Politics

Direct primaries will return power to people — Abe

…Charges Nigerians to support electoral mode By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt Former representative of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen Magnus Abe, has advocated the passage of the Electoral Act by members of the National Assembly,…

APC, PDP in Borno tango over resettlement of IDPs

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno have engaged in war of words over on-going resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The IDPs are being resettled from their Maiduguri camps to their respective local…

Adamawa postpones LG poll indefinitely

  The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has postponed the state Dec. 4, local government councils poll indefinitely, due to lack of funds. Mr. Innocent Daniel, ADSIEC Information Officer, said this in Yola on Monday. Daniel said that the…

Sen. Akwashiki empowers 570 constituents

Sen. Godiya Akwashiki (APC- Nasarawa North) has distributed 60 motorcycles, 170 sewing machines, 160 grinding machines and N3.6 million cash to 570 people in his constituency. This, he said, was to uplift the standard of living of the people positively.…