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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on all Nigerians and members of the global community to rise up for free, fair and credible elections and fight against the phenomenon of electoral fraud, particularly vote buying, that could destroy the nation’s democracy, and install leaders that …

By Bishop Oyoyo, Abuja There were indications yesterday that the executive and legislature arms of government are set for a major clash ahead of the 2019 elections, as the National Assembly may have concluded plans to override President Muhammadu Buhari and pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018, when plenary …

 From Nicholas Justus, Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid has pitched foremost northern elders’ groups against themselves, with the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) calling on Nigerians not to reelect the president, while the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has distanced itself from the call.

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to use the recovered Abacha loot to fund the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State. The resolution was sequel to the adoption of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Ajaokuta Steel Company headed by Rep Idris Ahmed (APC-Plateau) …

By Gabriel Atumeyi The consultative meeting of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), compromising of members of the National Working Committee of the party as well party’s governorship candidates, state chairmen and state secretaries held yesterday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja passed a vote of confidence on the …

By John Onah, Abuja The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu said yesterday that the problem the commission faces regarding the 72 hours order of Abuja High Court to produce former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke is that of her location in faraway London, …

By Kingsley Madaki, Abuja Forty-five oppostion political parties, under the aegis of  Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP,  yesterday announced former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) as their consensus presidential candidate in the February 16, 2019  presidential election.

The People’s Democratic Party(PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), yesterday reeled out their security plans to Nigerians ahead of the 2019 elections.

By Yemi Akinsuyi Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, yesterday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Nigerian Police Force, the Department of States Security Service and all other security agencies to apprehend and arrest a former minister of Petroleum Resources, …

President Muhammadu Buhari in a crucial closed door meeting with political leaders of the South-east zone, yesterday, assured the zone of the proper funding of all ongoing federal government capital projects in the zone. The zone’s delegation to the meeting with the president was led by the deputy Senate president, Ike …