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Court Order Delaying Natasha’s Reinstatement

The Nigerian Senate has explained why it has not yet reinstated Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central senatorial district, who was suspended in March 2024. According to the upper legislative chamber, it is waiting to receive and review the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the recent Federal High Court judgment before taking any action. This...
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APC Wins Isolo, Igando-Ikotun LCDA

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Sunday declared the incumbent Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Olasoju Adebayo, as the winner of the Saturday’s chairmanship election. Running on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olasoju, alongside his Deputy, Shakir Sadiq Adeola, emerged victorious with a commanding lead over his...
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APC Wins All Chairmanship Seats In Lagos LG Polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed a clean sweep in the recently concluded Lagos State Local Government elections, securing all declared chairmanship seats across the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs), according to results released by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC). Notable Winners: Ajeromi‑Ifelodun LGA: Hon. Olamilekan...
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Rivers Crisis: Tinubu Acted According To Constitution

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former lawmaker representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Senator Ayo Arise, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu acted in line with the Constitution in his decision to suspend Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State amid the political crisis in the state. Arise explained that Tinubu followed...
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Group Applauds Presidency For Resolving FCC Leadership Crisis

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Integrity Group has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for swiftly resolving the leadership crisis at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) by appointing Kayode Oladele as the Acting Executive Chairman. In a statement issued in Abuja, the group praised the President’s timely intervention, which they said averted a looming crisis at...
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Conspiracy To Unseat Tinubu Will Not Succeed -Akpabio

Ahead of the 2027 Presidential election, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that President Bola Tinubu will not suffer the same political fate as former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. This is as the former Akwa Ibom State governor also warned that the Niger Delta region would strongly resist any plot to unseat...
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Of Endorsements, Early Campaigns And Electoral Act

The recent spate of endorsements about two years before elections has generated arguments in the polity. BIYI ADEGOROYE, in this analysis looks at the issue in comparison with the Electoral Act. With the next general election about two years away, it was expected that campaign activities would be kept in abeyance. That is in conformity...
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Cross River’s Mid-term Reflection On Agrobusiness

  When the earth was first broken at Adiabo on 10 April 2025 for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone, one could almost feel the weight of years of planning to settle into that moment: a 130-hectare promise backed by a US$538 million investment from AfDB, IsDB, IFAD, the Green Climate Fund and the federal government,...
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Kingibe Dumps LP, Joins ADC

The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has formally announced her resignation from the Labour Party (LP). Senator Kingibe, who made this known while addressing journalists on Saturday, also announced her defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signaling a significant political realignment ahead of the 2027...
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