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The days, weeks and months ahead may witness further clashes, and severer bloodletting between alleged political thugs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, over petitions filed by dissatisfied seven parties

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is in the middle of a major financial scandal after the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Working Committee confirmed receiving N325million from the Nigerian government’s education funding agency to run the party’s day-to-day activities in Adamawa

The National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of State police from the 36 state governors. The NEC meeting was chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended by state governors, deputy governors, ministers and some presidential aides.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State has criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly resorting to “unnecessary personal attacks” instead of addressing pressing issues affecting the State. The reaction followed a statement by Hon. Peter Ahemba, Senior

The Southern caucus in the House of Representatives has declared its support for the tax reforms bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. The leader of the caucus, Rep. Nicholas Mutu (PDP-Delta), made this known at a news conference yesterday (Tuesday, December 10)

From PAUL EJIME, Accra, Ghana Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated President-elect John Dramani Mahama, on “his decisive victory” in the 7 December 2024 election and invited him to a meeting to initiate the transition process. “In the spirit of collaboration,

From PAUL EJIME, Accra, Ghana The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has declared that “despite a few minor challenges, the conduct of the 2024 General elections (in Ghana) was largely peaceful and, to a significant extent, complied with national and regional normative

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has berated the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, over his comment on last weekend’s elections in Ghana, describing the comment as indicative of a system whose managers are averse to positive changes. Reacting

The Senate has warned that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that fail to appear at its  investigative hearing on revenue generation, remittance and expenditure of appropriated funds risk zero allocations in the 2025 fiscal year. Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen.