Category: Politics

NDC convention: NigeriaFIRST Foundation applauds party’s unity, declares non-partisan commitment to democracy … backs women’s 35% drive  By Dally Iyamu  The NigeriaFIRST Foundation has congratulated the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the occasion of its National Convention. It commended the party for what it described as unity, magnanimity and political maturity in convening stakeholders for…

Court bars INEC from recognising ADC caretaker congresses, restrains David Mark, others The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained INEC from recognising any state congresses conducted by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the responsibility for conducting…

Fausat Balogun declares Assembly bid, vows support for widows, youths By Lai Gidado    Determined to amplify the voices of the vulnerable, a grassroots politician and community advocate, Alhaja Fausat Balogun, has declared her bid for the Akoko North East State Constituency, promising strong support for women, widows and young people. Explaining her motivation to…

Bayelsa Assembly Race: Ndubadein Faults Move to Bar Ward 12 from Contest. By Chris Mark  Aspirant for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Yenagoa Constituency 3, Hon. Amaoru Ndubaein, has debunked claims that Ward 12 in Biseni Clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area, is ineligible to contest the seat because the ward has allegedly occupied it…

Egbesu Assembly Sues NASS, FG Over LGAs, Resource Control  _Group seeks 24 new councils for Bayelsa, revival of derivation principle. By Chris Mark  The Supreme Egbesu Assembly (SEA) has sued the National Assembly and the Federal Government at the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, over the creation of 24 additional local government areas in Bayelsa State…

2027: Hon.Egberongbe Declares Ambition to Contest House of Reps’ Seat, Hails Tinubu’s Economic Reforms …Promises to deliver dividends of democracy if elected …As Apapa Constituents Endorse his candidacy By Saheed Badmus Hon. Muftau Egberongbe, a member of 9th National Assembly has formally declared his ambition to contest House of Representatives seat in the forthcoming general…

Two-Term Ondo Gov Mimiko Quits PDP as Loyalists Already in APC By Kunle Michael  Former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has formally exited the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mimiko in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Ward 7, of the PDP in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, said “I am tendering…

We Won’t Fail Nigerians’: Seyi Tinubu’s Movement Rallies Bayelsa Youths for 2027 By Chris Mark  It was a carnival-like atmosphere in Yenagoa yesterday as the City Boy Movement inaugurated its Bayelsa State executives at the movement’s secretariat. The event also featured the unveiling of the City Boy Movement’s state secretariat by Bayelsa State Governor, Senator…

City Boy Movement Inaugurated in Bayelsa: Ogbia Coordinator Vows Massive 2027 Votes for Tinubu. By Chris Mark  With the official inauguration of the state and the local government coordinators of the City Boy Movement in Bayelsa State, the Ogbia LGA Coordinator, Abi Morris, has pledged to drive grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election…

2027 polls: Mobilise for Tinubu’s re-election, Interior Minister charges BTO Coalition By Saheed Badmus Ahead of the 2027 polls, the Minister of Interior has thrown his weight behind the BTO Coalition Platform for PBAT 2027, applauding its commitment to grassroots mobilisation. Tunji-Ojo made the remarks at the weekend in Abuja during the official inauguration of…