Politics

THE Director General of All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Organisation, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, yesterday, said the performances of the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa in their senatorial district and federal constituency would propel the party to victory in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Urhoghide in […]

The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill to establish the Osun State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. The bill which was passed into law after its third reading by the house and a consequent voice vote, consists of 58 clauses and will provide a legal framework to fighting corruption […]

A Cleric and Planter of CAC Adamimogo Grace Of Mercy Prayer Mountain World-wide, Prophet Sam Olu Alo, has felicitated the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji for his merited Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Award of Excellence for his outstanding contribution to MSME sector in Ekiti State. The Cleric, who is the planter of Christ […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s interventions may have failed to ease the country’s worsening economic hardship in the first half of 2024 despite the government’s Renewed Hope Mantra. President Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, who celebrated his first anniversary in office on May 29th, 2024, has not found it easy to give Nigerians a vista […]

A former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has warned the President Bola Tinubu not to make the mistake of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari on appointments. Sani issued this warning while speaking in interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The former lawmaker asked President Tinubu to prioritise competence in his appointments if he is interested in […]

Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday called for the consideration of the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Their call came as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, said Wednesday night that it will continue to engage stakeholders to reach a mutually […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday is to hold a public hearing on a proposed legislation seeking to regulate Corporate Social Responsibility and Related Matters. According to a statement issued by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the 1 proposed bill was sponsored by Hon. Olumide Osoba. The public […]

Sokoto government has denied allegations by MURIC that it’s plotting  to depose His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The state Commissioner for information and societal reorientation Hon. Sambo Bello  Danchadi in a swift reaction on Tuesday said the state government  has no plan whatsoever to dethrone the revered  monarch, while […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed worry over what he described as a growing tendency of state governments to exert influence by distorting the modalities of enthroning traditional stools. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, stressed that traditional institutions must be protected from […]

The Sokoto state government has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to always cross check facts before commenting on sensitive national matters. Responding to the warning publicly made by the Vice President at the Northwest Security summit in Katsina on Monday, the state government said the Vice President should have contacted Governor Ahmed Aliyu to verify […]