Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would have joined fellow ADC chieftain and Opposition leader, Mr. Peter Obi, and others, in protesting at the National Assembly on Monday over the exclusion of real-time electronic transmission of election results in the amended Electoral Act, if he
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday night met with key political actors from Rivers State, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in what appears to be a renewed attempt to ease the prolonged political crisis in the oil-rich state.The closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja —
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Agency ReportsThe Prince and Princess of Wales have been "deeply concerned" by the latest round of revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, a Kensington Palace spokesperson has said.In their first public statement on the issue, a royal spokesperson said Prince William and Princess Catherine were "focused on the victims" in light of
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of demonstrators at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to protest the Senate’s decision to remove “real-time” electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” was organised by members of
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly backing the presidential ambition of the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid efforts by some stakeholders within and outside the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to float a joint presidential ticket of him and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,
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The Nigerian Senate is moving to douse rising political tension and public scepticism over the Electoral Amendment Bill, as controversy surrounding electronic transmission of election results forces an emergency sitting scheduled for Tuesday.At the centre of the storm is whether the Senate diluted a critical transparency safeguard by altering provisions
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has planned to mobilise the working population for mass action or to boycott the forthcoming general elections, if the National Assembly does not come clean regarding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who handed down the threat in a statement on Sunday,
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Agency reportsThe newly released files on the late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein have sparked scrutiny across the Atlantic, prompting the resignation of several political figures over their ties to the convicted sex offender.The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Mona Juul has stepped down as Norway's ambassador to Jordan,
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Wife of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari has paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Saudi Arabia.The former First Lady was accompanied by some family members, including her daughter.Atiku, who posted a picture of the visit on social media, said he felt honoured.“I was honoured
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The Kano State House of Assembly has denied claims that it planned to impeach Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.The House spokesperson, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, told journalists that the reports were “unfounded and without any basis.”“There is absolutely no motion or initiative within the House to remove the Deputy Governor,” Shawai
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