Politics

Fresh facts have emerged on how former President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Nigerian Leader, General Ibrahim Babangida worked for the emergence of the then General Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the build-up to the 2007 presidential …

By David Adeoye Ibadan, Dec. 29, 2023 Four Governors from the South-West zone, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the former of Ondo State, Chief Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who died on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governors included: Ademola Adeleke (Osun); Dapo …

President Bola Tinubu has said that democracy must be progressive and inclusive with a primary focus on pragmatically addressing poverty through the provision of job opportunities for youths and quality education for all Nigerian children. Receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), on …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec. 28, 2023 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday insisted that the 26 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) were no longer members of the state legislature. PDP National Legal Adviser, Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, told the …

Aiyedatiwa taking oath of office By Segun Giwa Akure, Dec. 27, 2023 The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olusegun Odusola on Wednesday evening swore in Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the 19th governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa, who was Acting Governor, assumed the position of Governor following the death of Gov. …

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Wednesday received the passing of his brother Governor of Ondo State, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu with rude shock and sadness, lamenting that the deceased’s death has left a vacuum that goes beyond State borders. Governor Akeredolu reportedly passed on, Wednesday, while receiving treatment outside …

OSOGBO– 25/12/2023 Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated his counterpart in Oyo state, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, on the occasion of his 56th birthday, acknowledging his leadership style, characterized by humility, inclusivity, and sense of purpose. Governor Adeleke in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, his Spokesperson, noted …

  Former Edo State Governor who graduated to become the chairman of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), ex-Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, always manufactures good copy for journalists. The latest grandstanding release from the stable of Oshiomhole is that former Ekiti State Governor who doubled as the chairman …

Tasks leaders to make the country a better place to live The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure has called on Nigerians to let the lessons learnt from the birth of Jesus Christ guide our lives individually and collectively in order to make the world a …

December 24, 2023 After President Bola Tinubu intervened in the seismic crisis that rocked oil-rich Rivers State last week, one thing and two people unraveled. By their unraveling, pretentious veils were lifted off their faces. They were, the president himself, the nature of Nigeria’s presidential democracy and the governor of …

By Wandoo Sombo Abuja, Dec. 22, 2022 No fewer than six elders in Rivers have dragged President Bola Tinubu and others to the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly compelling Gov. Siminilaya Fubara to sign what they describe as an unconstitutional agreement. The plaintiffs, in the process sighted by the …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Dec. 22, 2023 The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu state. Justice Mohammed Garba, who delivered the lead judgement described as mere allegation the statement that Mbah did not possess the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) certificate, which is …

In the last one and a half decades, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been the most charismatic politician out of Kano after the passing of Abubakar Rimi. Kwankwaso is not just charismatic; he is consequential, with a cult-like following that responds twice, even when he calls once. He is facing yet another …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Dec. 21,2023 The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano. Justice John Okoro who led the five-member panel of justices reserved the judgment after counsels involved …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, Dec. 20, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s confirmation for appointment of 11 justices of the Supreme Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec  17, 2023 A Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to fill the seats of the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of grave electoral offences in the recently concluded off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1694/2023 filed last Friday at the …

ABUJA, DEC. 16, 2023: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO,  Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Dr Olusimbo Ige, a Nigerian, on her appointment as the Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health, thus becoming the First Black Female to occupy such position.   In a congratulatory statement, Dabiri-Erewa said of Ige’s …

By Segun Giwa Akure, Dec.16, 2023 Renowned rights activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, on Saturday, at a townhall at the Akure City Hall demanded the resignation of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Sowore at the meeting said it was necessary to rescue the state from the few individuals allegedly siphoning …

By Ikuru Lizzy Port Harcourt, Dec. 15, 2023 Some Federal lawmakers from Rivers are suing for the recall of the 25 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Federal lawmakers, in a rally on Friday in Port Harcourt with their constituents and groups, …

The only thing that trumps the mocking viral videos of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are the live footages of the State House of Assembly being demolished on Wednesday morning by a dozen bulldozers in what appeared like a scene from Gaza. Reporters were even warned …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Dec.14, 2023 The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is considering the option of initiating impeachment proceedings against Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, over a number of Constitutional infringements. Mr Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the state APC Caretaker Committee said this on Thursday in Abuja …

Washington, Dec. 14, 2023 House Republicans on Wednesday voted to formalise an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden, intensifying their investigation of unproven allegations that the president benefited from his son’s overseas business dealings. The vote is a formality, but it puts the House GOP on record in support of moving …

By Ikuru Lizzy Port Harcourt, Dec. 13, 2023 The Rivers House of Assembly has moved a motion declaring vacant the 25 seats of members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The motion was unanimously supported by the four-member assembly, led by …

By Lizzy Ikuru Port Harcourt, Dec.13, 2023 The Rivers Government has attributed the demolition of the state House of Assembly Complex to structural defects arising from explosion and fire outbreak. Mr. Joseph Johnson, the state’s Commissioner for Information, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. Johnson said …