10𝒕𝒉 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑: 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎. A mild drama played out on Friday as the Coalition of Northern Patriotic Front, South West Professionals, Coalition of Arewa Youth Groups that earlier asked member representing Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu to shelve his ambition of contesting for Speakership of the House of Representatives,ended endorsing him. The groups on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja asked the lawmaker who is the current Spokesperson of the lower legislative Chamber to drop his ambition of contesting for the Office of the Speaker. The group again said, they were misled with false information to justify the plot against Benjamin Kalu. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday the group said, “Some of the issues raised by this Coalition yesterday were obvious attack on the pers...

  The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has challenged the competence of a petition the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Peter Obi, filed to nullify his election. Tinubu, in a preliminary objection he filed alongside his Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, maintained that Obi was bereft of the locus standing to file a petition to challenge his election victory. 1. He argued that Obi was not validly nominated to contest the presidential election in line with the mandatory provisions of sections 77(2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2022. 2. He insisted that Obi’s name was not found on the register of members of the LP, noting that he defected to the party from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, less than 30 days before the primary election that produced him as a presidential candidate, was conducted. 3. Adducing reasons why he won the presidential election, Tinubu, in the preliminary objection he filed through his team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, said it w...

 REASONS WHY SOUTH EAST NEEDS TO PRODUCE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .............𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 10𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚  02/04/2023 Zoning the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the South East will represent a symbolic gesture of inclusivity and recognition of the region's political and cultural importance.  It will also provide greater representation and accountability for the South East in the functioning of the House of Representatives.  Here are some general benefits that the Southeast (SE) region can gain when it produces the speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria. 1. Increased political influence: The Southeast region will have a strong political voice and influence in the House of Representatives, which will help in pushing for policies that will benefit the region. 2. Improved representation: With the Speaker coming from the Southeast, the regi...

  ............𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆  31/03/2023 There are several reasons why it is important for the South East zone to produce the next speaker of the House of Representatives. Firstly, it will promote fairness and equity in the distribution of political power in the country.  The South East zone has been marginalized politically for many years, and this has contributed to a sense of alienation and disenfranchisement among the people of the zone. Secondly, having a speaker from the South East zone will bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to the leadership of the House of Representatives.  It will also provide an opportunity for the zone to showcase its potential and demonstrate its readiness to assume leadership responsibilities at the national level. Finally, having a speaker from the South Eas...

............ as court of appeal dismisses suit seeking to disqualify the president elect in the just concluded presidential election   Appeal Court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu, Shettima over alleged double nomination. A three-member panel headed by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the PDP failed to establish that it had a legal basis to institute the case. ByAgency Report March 25, 2023 Reading Time: 2 mins read The Court of Appeal, Abuja, Friday evening, dismissed an appeal by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his deputy, Kassim Shettima, in the 25 February election. A three-member panel headed by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the PDP failed to establish that it had a legal basis (locus standi) to institute the case.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP, in an appeal marked: CA/ABJ/C...

The  Social Democratic Party has reiterated that the proposed alliance deal between the SDP and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is real and unstoppable. The SDP disclosed this through a statement on Monday in Abuja by its  National Publicity Secretary, Alfa Muhammad, although, the factional SDP last week disowned an alliance deal between Tinubu and the party. The party’s spokesperson noted however, that  “the much trumpeted Tinubu-SDP proposed alliance deal is real and unstoppable. It is a plan ‘B’ option conceived since year 2020 by the authentic leaders of the SDP, to make sure that Nigerians never miss the treasure of having Asiwaju Tinubu as their next president. “The agenda, which is known and popular amongst the elected (not appointed) national executive members of the SDP and stakeholders is not well known to the denying Jerry Gana boys, because they are strangers who joined the party just ‘yesterday’ along with Jer...

  In Kano, Tinubu assures Muslim leaders of fair, just leadership to all Nigerians ...promises to tackle nation’s problems All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Muslim leaders in the country that he will offer fair and just leadership to all Nigerians if elected president. Tinubu gave the assurance in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North West geopolitical zone in Kano on Tuesday. . The APC candidate urged the religious leaders to ensure that they preach unity and harmony among their followers rather than division and disunity, saying that is the only way the nation could experience development. He said: “Religious leaders like you are agents of harmony and hope, not division and disunity. All well-meaning Nigerians, regardless of political affiliation, must join hands against violence, hunger, ignorance and bigotry. “We all must live together. No one has the right to try to lord over the other. Allah stands against ...