Age Qualification Bill passes 2nd reading...Reps reduce age qualification for Presidency and Senates

The Age Qualification Bill passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill seeks to reduce the required age  for interested candidates to contest for the positions o…

NHRC to probe alleged travel ban on gov

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is investigating the alleged ban on Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose from travelling abroad without clearance from the Department of State Security (DSS).T…

Future of Nigeria's democracy tied to the PDP - Group

A group, Campaign for Good Governance (CCG) has said the Presidency, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and all Nigerians should be concerned about the current state of affairs in the Peoples Democr…

PDP puts aside partisan politics and prays for Buhari's quick recovery

Just as the PDP BoT on Tuesday endorsed Ahmed Makarfi as head of the caretaker committee, the party also prayed for President Muhammadu Buhari's quick recovery as he seeks medical attention abroad.Th…

PDP crisis: Sheriff Groups kicks as BoT endorses Makarfi

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the ousted National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has rejected Tuesday's handover of the party secretariat to the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee.Sheriff's…

Saraki's counsel admits fear of final CCT judgment

Saraki's lead counsel at the CCT, Kanu Agabi, SAN, admitted on Tuesday, that he was scared of the final judgment for Senate President Bukola Saraki.He disclosed this after the Presiding Judge, Danlad…

Breaking: Makarfi resumes as PDP Ag. chairman

 The people's Democratic Party (PDP) has Revealed that ,the For Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi has Resumed as its Acting National Chairman . this was made Known Via the Official PDP Nigeria…

Buhari did not inherit an empty treasury- GEJ

Dismissing claims by current President Muhammadu Buhari that he met an empty treasury upon assuming office, Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, while speaking in London defended his govern…

Tribunal upholds election of Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by Mr.James Faleke against the incumbent Yahaya Bello. The tribunal ruled that Hon. James Faleke ha…

When you are ready to go to work, I shall be expecting you- Fayose tells striking workers

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has embarked on an indefinite strike in solidarity with workers of the state.Fayose announced his decision during a televised broadcast over the weekend.The Gover…

N12m goes missing from Saraki's country home

Nigeria's Senate President,  Bukola Saraki, disclosed yesterday that he lost N12 million to burglars in his country home in Ilorin, Kwara State.Saraki's statement was made to refute a claim by a…

Charge me to court or release me- FFK files suit against the EFCC

In response to his continued detention, Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, has filed a suit against the EFCC before an Abuja High Court; seeking the enforcement of his fundament…

Enugu Court of Appeal restores 7 political parties previously de-registered by INEC

Seven political parties which were previously de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on August 18, 2011 have been restored on the orders of the Enugu Court of Appeal.Th…

Jonathan made a huge mistake by failing to implement the UNEP Report- Amaechi, Giniwa

At the flag-off of the Ogoniland clean-up exercise on Thursday, the ex-Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, and the Chairman of the Supreme Council o…

Lai Mohammed attributes increase in price of Tomato to Boko Haram insurgency

For some time now, Nigeria has been faced with a shortage of tomato, leading to extremely high prices of the scarce commodity. The Minister for Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, had initially blamed the short…

I remain PDP Chairman- Sheriff insists!

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has insisted to a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, that he remained the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Sheriff described the inaugur…

PDP BoT take over the party's secretariat as 2 Federal Lawmakers defect to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees (BoT) formally took over the party's national secretariat yesterday, promising that it would do everything to ensure that normalcy returned to the party…

Parliamentarians are most criticised, Lasun

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Sulaimon Lasun, yesterday lamented the ordeal the legislative arm of government is going through in the discharge of its duty.Hon Sulaimon stat…

Court bars Sheriff as PDP Chair, orders recognition of Markarfi led caretaker committee

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has granted an interim injunction restraining the immediate past national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu …

PDP crisis takes another turn as group heads to court

Sacked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff and members of the party's Na?tional Working Committee (NWC), are planning to challenge their sack in court.To this end, they…