By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, March 18, 2024 A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria is still struggling to fulfil its potential as a nation owing to lack of true federalism. Anyaoku spoke at the “National Dialogue on the Constitutional Future of Nigeria” in honour of the …
Read More »Vladimir Putin to become Russia’s longest serving President following latest election win
Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term, exit polls revealed on Sunday, solidifying his position as the country’s leader and potentially making him the longest-serving Russian president in over two centuries. Putin’s victory was all but certain, with his major opponents either deceased, imprisoned, or exiled, and a …
Read More »Gunmen kidnap PDP chairman in Edo; Govt, Police, APC react
By Usman Aliyu Benin, March 16, 2024 Edo Government says it is on top of the kidnapping of the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Tony Aziegbemi. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin on Saturday. The …
Read More »Old subsidy beneficiaries may resist us, but Nigeria will overcome them, Tinubu tells APC leaders
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is deploying resources to critical sectors and areas with significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians, emphasizing that the nation’s treasury is sacrosanct and must not be abused. Speaking at a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) …
Read More »Yar’ Adua emerges Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum; Abiru leads Southern Senators
By Naomi Sharang/Kingsley Okoye Abuja Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (APC-Katsina) has emerged Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he emerged after a meeting of the group in Abuja on Thursday. NAN also reports that Yar’Adua takes over from Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi), who resigned …
Read More »Akpabio won’t resign, says Senate spokesperson
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, March 14,2024 Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, has berated calls for the resignation of President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over “unfounded allegations” of N3.7trillon budget padding . Adaramodu, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday ,said calls for resignation of …
Read More »Nigeria’s opposition abet APC’s grim governance By Oseloka H. Obaze
Disfranchised Nigerians continue to rebuke the Tinubu Administration for its lackluster governance performance. That is as it should be. On balance, the APC Administration also has its defenders and apologists. That too, is as it should be. Both are essential parts of any democracy. Democracies tend to mimic a broad …
Read More »Ex-PRP Senatorial candidate seeks probe of Ningi’s allegations
By Hussaina Yakubu Kaduna, March 13, 2024 Abdullahi Wakili, the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) candidate for Kaduna North Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections has called for thorough investigations into the allegations of budget padding made by the now suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi. In a statement issued on Wednesday …
Read More »Senate suspends Senator Ningi; Explains alleged N3trn 2024 budget padding
By Kingsley Okoye/Naomi Sharang Abuja, March 12,2024 Senate on Tuesday explained that the N3trillion alleged to be padded in the 2024 budget was actually statutory transfers to first line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity Sen. Yemi Adaramodu gave the …
Read More »Budget padding: Presidency, Senators disagree with Ningi
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, March 11, 2024 The Presidency has described as false, the claim by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) over the padding of the 2024 budget. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in Abuja. Onanuga …
Read More »We’ll make Oyo Council of Obas, Chiefs functional again – Makinde
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde has expressed the readiness of his administration to fully resolve all issues and make the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs functional again, stating that it has become imperative to restore the body. Governor Makinde made this disclosure on Friday, when he met with traditional rulers …
Read More »IWD: Ighodalo wants more support for women in education, entrepreneurship
By Kevin Okunzuwa Benin, March 9, 2024 As the world marks this year’s International Women’s Day(IWD), Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the PDP flagbearer for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship race, has applauded the “unbreakable spirit of the Edo Woman in the face of crushing economic hardships”. Ighodalo, in a statement issued …
Read More »‘Peter Obi will not leave Labour Party over smear campaign against Abure’
The national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has said that the party’s national leader, Mr. Peter Obi is not under any pressure to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general elections over the sustained smear campaign against the party’s national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure. The party also warned …
Read More »Appeal Court affirms Julius Abure as LP National Chairman
By Edith Nwapi Abuja, March 6, 2024 The Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The appellate court in a judgment also set aside the judgment of an FCT High Court which restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves …
Read More »Kingibe commissions road project; Performs groundbreaking for 50-bed Hospital in two FCT Communities
Senator Ireti Kingibe, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday lived up to her promise of providing social amenities for residents of the FCT with the commissioning of road project in Karu, a satellite town in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The construction of the 0.6 kilometres …
Read More »2024 ‘mega election year’ as 60 countries prepare for polls – UN envoy; Identify flashpoints
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 4, 2024 UN rights chief Volker Türk has described 2024 as a “mega election year” with more than 60 countries slated to hold elections involving nearly half of the world’s population. Türk, in a statement, expressed optimism that most of the elections would likely be …
Read More »Okpebholo dumps Labour Party, supports PDP’s Ighodalo
Influential grassroots mobiliser from Edo Central Senatorial District, Mr. Patsbolo Okpebholo, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) and declared support for Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship flag bearer. Okpebholo’s declaration of his allegiance to Ighodalo’s campaign team, followed his recent resignation from LP, citing alleged sell …
Read More »Shaibu storms PDP secretariat for Certificate of Return, threatens legal action
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 28, 2024 The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat in Abuja demanding a certificate of return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu, the News Agency of …
Read More »PDP issues certificate of return to Ighodalo for Edo poll
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 27, 2024 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday issued a certificate of return to Dr Asue Ighodalo, as its candidate for the Sept.21 Edo governorship election. The PDP acting National Chairman, Malam Umar Damagum, presented the certificate at a ceremony at the National Secretariat of …
Read More »Ignore Apapa’s letter to INEC on alternate guber candidacy, LP tells Nigerians
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has clarified that “the letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a dissident group and former members of our party led by one Lamidi Apapa to recognise Anderson Uwadiae Asemote and Monday Ojore Mawa as the gubernatorial and deputy governorship candidates …
Read More »Obasanjo urges devolution of power, resources to states, amid economic crisis
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the devolution of power and resources from the federal government to states and local governments as a means to address the ongoing economic crisis plaguing the nation. Obasanjo attributed the current crisis to a lack of productivity among Nigerians and the …
Read More »Edo guber: Abure congratulates Akpata, urges other aspirants to collapse structures, work for candidate
The national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure has congratulated the winner of Friday’s primaries of the party for the Edo governorship election, Barrister Olumide Akpata. Abure in his congratulatory message also called on the former aspirants to eschew bitterness and work for the success of the …
Read More »Reports of Obi quitting Labour Party fake, fallacious – Aide
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Feb. 23, 2024 The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has dismissed reports about his quitting the Labour Party (LP), on whose platform he contested as presidential candidate in 2023. Mr. Michael Nwolisa, Media Aide to Obi in a statement in Abuja on Friday, described the news …
Read More »Police arrest Labour Party Chair, Abure, in Benin; Protest erupts
By Usman Aliyu Benin, Feb. 21, 2024 Less than three days to the primary election of the Labour Party (LP) for the Governorship election in Edo, operatives of the Zone 5 headquarters of the Nigeria Police have arrested the National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure. The News Agency …
Read More »Senate to investigate cement coys on hike in price
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Feb. 21, 2024 The Senate has resolved to investigate the sudden hike in the price of cement by its producers in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a point of order by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Lola Ashiru on the “Need to Urgently Address the …
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