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Yari says no individual has the exclusive power to decide on the leadership of the National Assembly. Senator Abdulaziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) says he can’t be stopped from the race for the Presidency of the 10th National Assembly, because it is his constitutional right.

Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) has said that the All Progressives Congress has secured the support of 69 out of 109 senators-elect for Senate President aspirant Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Senate President aspirant Barau Jibrin.    The Borno lawmaker said the 69 Senators-elect are members of the ‘Stability Group’ and …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has explained the role President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, played in making him step down for former Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, in the race for the 10th senate presidency.    Umahi who reacted to Akpabio being favoured for the position by the National …

The Presidency on Monday stated that appointment of service chiefs is not subject to ethnic balancing and the federal character principle. Last November, during campaigns for the 2023 elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, criticised Buhari over what he described as the lopsided appointment …

The Presidency has denied reports claiming President Buhari is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the end of his tenure on May 29.    A statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, described as ‘’outrageous and fake” speculations …

Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kingsley Moghalu, on Friday claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed. Moghalu stated this while reacting to the conduct of the commission during the February 25 presidential election. The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria …

Former Governor of Abia state and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that Nigerians may not yet be ready for a President from the South-East region of the country.    While Kalu had in the past advocated for an Igbo presidency, appearing on a Channels …

The Presidency has said that it is only politicians that are afraid of losing elections that are accusing President Buhari of planning to truncate the democracy and handover to an interim government. In a statement titled ‘’Stop the joke about interim government, elections will hold,” and released by the Special …

On Tuesday, Lesufi paid a visit to the Forbes family and acknowledged having written to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the expectation that the provincial coffers will help the family make sure the award-winning singer receives a proper send-off. News 24 reports that the office of Guanteng Premier Panyaza Lusuif requested …

El-Rufai tells the ‘Villa Cabal’ to respect themselves or else… Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sent a strong warning to those he believes are working against the chances of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu The Governor had earlier disclosed that some …