The twisted fate of the former Nigerian Deputy Senate President in the United Kingdom since Thursday is something any Nigerian politician could offer anything not to experience, not during this election season or anytime at all. A criminal case in Nigeria is something a personality like Senator Ike Ekweremadu ordinarily ...
Lawan, Akpabio, Umahi three of President Muhammadu Buhari`s men are now fighting the political battle of their lives and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have seen to that. INEC on Friday released the names and particulars of the candidates vying for various elective positions at the federal level in ...
The spokesman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Festus Friday evening confirmed that the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, the former governor of Rivers State, Godwill Akpabio and the current governor of Ebonyi State were not validly elected in any lawfully organized primary of the All Progress Congress, APC. ...
Russian forces in recent weeks have slowly advanced in their offensive to capture the Donbas region, where pro-Russia separatists have controlled much of the territory for eight years. Ukrainian forces were ordered to retreat from the besieged city of Sievierodonetsk, one of the last Ukrainian-held areas of Luhansk province, to ...
A war-weary Ukrainians have rejoiced over the European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, which now serves as a morale boost and hope of a more secure future. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision of EU leaders as vindication for his nation’s fight against Russia’s ...
The Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday rebooked President Muhammadu Buhari for approaching the apex court to strike out the controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act after personally signing it into law in February. The section which the federal government have fought to delete from the new Electoral Act (as ...
The controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act which the federal government have fought to delete from the new Electoral Act (as amended) have survived the executive onslaught led by President Buhari and his Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and stays as part of Nigerian electoral laws. This is following ...
Staffs of British Airways at the UK`s busiest airport, London Heathrow are set to embark on new industrial action as the usually very busy summer travel season gets underway. This is following a vote in favor of a strike for better pay, in a move that threatens to disrupt the ...
As the political circle gets busier with activities in preparation for the former lunch of the campaign period for the 2023 presidential election in line with INEC`s guideline, things have continued to unravel that gives each campaign organization of the political party candidate a lot of talking points in the ...
A closer check on some recent developments in Nigeria, especially the current political revolution associate with the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Obi, would interest anyone who has been long a close watcher of political developments in the country since 1999. The “Peter Obi Movement” as popularly captured ...
The news of the arrest of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy Senate President, broke on Thursday to the dismay of many in Nigeria, but Clariform can confirm that the matter is still developing, and there are still so much details yet to be made available to the public. Sketchy ...
Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister on Thursday engaged President Buhari on several issues amongst which includes the situation with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Both leaders had a sit-down on the sideline of the of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ...
As Nigerians ponder on their choice for the February 2023 presidential election in the country, a United States based media, research and data analytical group, Bloomber LLP have waded into the discussions in the Nigerian political space. In a publication authored by William Clowes of Bloomberg, which was published on ...
Nigeria`s currency the Naira has crashed massively in its exchange rate with the United States Dollars since the beginning of the President Muhammadu Buhari`s regime, which began in2015 after he defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party. The currency has lost about 200 percent in value ...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group fighting for the restoration of the Republic of Biafra have risen in swift and sharp push back against the comments made by President Muhammadu Buhari in an interview with Bloomberg, a United States Media group. In the interview, Buhari accused IPOB ...
The news that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to pressure and will be extending the deadline for the voter registration exercise was broke on Wednesday amidst cheers and celebration nationwide, Clariform reporters have confirmed. Those interviewed nationwide were filled with wide jubilation and expressed their appreciation to ...
Cost of food and energy has surged in the United Kingdom causing a record rate of inflation, the highest of which for the past 40 years was recorded in May 2022. The May inflation rate was 9.1 percent, the highest among the Group of Seven (G7) countries, and the prices ...
The name of the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan finally made it to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the deadline of 17th June 2022. This is notwithstanding the adamant refusal of Bashir Machina to step down for him for the APC ticket, which some political pundits suggest ...
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that one of its officers, Maj. Udiandeye Jeremiah Udiadenye, who committed suicide recently was facing court martial trial at 1 Division Kaduna. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the late officer had an unblemished career in ...
Salubata Technologies, a Nigerian start-up has emerged as one of the top four winners of Kigali Startup Festival 2022 at the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Yewande Adebowale, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Salubata, which transforms plastic wastes into customised shoes, received a prize of 10,000 dollars ...
Nigeria`s lower legislative chamber, the House of Representative on Tuesday suspended the attempt to override President Buhari`s accent on the new amendment to the Electoral Act of 2022, which is intended to allow statutory delegates participate in party primaries. The legislators move to override President Buhari`s accent stems from his ...
The new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), a private company which emerged from the unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Plc (NNPC Plc) is said to begin operation on July 1st 2022. The operation as a limited liability company is under the Companies and Allied Matters Act ...
Rotimi Amaechi, Godswill Akpabio and other President Buhari`s ex-ministers who resigned to contest the All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries may have lost any hope of returning to the cabinet. This is following the emergence of a new nomination list the president has recently sent to the Senate for confirmation. The ...
It has gone wide in the Nigerian press that the Federal High Court on Monday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending the voter registration process for the 2023 election. Some media houses and online news websites already reported that the court has canceled voter`s registration, thereby giving ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has waded into the speculations about the concept of “placeholder” that recently emerged in the media space and the possibility of substitution of running mates of the presidential candidates of the political parties. Placeholder became an issue when some of the political parties were ...
In a few months from now, Israel will be holding her 5th election since 2019, just within a period of only 3 years. This is following the collapse of the current government formed by a coalition of unlikely bird follows, and under the leadership of Naftali Bennett, current Israeli Prime ...
The fact that the leader of the Nigerian separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi have never ceased to call for peace in the South East “is a serious indictment on the Buhari led federal government of Nigeria and all those behind the incarceration of the people`s ...
The Biafran National Party, BNP, a group known for its strong stand in the struggle for independent Biafran country in association with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have released a communique with “far-reaching decisions” on the happenings in the political space in Nigeria. The group which prides itself as ...
In a rare rebook of the political class in Nigeria, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, on Sunday profusely berated the Nigerian political class describing them as “mad people” and “the worst” of the population who are “leading” the rest of the people. He made this explosive ...
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