Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has expressed strong reservations over the likelihood of Nigeria’s electoral body approving the registration of a new political outfit, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), warning that such a move could call the body’s neutrality into question. In an interview on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, monitored by journalists on Monday, Baba-Ahmed stated…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has categorically denied media reports suggesting it has registered two new political parties in Nigeria. The commission made the clarification in a statement posted to its verified social media account on Wednesday, describing the information being shared by some online sources as “fake news.” INEC referenced the specific claims…
A breakaway group from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has signalled plans to align with a new political platform aimed at unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general elections. Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, former Secretary to the State Government and a one-time APC gubernatorial contender, revealed the group’s…
Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appointed 168 political aides to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Gidado said the move was part of the governor’s ongoing…
In a striking display of political resilience, French President Emmanuel Macron firmly rejected calls for his resignation as the nation braces for a crucial no-confidence vote in parliament. Speaking to reporters during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Macron labeled the notion of stepping down as “political fiction,” asserting that it simply does not…
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell is to propose suspending political dialogue with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip at an EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday in Brussels. The move comes after “a year of unheeded pleas by the Israeli authorities regarding respect for international law in the Gaza war,” Borrell wrote in…
