Mary Beth Leonard, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address challenges that can be resolved of the March 11 gubernatorial election and House of assembly elections before the exercise. She urged the electoral umpire to also undertake a broader review of the problems that transpired during the last presidential and National Assembly elections and find ways to fix them. The remarks came through a statement, titled:...

The Cross River State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has disassociated itself from reports of an alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. On Monday, it was reported that APC leadership in Cross River State has adopted LP’s Brian Odey for the March 11 House of Assembly election to represent the Yala 1 constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alphonsus Eba, the state chairman of APC disclosed that...

The People’s Democratic Party PDP Presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, have led a protest at the National headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja. Supporters and Leaders of the party had converged at the Presidential campaign office of the party located at Legacy House in Maitama, Abuja, and took to the streets of Abuja. Other party stalwarts that joined the protest include...

Nigeria has tasked the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on reforms to achieve sustainable development goals Geoffrey Onyeama , the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the remark while speaking at the 1st Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, underscored the need to reform the UN along the line of its three pillars – Peace and Security, Development and Human Rights. Onyeama said that...

Prof. Charles Soludo, Anambra State governor has called on Anambra people  to vote for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidates in the Saturday, March 11, 2023 State Assembly poll. Governor Soludo who is also the National Leader of APGA said that voting APGA candidates in the election would make for a peaceful State Assembly that would work in harmony with him to develop the state. Speaking  through  his Press  Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo said,...