Nigeria Political news

• Rivers LG election affirmation of rule of law – Atiku backs Fubara

  05-10-2024 10:04
  
  By Idowu Bankole
  A former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP’s Presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has backed Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, regarding the planned local government election in the state.In a post on his verified X handle, Abubukar praised Fubara’s courage, saying the planned local government election is an affirmation of constitutionalism and the Rule of Law.“The local government elections in Rivers State tomorrow stand as a beacon of hope,
  
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• Why presidency eluded Igbo in 1979 –Ucheaga, NCPN Secretary (3)

  10-11-2024 11:39
  
  By Dickson Okafor
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  In 2015 Nigerians thought APC would be better than PDP, but now they have lost confidence in the party and are looking up for a new political party that can deliver them from the present hardship they find themselves in 2027. What is your take?
  APC has just won the governorship election in Edo State, are they not Nigerians? So, which country are you talking from? Do you think people are frustrated by the ruling party? If it is true that Nigerians have rejec
  
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• Why presidency eluded Igbo in 1979 –Ucheaga, NCPN Secretary (2)

  10-11-2024 11:39
  
  By Dickson Okafor
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  With President Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle, what do you expect from the new ministers in order to reduce hunger and economic hardship Nigerians are currently facing?
  I thank President Tinubu for appointing Iyom Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. She is an accomplished diplomat having served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain. Meanwhile, cabinet reshuffling is an administrative decision, it is not a vote of no confidenc
  
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• Why presidency eluded Igbo in 1979 –Ucheaga, NCPN Secretary (1)

  10-11-2024 11:38
  
  By Dickson Okafor
  Former National Secretary of the defunct National Centre Party of Nigeria (NCPN) and an accomplished legal practitioner, Chief Johnny Ucheaga has revealed how the late nationalist and one of the founding fathers of Nigeria’s Independence, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, known as Zik of Africa, declined the offer made by the then military regime to hand over to him in 1979. 
  He said that if the Zik had accepted the offer, the Southeast would have produced the first executive presi
  
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• Primate Ayodele charges politicians to heed divine guidelines

  10-11-2024 03:40
  
  By Olakunle Olafioye
   
  The man of God in charge of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said only total obedience to the will of God and strict adherence to divine guidance could guarantee success in every human endeavour. 
  The popular seer made this remark while reacting to his prophecy on the just concluded Presidential election won by the candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump. He described the defeat of the Democratic Party candidate, Harris Kamala
  
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• Tribal, religious sentiments killing Nigeria  –Major General Zamani Lekwot (rtd) (2)

  10-11-2024 03:31
  
  But what exactly do you think caused banditry in Kaduna and how can it be remedied?
  The banditry in Kaduna is not different from what is happening in other parts of the country. Alright! The bandits are a lawless group of people who attack rural communities, harass them, collect their goods and maybe, kidnap people for ransom. So, what is happening in other parts of the country is what is happening in Kaduna. Now, the suggestions some people have offered to the government is that their hideout s
  
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• Tribal, religious sentiments killing Nigeria  –Major General Zamani Lekwot (rtd) (1)

  10-11-2024 03:30
  
  From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
  Former military governor of old Rivers State, Major General Zamani Lekwot (rtd) has said that the fulfilment of the campaign promises made to Nigerians by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 is the only way out of the nation’s current security and economic crisis.
  Lekwot, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to the Republic of Senegal, with concurrent accreditation to  Mauritania, Cape Verde and the Gambia, who spoke with
  
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• Ondo poll: APC factions threaten to work against Aiyedatiwa, petition Ganduje

  10-11-2024 02:50
  
  From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
  The chances of the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this weekend’s Ondo State governorship election, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, have suffered a setback following the threats from factions of the party to work against him.
  Some factions of the ruling party under the auspices of Ondo Patriots (OP) made their grievances known in the official petition sent to the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to inform the
  
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• Tunde Doherty-led APC UK executive authentic -Ganduje

  09-11-2024 01:45
  
  The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has affirmed the authenticity of Tunde Doherty-led executive of the APC in the United Kingdom.
  He made the assertion at a meeting he held with members of the APC UK Executive at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, amid rumours that the diaspora chapters of APC had not been recognised in the party’s constitution.
  Ganduje said the only authentic APC’s representative in the UK and the broader diaspor
  
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• Lessons Nigeria can learn from US presidential election – Kalu

  09-11-2024 01:38
  
  Ahead of the 2027 general elections and other off-circle polls, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the lawmaker representing Abia North senatorial district in the National Assembly, has listed lessons that Nigeria should learn from the just-concluded presidential election in the United States.
  He made this known in a statement, entitled: ‘ Why We All Must Take Responsibility’, which he personally issued on Friday.
  Kalu, a former two-term governor of Abia State, appraised the reactions that alwa
  
