday, the APC national leadership appointed Dr Ben Nwoye as the new caretaker chairman of the party in Enugu. Nwoye met with Governor …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled the key qualities it will demand from aspirants seeking to contest under its platform in 2027. Speaking at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark said the party would field only candidates who meet its “four-pillar standard” of character, competence, courage, and discipline. …

DETAILS of how the South-West caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may adopt a preferred candidate for national secretary ahead of the national convention of the party coming between November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital emerged on Monday. Recall that the battle for the position, which is zoned to the South-East in the outgoing dispensation, …

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has announced a proposed border policy intended to deport 150,000 illegal migrants each year. Badenoch vowed to bar anyone entering the UK illegally from ever seeking asylum, setting a target of deporting 750,000 undocumented migrants within five years. In videos on her official X handle on Sunday, Badenoch described the plan …

There is growing disquiet in the fledgling African Democratic Congress (ADC) over rumoured move by former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to seek another platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to media reports, over the weekend, the former Anambra State Governor is considering dumping his new platform, the ADC for the Action Alliance. Responding to …

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has slammed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu over recent comments against the current governor’s administration. Kalu had while addressing supporters in a viral video, rubbished Otti’s government, alleging that the governor’s two years in office was nothing to write home about. Kalu claimed that the governor is receiving …

A UK mosque was set ablaze with two people still inside in a suspected arson attack that police are treating as a hate crime. It is the latest violent incident to be reported in a politically charged British summer, during which incidents of Islamophobic and antisemitic hate have remained high, and comes just days after a deadly attack outside a …