President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, distanced himself from the proposed Social Media Bill currently being debated in the Senate seeking to restrict Nigerians from “criticizing” political and public office holders. Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians must learn from the socio-political history of other countries to avoid repeating mistakes of the past. Read More…
FORMER military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has disagreed with critics of former President Goodluck Jonathan who described him as incompetent saying Jonathan was rather “inexperienced” rather than “incompetent.” Read More…
Protest has just commenced in Abuja to fight the Nigerian Senate over plot to silence social media users with jail terms.
Donald Trump today called for ‘a total and complete shutdown’ of Muslim immigration into America. Read More…
President Barack Obama used his Sunday night address on terrorism to reassure the American people that the San Bernardino shootings last week appear to be an isolated incident, despite one of the killers pledging allegiance to ISIS. Read More…
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David Kaye is considering the urgent appeal against the bill repressive social media bill known as ‘A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith’, rights group Read More…
ourt of Appeal sitting in Enugu has quashed the election of Uche Ekwunife of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in response to an appeal filed by Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Read More…
Prof. Zana Akpagu, the Chief Returning Officer of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election has temporarily put on hold further collation of results from the remaining two local government areas. Read More…
YENAGOA – THERE has been massive security build up around the Yenagoa local government area secretariat, venue of the collation of results of the Bayelsa State governorship election. Read More…
Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu once sat down for an interview with a newspaper reporter. The reporter, to break the ice, called the former Biafra secessionist leader, ‘’Chief’’. Ojukwu repulsed the honorific designation. Read More…
INEC has fixed 6pm today for commencement of collation and declaration of results of the Bayelsa governorship election amidst alleged plot to manipulate poll results.
The leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has in a surprise move, announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, for the group. Read More…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the military of rigging the rerun governorship election in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Read More…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Read More…
President Barack Obama will make a rare primetime address to the nation Sunday laying out how he will keep Americans safe and defeat the Islamic State group, days after 14 people were shot dead in California. Read More…
Insists Wada Is Clear Winner.PDP Read More…
•PDP chairman loses in own ward
• Dickson defeated in front of Govt House. Read More…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alh. Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi governorship poll. Read More…
Governor Seriake Dickson, who voted at Unit 4, Ward 2 of his Toru-Orua hometown in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State at 3:45pm on Saturday, said he was not satisfied with the electoral process. Read More…
Update on Kogi Suplimentry election results Read More…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is maintaining a comfortable lead, as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials declared the results in some polling units and wards across the State. Read More…
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s polling unit 039 Otuabula in Otuoke community Read More…
Gentlemen of the Press I most heartily welcome you to this Press Conference by the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Read More…