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• Ondo guber: Parties, candidates sign peace accord

  09-11-2024 01:35
  
  From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, AkureGovernorship candidates of the major political parties participating in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State on Friday signed a peace accord, committing themselves and their political parties to a peaceful poll.
  The candidates who signed the peace accord include the two major contenders for the election; Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
  The state chair
  
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• 2027: PDP has to provide real hope for Nigeria –Makinde

  08-11-2024 12:20
  
  From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
  Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has to provide real hope for the country in the 2027 general elections.
  He stated this, yesterday, at the inauguration of the Board of Governors Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) and unveiling of the roadmap for the Institute, at the opposition party’s national secretariat, Abuja.
  While stating that the country needs direction, in the run-up to the next general elections, he said Nigeri
  
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• Enugu summit calls for youths to embrace Education, Entrepreneurship (2)

  08-11-2024 00:58
  
  “Entrepreneurs are crucial in filling the gaps left by larger companies or government institutions. By supporting entrepreneurship, we can tackle the unemployment crisis and build a more resilient local economy”, he said.
  Onyeke said the public and private sectors do not offer enough jobs to meet the demand of the increasing number of graduates.
  He noted that entrepreneurship can transform the socio-economic landscape of Enugu Ezike, Igbo Eze North and Enugu State in general by creat
  
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• Enugu summit calls for youths to embrace Education, Entrepreneurship (1)

  08-11-2024 00:57
  
  By Alloy Atta
  How youths can redirect their energies from the pursuit of ‘sudden wealth’ by embracing education and entrepreneurship was the crux of an intellectual event in Enugu State organised at the weekend by a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, Ezike Diamond Club, Nigeria.
  With the theme, “Empowering Our Youths: Igniting Passion for Education and Entrepreneurship”, the colourful event which attracted the creme de la creme of Enugu State held at the Conferenc
  
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• Tinubu, Atiku, others woo Trump after victory over Kamala (3)

  07-11-2024 02:32
  
  Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said that with Trump’s election, “the American people triumphed, and I congratulate them for their victory in an exercise which showed the world the strength of American values.”There has been no official statement from North Korea, but analysts believe Kim Jong Un is invested in the US electoral outcome, because it could reopen the possibility of talks.
  South African President Cyril Rhamaphosa said: “I look forward to continuing
  
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• Tinubu, Atiku, others woo Trump after victory over Kamala (2)

  07-11-2024 02:31
  
  “The biggest comeback in US political history!” he wrote in a post on X.
  Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Trump’s victory was a “defeat of liberal and progressive ideas”. He added that the election was also a confirmation to “never trust the media and polls”.
  French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ready to work together with Trump just as before, “with respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity”. German Chancellor Olaf Sc
  
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• Tinubu, Atiku, others woo Trump after victory over Kamala (1)

  07-11-2024 02:30
  
  From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
  President Bola Tinubu, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, have joined other world leaders, in congratulating the United States President-Elect, Donald Trump.
  Trump, the Republican standard-bearer, defeated Vice-President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party to become the 47th president.
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United Kingdom’s
  
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• EFCC Act: Anxiety as Govs, EFCC, others await Supreme Court Judgment (1)

  07-11-2024 01:20
  
  From Godwin Tsa,  Abuja
  The Supreme Court is in the spotlight as it prepares to deliver Judgment in the consolidated suit by 15 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practice and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NIFU).
  The states in the consolidated suit suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 are Kogi, Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Nassarawa,
  
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• US election: Atiku highlights key lessons for Nigeria as Trump returns to White House

  06-11-2024 16:22
  
  By Seyi Babalola
  Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, has outlined lessons Nigeria might take from the just ended US election.
  Daily Sun reports that Donald Trump of the Republican party is currently the US President-elect after defeating his opponent in the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris.
  In response, Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, said in a statement that Nigeria has lessons to learn before future elections.
  According to him
  
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• Ondo 2024: Our level of preparedness very impressive, says INEC

  06-11-2024 07:19
  
  By Seyi Babalola
  With 10 days to the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the commission has never been this prepared, and they are fully ready for the exercise.
  It further stated that before the election, governorship candidates, political parties, media, observers, and security services, among others, will review sensitive items.
  While confirming that sensitive materials will arrive in the state on Tuesday, the electoral bod
  
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• A’Ibom gov clarifies roles of Women Affairs ministry, First Lady’s office

