Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, has responded to the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court, stating that election petitions cannot be won through social media propaganda. During an interview on the “Politics Today” program on Channels Television, Wike emphasized that election petitions are a distinct case and not…
Former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concern over the delay in receiving a copy of the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on 25 September 2019 – three days after the ruling. Atiku, who is waiting to receive certified copies of…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, have announced their intention to take their case to the Supreme Court after their petitions against President Bola Tinubu’s election were dismissed by the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC. Atiku stated that he would…
By Marie Ebikake The stream of spurious, face-saving lies, adduced by the police authorities, for the, widely condemned, August 12th, 2023 Gestapo-style armed invasion of Opu Nembe, is fallacious and clever by half. It seeks tointroduce the element of pipeline vandalism, a perennial problem, deep-rooted in politics. These violent armed attacks carried out by known…
The Hon. Member Representatives representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei has said that there is no other party apart from PDP in Bayelsa State. Hon. Rodney Ambaiowei stated this during a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders of Southern Ijaw Constituency 1 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), comprising Amatolo, Amassoma and Otuan,…
On Wednesday, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja will be delivering a verdict on the petitions filed by Obi and Atiku seeking to challenge the outcome of the presidential election that resulted in Bola Tinubu’s victory. The decision of the tribunal will determine the future of Nigerian politics and it is a highly…
By Godknows Boladei Igali Born a princess of Ebirraland (one of the ethnic groups in Nigeria’s middle-belt), Ambassador Judith Sefi Atta, unarguably mother of the Nigerian bureaucratic class, in dignified silence, turned 90 on July 14, 2023. A pioneer female graduate from what was once Nigeria’s Northern Province, a teacher, educationist, diplomat, and administrator, her…
The Bayelsa State Caucus in the National Assembly has said it will support the state and federal government in resolving the crisis in Bassambiri community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state. Chairman of the House of Representatives caucus, Hon. Fred Agbedi, stated this on Thursday when he led a delegation of the members…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will be addressing…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged newly sworn in commissioners of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) to conduct free, fair and credible local government election that is acceptable to all political parties. Senator Diri gave the charge on Wednesday during the swearing-in of three BSIEC commissioners inside the Executive Council Chambers…
