A Federal High Court in Kano Thursday sacked former senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly matters, Kawu Sumaila, as the elected House of Representative member of Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano. Sumaila won the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in February but the court ordered the…

The battle to make political parties supreme in the country will persist, as the presidential system of government, which Nigeria has adopted, where the three arms of government are independent but derive their powers and authority from the constitution, does not support the concept as parliamentary system would. This puts the political parties in a…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday decried attempt by some military and Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (F-SARS) personnel to subvert the March 9 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in the state. He said it was regrettable that a FSARS commander in Rivers State, who was indicted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for breaching…

The Ekiti State Assembly House of Assembly yesterday banned former Deputy Speaker and member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Adewumi, representing Ekiti West Constituency I for six weeks for alleged legislative misconduct. The suspension of the former deputy speaker was attributed to his undue interruption of the Speaker, Adeniran Alagbada, while presiding over…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, rejected the Bill for an Act to establish the Chartered Institute of Forensic and investigative auditors of Nigeria for effective regulation and registration of members. The bill also determines the knowledge and skills that a practitioner requires to attain in order to qualify to practice as a Forensic and…

Scores of supporters of Mr Segun Adewale, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Tuesday staged a protest at the Shogunle party secretariat, asking Dr Adegbola Dominic, to stop parading himself as the Chairman of the party in the state. The protesters numbering about 50, carried placards with various inscriptions declaring…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not engage the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in an argument on petitions before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal because they are sub-judice.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday condemned Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s refusal to obey a Court of Appeal order to release the February 23, Presidential election materials.

Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) has fixed April 27, 2019 for the conduct local government councils election in the state. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Garba Muhammad disclosed this in Gusau on Monday at a stakeholders meeting on the election. The state is currently facing serious security challenges which led to the…

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, on Monday, ordered INEC to allow the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Nsima Ekere, to inspect all election materials used during the March 9 Governorship Election. The tribunal Chairman, Justice A. M. Yakubu, also gave permission to the APC to serve Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom…

A senior advocate of Nigeria and spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign, Festus Keyamo said a certificate of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is not a criterion to contest an election and emerge Nigeria president or governor in any state in the country. "By the definition of "School Certificate or its equivalent" in section…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is not opposed to its members in the National Assembly consulting with members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with regards to leadership of the 9th Assembly. A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said that such consultations were normal in a democracy. Issa-Onilu…