  04-11-2024 15:07
  
  By John Ogunsemore
  The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has affirmed that the coordination of all activities and engagements related to women in the state falls solely under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare.
  Eno made the clarification at the national combined service of All Nations Christian Ministry International in Eket on Sunday.
  According to the governor, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Women Affairs are clearly defined regarding t
  
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• Abia LG polls: Otti’s candidates win as ZLP sweeps 15 LGAs, YPP 2

  04-11-2024 01:23
  
  From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
  Governor Alex Otti’s party, the Labour Party, has lost out in the local government election in the state last Saturday, as the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and the Young People’s Party (YPP), won in all the 17 local councils.
  ZLP, on which platform Otti’s political allies contested, won 15 of the local government areas, while the YPP, won the remaining two, Osisioma and Ugwunagbo councils.
  LP’s defeat came despite being in power in the state, and d
  
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• Revealed: How Nigeria’s  elections are rigged (5)

  03-11-2024 04:59
  
  So you think Nigeria should jettison the system of democracy since we can’t get it right?
  Let me wax a little philosophical; when it came to typologies of government,  Plato and Aristotle, including the Greek philosophers that originated democracy, agreed that it is the worst form of good governance. It is just a potpourri, so there have been various forms of democracy as we speak. The Russians have what they call sovereign democracy; the Chinese have their form of democracy, which th
  
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• Revealed: How Nigeria’s  elections are rigged (4)

  03-11-2024 04:59
  
  So, when they offer you money, and you refuse, they take your life, so oftentimes those who want to do the right thing are hurt. It is the same political class and that is because there is no strong political institution to invoke institutional punishment for the offenders. As it is today, if any case comes to INEC, it has to investigate first before responding. To do investigation, INEC has to involve the police in the investigation before stepping in for punishment or making a pronouncement to
  
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• Revealed: How Nigeria’s  elections are rigged (3)

  03-11-2024 04:58
  
  Just as you have expressed fear over the bluntness of Uwais Report, do you think the ruling parties can still allow such to come into effect in Nigeria?
  Do you remember the administration of former President Muhammdu Buhari? They had to dilly dally and play around with the INEC electoral reforms until they left office. This is because they were the beneficiaries. No beneficiary wants to throw away the sweetness that comes through it, but it requires statesmanship for the kind of people to rise,
  
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• Revealed: How Nigeria’s  elections are rigged (2)

  03-11-2024 04:56
  
  As a former director of INEC, can you tell us those things the commission has tried to achieve positively, irrespective of the political challenges?
  I can tell you that INEC has done so much to improve the process. All the technological improvements made were designed to reduce human error. But you see, technology is made to serve human beings and not the other way round. For every device, there are weaknesses and challenges, and that is where the impact is found when it does not deliver on the
  
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• Revealed: How Nigeria’s  elections are rigged (1)

  03-11-2024 04:55
  
  From Idu Jude Abuja
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has struggled with electoral reforms since the transition to civil rule in 1999. 
  On how to solve them, former acting National Secretary and Director of Operations of the Commission, Okechukwu Ndeche, a lawyer, strongly believes that the country should implement the report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais Electoral Reform Committee, set up during the administration of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, for the count
  
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• Reasons Nigeria has not made progress –Pat Utomi

  03-11-2024 04:38
  
  By Daniel Kanu
  Prof Pat Utomi is a political economist,  rights activist and a former presidential aspirant.
  In this interview, he speaks on the problem with Nigeria,  why the country has not advanced progressively, leadership failure, Diaspora challenge and the way forward, among other issues. Excerpts:  
  Unarguably, your generation benefited so much from Nigeria. As a graduate, we learnt that you got a brand new Peugeot vehicle, your generation spent almost nothing going to
  
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• Kemi Badenoch: Things you need to know about first black woman to head major British party

  02-11-2024 17:38
  
  By Seyi Babalola
  Britain’s Conservative Party chose Kemi Badenoch as its new leader on Saturday as it seeks to recover from a catastrophic election setback that ended 14 years in office.
  Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead a major British political party, beat opposition MP Robert Jenrick in a vote by almost 100,000 right-of-center Conservatives.
  Most strikingly, perhaps, Badenoch is the first major party leader to identify as a “first-generation immigrant”.
  Daily Sun bring
  
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• Rivers crisis: PDP coalition urges judiciary to remain neutral

  01-11-2024 05:42
  
  By Chinelo Obogo
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Coalition, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) affiliated to the party, has called on the judiciary to maintain impartiality in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.
  This follows the recent judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which directed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to stop releasing statutory monthly allocation to Rivers State due to the defection of some of the state’s lawmakers to
  
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