Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention National Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mai Mala Buni has denied speculated presidential ambition. It was reported that Buni, who is the Yobe state Governor was plotting to leverage on his leadership of the ruling party to secure its 2023 presidential ticket. Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to the Governor Mamman Mohammed, in a statement, said it would amount “to insubordination for any loyal party member to start canvassing...

ABUJA — It was a landmark victory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday as the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld the deregistration of 74 political parties by the Electoral Commission. INEC, in deregistering the affected 74 political parties in February 2020, stated that they failed to meet the minimum requirement to win any election during the 2019 general elections. The constitutional provision spells out the...

Former presidential spokesperson. Reuben Abati has described the Buhari-led administration as a regime of secrecy. According to him, the regime is violating the constitution by trying to restrict the freedom of the citizens. The spokesperson while speaking at the launch of a recent report by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP),  on Thursday said; “People are embarrassed, because despite the fact that the democratic dispensation is supposed to expand the civic space and the scope...