On 31 May 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the ‘not too young to run bill into law. The legislation altered sections 65, 106, 131, and 177 of the 1999 constitution by reducing the eligibility age for running for elective positions. It brought down the age qualification for the presidency from 40 to 30; from 30 to 25 for the House of Representatives and states’ house of assembly. It, however, did not change the age qualification...

YOLA — The Federal High Court one Yola Division, Adamawa State presided over by Justice Abdulaziz Anka, has nullified the All Progressive Congress, APC gubernatorial primary election in Adamawa state which produced Senator Aisha Ahmed Dahiru Binani as its candidate. In his ruling on Friday, Justice Abdulaziz Anka ruled that he passed the judgment based on substantial non-compliance with party guidelines and the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria in the party primary election. The...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, has officially flagged off his campaign for a second term in office in the 2023 elections. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at the ninth edition of Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit held at Victoria Island on Wednesday. “Today is the day that INEC officially flagged off campaigns for governorship and House of Assembly elections,” the governor  said. “There is no better time for me to do my official flag-off than at an...

ENUGU — A bill for a law to provide for the full integration of persons with disabilities into society on Tuesday scaled through its first reading in the Enugu State House of Assembly. The bill, Enugu State Discrimination against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Bill HB 4, 2022, seeks to provide for the full integration of persons with disabilities into society, establish the Enugu State persons with disabilities Agency and vest in the Agency the responsibilities...

Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has praised Borno’s Babagana Zulum for his leadership skills and sense of governance. According to Bala, the Borno governor is a beacon of hope with a leadership style worthy of emulation. Bala said this while receiving Zulum at the Ramat House in Bauchi on Sunday. The Borno governor had visited to commemorate the demise of Zulum’s elder brother, Mr Bappa Mohammed who died on Sept. 2 at a Turkish Hospital...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, says political parties and politicians should allow police control campaigns for the 2023 general elections. Baba-Alkali while speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri on Sunday, said the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of law and order. “I want to beg the politicians and political parties to give us the opportunity to regulate their processions, rallies and campaigns so that they don’t clash. “The Commissioner of Police is...

The Rivers house of assembly recently passed a motion to derecognize Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the state. Omehia was governor of Rivers from May 29, 2007, to October 25, 2007. His election was annulled by the supreme court while Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, was declared the winner of the state governorship election. Despite the supreme court judgment, Omehia was recognized as a former governor of the state by Nyesom Wike, the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a committee to investigate allegations of financial misappropriation by the party’s leadership. There have been recent reports alleging concerns over the misappropriation of funds released from the sale of the party’s nomination forms. The allegations came amid the crisis rocking PDP over the insistence of allies of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, for Iyorchia Ayu to resign as the party’s national chairman. Amid the controversy, some PDP NWC...