Politics

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 […]

Labour Party has reiterated its support for Peter Obi as its presidential candidate in the 2027 election, dismissing rumours of a potential replacement. In a statement jointly signed yesterday by the Director-General of the Directorate on Mobilization and Integration, Marcel Ngogbehei; the Deputy Director of Media and Communications, Ambassador Aju Elumelu; and the Deputy Director […]

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has said that the problems facing the nation are well-known to all Nigerians. Obi said it was disheartening to hear those in charge, who were hired to address problems,A say that Nigerian are not the only ones struggling with poverty and hunger. Instead, he […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state. The governor transmitted the list to the three-member Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Victor Jumbo. This is coming amid the renewed political crisis in the state owing to the refusal of the former […]

President Bola Tinubu has said though there is poverty and suffering in the country, Nigeria is not the only nation facing such situation, and cautioned criminals against vandalism of rail tracks, and stealing of electric cables, describing such acts as pure sabotage He also said that good economics at a harsh time was the challenge […]

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of engaging in desperate measures to secure a second term in office. The opposition party alleged that the governor was forcing commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state to swear to an oath of continuous support for the Peoples […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, has inaugurated a 15-man Caretaker Committee to oversee the party’s affairs in Ebonyi State. This came after the crisis in the party worsened, with many stakeholders defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Ebonyi PDP has not been the same owing to its unsuccessful outing […]

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido said President Bola Tinubu did not build the modern Lagos State. Lamido stated this in an interview Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He President Tinubu government does not have the inability to get things right in Nigeria. Recall that Tinubu served as the governor of Nigeria’s economic […]

Almost one year after they were inaugurated, no fewer than 24 of the 109 senators drawn from all parts of the country are yet to sponsor any bill in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. However, each of the other 85 senators has at least one bill to his or her name. The 10th […]