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The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), yesterday, said Governor Ben Ayade is free to aspire for the Presidency or any elective position in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the All Progressives...

Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former governor of Cross River State and the leader of a stakeholders’ group in the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Liyel Imoke yesterday allayed the fear that the defection of the incumbent governor, Ben Ayade could take the state from the grip of the PDP, pointing out that although the cross carpeting of the governor was regrettable, Cross River State remained a PDP state. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Abuja, Imoke said the exit of t...

Billionaire Lawyer and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ned Nwoko has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to grant full...

Vanguard News Implementing the open grazing ban On Kindly Share This Story: Since the Governors of the 17 states of Southern Nigeria banned open grazing of livestock in their respective states, there has been a groundswell of support. Members of the National Assembly as well as the Speakers of the State Assemblies from three geopolitical zones have also thrown their support. The implication is that the elected political class has converged on the same page with the leaders of thought and the g...

Lagos, Ogun council polls as test run  Two years away from the 2023 general elections, Nigerian women have realised the need to plan ahead. They have resolved to speak out if they must attain higher percentage of political participation.   When Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, there was slight increase in women political participation both in elective and appointive offices, but in spite of that, the national average of participation is still far below the 30 per cent a...

My planned summit will unite, not divide Nigerians- Afe Babalola Mr Afe Babalola says he peace conference he is planning will find ways out of the current national challenges and not to divide the country. ADVERTISEMENT Legal icon, Afe Babalola, on Friday said the peace conference he is planning will find ways out of the current national challenges and not to divide the country. The nonagenarian said this in a goodwill message at the foundation-laying ceremony of the “NBA House”, located al...

National Summit, A Panacea To Avert Anarchy – Afe Babalola Posted by Nwa DiokpaFeatured, Latest News, News Across Nigeria Saturday, May 8th, 2021 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal icon Afe Babalola on Friday debunked allegations that his planned peace conference is contrary to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria’s unity. He asserted that the summit will instead find ways out of the current national challenges. The nonagenarian said this in a goodwill message at the...

It does not make sense that in a society with the age of majority and right to be elected to Parliament at 18, a person is regarded as unfit to cast a vote. JULY 2019 to September 2019 was a momentous period for our young citizens because, in response to several youth-led initiatives, the government in Parliament secured passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act A1603) to make the following four changes to our electoral laws: > Article 119(1) was amended to lower the voting age from...

A letter of concern and a call to action from members of the Troika, Canada, France, Germany and the European Union Brussels, 05/05/2021 - 09:00, UNIQUE ID: 210505_2 Joint Statements Attention: Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Vice President Taban Deng Gai Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng Garang A letter of concern and a call to action from members of the Troika, Canada, France, Germany and the European Union: On 9 July 2021, South Sudan will celebrate ten years since gain...

Views: Visits 5 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the creation of the National Border Protection Force to secure Nigeria’s borders. The PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus gave the advice at a world conference organised by the party in Abuja on Monday. The force according to Secondus will include an integrated border protection system that will draw personnel and equipment from existing armed service and Nigeria Immigration Service. He said that Nigeria must pr...