The Senate on Thursday suspended further consideration of a bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Act 2025, following concerns that lawmakers needed more time for wider consultations and a deeper understanding of its provisions. The decision came after the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), moved a…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at a former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying he would “continue to contest as President on social media, but not as President of Nigeria.” Wike spoke on Thursday during the inauguration of newly constructed roads in the Mabushi District of…
The Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Red Chamber confirmed Amupitan after a voice vote conducted by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and after undergoing screening and answering questions posed by the lawmakers. Amupitan had earlier arrived at the National Assembly complex earlier, exchanged pleasantries…
Former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose, has described the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the assertion on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The former governor, however, maintained that no one would be able to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the…
Umar Sani, a former spokesman of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, claims that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah did not legitimately win the 2023 Enugu governorship election. Umar said this following Mbah’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Fielding questions from reporters on Wednesday, Sani maintained that the…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says he can positively change Nigeria’s trajectory within four years if elected president in 2027. Obi, who also assured his supporters that he would be on the ballot in the 2027 presidential election, stated this while speaking to journalists in Abuja on…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain and Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the office of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, vacant following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to report by Politics Nigeria, Governor Diri, alongside several members of the Bayelsa State House of…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has expressed confidence that Nigeria will have 30 All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled states by 2026, as more opposition governors have indicated interest in joining the ruling party. Idris made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking as Special Guest of Honour at the 2025 Quarterly Strategy Meeting…
Contrary to reports, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun is in high spirits, looking hale and hearty in London, The Nation can confirm. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports Edun visited the O’DA Art Gallery booth at 1-54 London on Wednesday, October 15, at Somerset House, London. In the video seen by…
The Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has filed a ₦1.5 billion lawsuit against political activist Deji Adeyanju over alleged defamatory posts. The suit, lodged before the High Court of Anambra State, Onitsha Judicial Division, accuses Adeyanju of publishing false and malicious claims that allegedly tarnished Obi’s reputation and integrity. According to the writ…