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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has tackled the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over its claims that electronic transmission of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was not possible in the country. Recall that officials of the NCC, led by its executive director Ubale Maska, who represented the executive vice chairman, Umaru Garba...

A former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, has rejected the interim committee appointed to steer the affairs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The interim committee was inaugurated by the national leadership of the party. Governor Mai Buni, chairman of the national caretaker committee of the party, had dissolved the APC exco in the state ahead of...

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft was shot down by bandits on Sunday. There were reports of a crash involving military aircraft the authorities denied the stories. However, in a statement on Monday, Spokesman of NAF, Edward Gabkwet, said a military jet was attacked while returning from an air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna States. He,...

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has given his own perspective about the stand of the Southern governors on 2023 presidency. At a meeting they held in Asaba, Delta State capital, two months ago, the governors had said their region must produce the next president.   Different stakeholders have been reacting to the development. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Bagudu shared...

A group, Arewa Youth Frontiers for Good Governance (AYFGG) has chided Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for calling the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq a “one chance governor.” The minister, during the unveiling of a factional All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Ilorin recently, said he regretted supporting AbdulRazaq. “It was immediately after the governor emerged as...

The President of the Senate Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has said the Senate voted for electronic transmission of election results with conditions in defence of Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results. The Senate had last week while considering the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, voted that “The Independent National...

The Senate has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. This followed a clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senators were divided along party line during the consideration. The bill, as passed by the Senate, empowered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Assembly to decide on the electronic transmission of results during elections. Stormy...

The National Industrial Court sitting in Makurdi on Thursday ordered the Commissioner of Police to effect the arrest of the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, national secretary, Leman Shuaib and the Vice president Zone D, Wilson Bako over contempt of court. Also, the court ordered the arrest of all those that emerged as winners...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the governors of Rivers, Anambra and labour minister of conspiracy to sabotage Nnamdi Kanu. Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra, Chief Emeka Offor and labour minister Chris Ngige were named in a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, and made available to Newsmen...

Northern governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is intimidating them and other members of the opposition party to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the governors, some of their colleagues, including Ben Ayade of Cross River and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, who recently defected to the ruling party, did...