Category: Politics
Politics news and analysis from Nigeria and around the world—covering elections, governance, parties, and public policy updates from EMTV News.
Bola Tinubu Sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria
Inflation is running at its highest rate for nearly 18 years, one in three people are unemployed, and the output of the vital oil industry is shrinking. He will have to move quickly to convince people who did not vote for him that he is up to the task.
Kenyatta To Tinubu: You’re Now Father Of All, Unite Nigeria
“The contest is now over and the hard work of building a prosperous and unified Nigeria now begins”.
Timi Frank Criticizes Supreme Court Decision on Double Nomination Case
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and political activist, Comrade Timi Frank, has expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s decision on the double nomination case against the joint ticket of the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had approached the court to invalidate the joint…
Tinubu Returns Early from Trip Abroad as Wase and Betara Refuse to Back Down in Speakership Battle
According to Sunday Vanguard, there is an uneasy calm among various groups vying for leadership positions in the 10th House of Representatives. The Joint Task Force and Unity Group were reportedly locked in two separate locations in Abuja yesterday to review their strategies. This development has caused tension among the groups as they prepare for…
“I spoke to my colleague the Governor of Bayelsa State” – Wike
Governor Wike said he had met severally with Bayelsa State governor Douye Diri and told him to renovate or build a benefitting edifice on the parcel of land because the formal existing structure contravened the Rivers State urban renewal policy. “I spoke to my colleague, the governor of Bayelsa State, Douyi Diri severally. I said…
Atiku Criticizes INEC For Filing Case To Defend Tinubu’s Qualifications
On Friday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election, criticized the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for filing processes to defend the qualifications of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Atiku argued that it was inappropriate for the electoral body to support the president-elect,…
Demolition of Bayelsa Property not Politically motivated – Wike
The notion that the demolition of Bayelsa State government’s decrepit property in Port Harcourt was politically driven has been refuted by Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State. Instead, he attributed the demolition to the failure of leadership on the part of Bayelsa State. According to Governor Wike, a letter was sent to the Bayelsa…
North-Central Kick Against Their exclusion From NASS Affairs
The North-Central Governors’ Forum has expressed their dissatisfaction with the exclusion of their zone from the sharing of principal officers in the National Assembly. In response, they have decided to meet with the President-elect, Asiwaju Tinubu and the party’s NWC to express their grieviances. Those present at the meeting include Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau…
Diri Condemns Demolition of Its Properties by Rivers State Government
The Bayelsa State government has expressed its displeasure over the reported demolition of its properties and eviction of its workers by the Rivers State government. Governors Nyesom Wike and Douye Diri In a statement released on Monday, the Bayelsa State government called on the governor and people of Rivers State to exercise restraint and desist…
