Politics

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has described the 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria from 1999 to 2024 as the longest ever in the chequered history of the country, saying that “the stake is higher now to continue to invest emotionally and tangibly to sustain the core values of democracy that make […]

A bill seeking a single term of six years for the President and state governors was brought up on Monday by 35 members of the House of Representatives. The bill also canvasses the rotation of the presidency among the six geopolitical zones of the country. The 35 legislators, under the auspices of Reformed-minded Legislators, said […]

Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abubakar Suleiman has declared that the cordial relationship existing between the State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir and himself, will not in any way affect his discharging official and constitutional functions in line with the principles of separation of power in a democracy. Speaker of […]

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said contrary to the claims in circulation, President Bola Tinubu immensely benefited from his goodwill. Atiku said but for him, Tinubu’s political career might have been terminated while he was governor of Lagos State in the early part of the Fourth Republic. […]

The Edo State All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are at loggerheads over the alleged hijack of the Continuous Voter Registration being undertaken by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The exercise began on May 27 in Edo and Ondo states and was scheduled to end on June 5 but INEC, on Tuesday, announced […]

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says the worst is over in the political crisis rocking the state. He said having weathered the political storm, he could now concentrate and work for the development and progress of the state. Fubara has been embroiled in a political crisis with his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom […]

The Federal Government borrowed N20.1 trillion from domestic investors in the first year of President Tinubu’s administration, representing year-on-year YoY increase of 117 per cent from the previous year, prompting concerns over impact on the economy including likely additional pressure on inflation, increased debt service cost and higher borrowing cost from businesses. Analysts noted that the sharp […]

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State said he inherited more than 80 per cent infrastructural deficit from the immediate past administration  of the state. Adeleke disclosed this at a programme organised by the Osun Development Association in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the programme was,  ‘A […]

A former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution his ministers and other appointees from attacking his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Tambuwal argued that Tinubu could not dissociate himself from the failure of Buhari’s government and should, therefore, stop lamenting about inheriting a bad economy. Tambuwal, who is the […]

President Bola Tinubu has called on state governments to prioritise the needs of local communities by ensuring accountability and effectiveness in the administration of local governments. He made these remarks on Thursday during a meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In his address, President Tinubu […]