Politics

The Oduduwa Development Congress (ODC) has disputed claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, that he played a significant role in bringing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to power. The group said Wike’s claim is merely a product of his imagination. ODC emphasised that Nigerians, not Wike, made Asiwaju Bola Tinubu their […]

CORRUPTION is still endemic in institutions of government in Nigeria, the Unit- ed States of America has claimed. The claim, among several others, was part of its focus report on Nigeria in 2023. The report, packaged by the United States Department of State, was titled: ‘ 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria’. Other […]

Initiated 13 years ago by the late former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala but abandoned thereafter, the multi-million naira Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital annex in Oyo town never took off. It deteriorated, leaving the people bewildered as their health needs suffered. However, there is hope for the people as Governor Seyi Makinde is set to complete […]

Jigawa State Maternal Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum, JIMAF, has appealed to Governor Umar Namadi to assent to the revised Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency bill into Law. JIMAF Secretary, Isah Mustapha made the call during a two-day review meeting organized by JIMAF and supported by the Lafiya UK Program. Isah explained […]

The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, has fixed July 20, 2024 for the conduct of local government elections. The Chairman of EBSIEC, Barrister Josy Eze, said on Thursday that the elections are for the 13 local government areas and 171 political wards in the state. Eze stated this during a meeting with chairmen and […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said Nigeria has high-grade lithium deposits that could power the world’s clean energy future. Speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands in The Hague, Tinubu reiterated his government’s commitment to deepening reforms for a conducive investment climate and seeking mutually beneficial partnerships, especially in […]

A former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has said the nation requires a core statesman to unite rather than further divide it. Saraki, represented by a former House of Representatives’ member, Honourable Golu Timothy, identified this imperative at the maiden edition of the Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin Students’ Legislative Summit held at the University of Ibadan, […]

AKWA Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has said his administration would always welcome and appreciates constructive criticisms that were not borne out of malice and mischief. Eno made the remarks on Wednesday during the commissioning of a 1.3 Kilometres underground concrete flood control tunnel,  reconstructed section of Atiku Abubakar Way, with walkway, drainage, solar […]

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, said, on Wednesday, that the party would overcome its internal crisis and get stronger. According to him, the internal crisis in the LP pales besides the problems the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are grappling with. The LP is grappling with an ongoing […]

The Kano State High Court, which initially granted an ex-parte order affirming the suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has vacated the order. The presiding judge, Justice Usman Na’Abba, who gave the April 17 order affirming Ganduje’s suspension, yesterday granted another interim order staying execution of the […]