By Naomi Sharang Sen. Diket Plang (Plateau Central) has said Nigeria’s democratic journey should embrace the creation of more states to achieve true federal balance and deepen grassroots governance. Plang made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports thatContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday called for urgent reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, warning that flaws in the electoral system have eroded public trust in institutions. Speaking at the National Electoral Reforms Summit 2025 in Abuja, she said election credibility has been underminedContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificate of Return to Prof. Chukwuma Soludo who was re-elected as governor in the Nov. 8 Anambra Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the certificate of return was presented to Soludo by Mr Kenneth Ikeagu,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede Dr Martina Yilwatda, wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged Nigerian women to support and rally behind female political aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections. She made the call on Sunday in Abuja during a dinner she hosted inContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on his re-election, describing it as an affirmation of his visionary leadership and the people’s confidence in his administration. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Tinubu said Soludo’s overwhelming victory at Saturday’s poll markedContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has described Saturday’s governorship election as the best organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state so far. Soludo made the remark during his victory speech in Awka on Sunday after being declared winner of the Nov. 8 governorshipContinue Reading
By Maureen Atuonwu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra with 422,664 votes. Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, made the declarationContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The crisis currently rocking PDP took a new dimension on Friday, as the acting National Chairman, Alhaji Muhammed Abdulrahman led-faction of the National Working Committee (NEC) sacked the Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, over alleged loss of moral authority and political neutrality. The NewsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have reaffirmed their loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu, pledging support for his re-election in 2027. At a meeting in Abuja, the former CPC leaders said the formation of the APC wasContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra, representing 98.8 per cent collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
