Politics

By John Ikani  Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday named economist Albert Ouedraogo as the new Prime Minister of the West African country. Mr Ouedraogo, a 52 year-old economist, was said to have experience...

By Emmanuel Nduka For an umpteenth time, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will stop over in London to spend two weeks with his doctors. The recent medical tourism by the President comes even as Nigerians are battling...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s Senate has passed the Bill to grant full financial and administrative autonomy to local governments across the country. The Bill among other things, will amend the Constitution to repeal the state joint...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 General Elections. Earlier, the Commission had announced February 18, 2023 as date for the Presidential polls, but...

By John Ikani  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed into law the amended Electoral Bill 2022. The new legal framework for Nigeria’s elections contains key provisions aimed at improving the quality and credibility of elections and...

By John Ikani Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law. This was disclosed on Twitter by presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, on Friday. “BREAKING: President Muhammadu Buhari has signed...