…Says ‘terrorists can be defeated if…’….Discusses massive infrastructure achievements…Reveals how state IGR moved from N90m to over N5b in 30 months His six-point agenda makes some sense. But what he said he met when he assumed office did not: “The worst thing was that we met an empty treasury. When I tell people that there was only N4 million…
Barr. Mike Igini, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned that a majority of members of the National Assembly risk losing their seats in 2027 if the proposed proviso qualifying real-time electronic transmission of polling unit results is not removed from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Igini in a statement he personally…
•Says election should be cancelled where real-time fails By Nnamdi Ojiego Against the backdrop of an emergency legislative session that adopted a controversial provision allowing manual alternatives when electronic transmission fails, lawyer and African Democratic Congress (ADC) member, Kenneth Okonkwo argues that the move will weaken public confidence and threatens the integrity of elections. In this interview, Okonkwo rejects…
By Emmanuel Okogba Dr. Yunusa Tanko, National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, has issued a rallying call to supporters in Akwa Ibom State to organize and channel their energies into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the political vehicle for victory in the 2027 general elections. In a statement released during ongoing mobilization efforts in Uyo, Tanko emphasized…
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the suspension of Jimi Lawal over alleged anti-party activities and unveiled a caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs pending a state congress. State Chairman, Femi Soluade, who disclosed the decisions in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta, described the development as…
By Bashir Bello KANO – Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their total commitment to delivering overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Abba Yusuf and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, in the 2027 general elections. The pledge was made at the Kano North APC stakeholders…
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Last Tuesday, the morning heat had not yet settled over Abuja when former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stepped onto the protest ground at the National Assembly, his son walking quietly beside him. Placards demanding electronic transmission of election results swayed in the air. Lawmakers hurried past security barricades. Journalists adjusted…
By Bayo Wahab The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has called for a thorough investigation into claims of wire-tapping made by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. Onanuga made the call in a post on X on Friday, reacting to comments by El-Rufai during an interview on ARISE TV Prime…
By Bayo Wahab The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have taken opposing positions over the 2027 general election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC welcomed INEC’s decision to fix February 20, 2027, for…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he would not have attained office without the support of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, declaring that the former governor “discovered” him and gave him the platform to contest. Fubara spoke on Friday while receiving the New Telegraph Man of the Year Award, where he dedicated the…
When you see Mama Africa pair up…
Falz doesn’t just make music, he documents…
