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The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has emphasized the importance of the electors for the House of Representatives in the upcoming 10th Assembly working to maintain Nigeria’s unity despite its diversity. On Saturday, Governor Sanwo-Olu addressed the crowd at Lagos House Marina as he welcomed Tajudeen Abbass, a member-elect of the Federal House of Representatives and candidate for speakership, as well as 35 other electors from the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party...

On Wednesday, the Action Peoples Party (APP) filed a new petition with the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja with the intention of challenging Bola Tinubu’s election as president-elect of Nigeria. Following the Action Alliance’s withdrawal of its challenge to Mr. Tinubu’s victory, a five-member court panel chaired by Haruna Tsammani dismissed a petition by the party on Monday. After being named the winner of the election by INEC, Mr. Tinubu, who ran for president...

Due to the non-payment of six months’ salary arrears and other allowances, the contentious executive pension bill sent to the Benue State House of Assembly for consideration has been put on hold. Remember that the departing Samuel Ortom administration had introduced an executive pension bill?   attempting to qualify former governors and their appointees for benefits such as pensions and bonuses. The bill, which has drawn criticism from some state residents, including the governor-elect, Rev....

The trial of the former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, before a Federal High Court in Lagos came to a standstill on Monday because Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, the 12th prosecution witness, was not present. Former Minister of State for Defense Obanikoro is still being questioned by the defense after starting his testimony on January 31. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is pursuing charges against Fayose for alleged money laundering and fraud. The former...