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Politics

April 26, 2023

Erdoğan suspends presidential campaign over ‘minor sickness’

On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancelled his scheduled election campaign rallies due to a “minor sickness.’’

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credit: BBC)
April 26, 2023

APC suspends Cross River commissioner over alleged corruption

Ekpenyong Iso, the commissioner for culture and tourism in Cross River, has been suspended for working against the All Progressives Congress.

Ben Ayade
April 26, 2023

Appeal Court orders relocation of Ebonyi election petition tribunal to Abuja

The Court of Appeal chief judge has ordered the immediate relocation of the governorship election petitions tribunal to Abuja.

The Ekiti Election Petitions Tribunal
April 26, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Fleeing Adamawa REC writes police, SSS, NSA from hideout; explains how Aisha Binani ‘won’ governorship election

Hudu Yunusa Ari’s four-page missive to security chiefs carried weighty allegations but fell manifestly short on evidence.

Hudu Yunisa-Ari
April 26, 2023

APC, PDP, Labour Party, others blamed for marginalising female politicians

The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) has blamed political parties for the poor representation of women in the country’s political space.

FEMALE POLITICIANS & APC, PDP, LP LOGOS
April 26, 2023

Speakership Race: Reps-elect campaign for Betara

Lawmakers-elect of the House of Representatives have begun a campaign tour to seek the emergence of Muktar Betara as speaker of the 10th Assembly.

Aliyu Betara
April 26, 2023

Sokoto: Governor-elect inaugurates 108 people as transition committee members

Governor-elect Ahmad Aliyu has inaugurated a 108-member transition committee to ensure a smooth handover of power in Sokoto.

Ahmad Aliyu
April 26, 2023

Buhari eulogises Peter Enahoro’s ‘fearless writing, commitment to truth’

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and associates of Peter Enahoro, one of Nigeria’s foremost journalists.

PETER ENAHORO
April 26, 2023

Umahi sacks permanent secretary who can’t calculate gratuities

“I retired a permanent secretary in the Ebonyi civil service prematurely because the official could not calculate civil servants’ gratuities.’’

David Umahi
April 25, 2023

Labour Party raises alarm over moves by Apapa-led faction to withdraw petitions from tribunals

He added that the plan was to frustrate the Labour Party’s destined victory at the tribunals and also to derail the country’s fledgling democracy.

Labour Party