Has Tchiroma Dislodged Biya? ELECAM Yet To Announce
By Musa Kutama, Calabar Cameroonian opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has proclaimed himself winner of the 12th October presidential election, calling on President Paul Biya to concede defeat to bring an end to more than four decades of his rule.…
NASS Proposes Nov 2026 Date for 2027 General Elections
By Musa Kutama, Calabar Nigeria’s electoral timetable is set for a major tweak as the National Assembly has proposed that the 2027 Presidential and Governorship elections be held in November 2026, that’s six months before the end of the current…
ALDRAP Urges Senate To Disqualify Amupitan As INEC Chairman
…Says “he was the Lead Counsel to APC during the 2023 Presidential Election Petition” In what is rapidly turning into one of the most heated political-legal controversies of the year, a coalition of more than 1,000 Nigerian lawyers has…
Governor Uba Sani’s End Of The Bargain
By Alphonsus Okoroigwe The ongoing happenings in the political administration of Kaduna State aptly remind me of Douglas Adams, who in one of his famous quotes, implies that to give real service, one must add something which cannot be bought or measured…
Details of Presidential Pardon, Clemency Released
Details have emerged on the recent presidential pardon on Illegal miners, white-collar convicts, remorseful drug offenders, foreigners, Major General Mamman Vatsa, Major Akubo, Professor Magaji Garba, capital offenders such as Maryam Sanda, Ken Saro…
Tinubu Pardons Macaulay, Vatsa, Lawan, Grants Clemency To 82 Inmates
Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
Tinubu Accepts Resignation Of Nnaji As Minister
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, following some allegations against him. President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
PDP: Two Parallel Excos Emerge in Akwa Ibom
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Political imbroglio within the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with two paralleled State Executive Committees currently emerging, has thrown the party into confusion, even the plans ahead of 2027…
C/River Observes Low-Key Independence Anniversary
By Musa Kutama, Calabar As Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary dawns today with solemnity and reflection, the Cross River State Government has aligned with the Federal Government’s directive to mark the occasion without the traditional parade or the…
PDP Dissolves Akwa Ibom Exco, Constitutes Caretaker Committee
By Patrick Titus, Uyo The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, at its meeting Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, pursuant to its powers under the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) approved the dissolution of…