A fresh faction has surfaced within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring itself the authentic leadership of the party and distancing itself from both the Senator David Mark-led opposition coalition…
Read More ADC crisis deepens as another faction emerges, dissociates from David Mark-led coalition
Muhammad Zuru, speaker of the Kebbi state house of assembly, is dead. Murtala Diri announced Zuru’s death in a statement issued on Tuesday on behalf of the Kebbi state house…
Read More Kebbi assembly speaker Muhammad Zuru dies in Egypt
The Independent Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN) on Monday asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to retract a remark he made about Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist…
Read More Broadcasters threaten boycott of Wike’s briefings, ask him to publicly apologise to Seun Okinbaloye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all resident electoral commissioners (RECs) to suspend publicity and arrangements for the planned voter revalidation exercise. On Wednesday, INEC said it would commence a…
Read More INEC directs RECs to suspend plans on voter revalidation exercise
By Chidi Odinkalu In Nigeria, every act of political grubbiness sooner or later ends up before the courts. The kinds of things that come out of the courts in these…
Read More Amupitan and the ruse of law