Politics
Happy 70th Birthday To Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-born economist and international development expert. She sits on the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the African Risk […]
Happy 82nd Birthday To Abdulsalami Abubakar
Birthday: Abdulsalami Abubakar Turns 82 Today! Abdulsalami Abubakar (born June 13, 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian Army general who served as the de facto President of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He […]
Nigerians Still Divided Over August 1 Protest Against Economic Hardship As Tensions Rise
With just three days to the August 1 countrywide protest against hardship and hunger, allegedly, brought on the country by some of the policies of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are still […]
Tinubu Orders Cultivation Of Military Land Nationwide To Address Food Shortage
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the military to convert their vast lands into agricultural hubs to address food shortage and insecurity. According to the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, Mr […]
₦1.5 Million Fuel For Six Cars To Anambra, No Big Deal — Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Monday, justified spending N1.5m to fuel six vehicles in her convoy on a trip to Anambra State. The minister made the statement when she featured as a […]
PDP Appeals Judgment Nullifying Edo Gubernatorial Primary
The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court nullifying its February 22 governorship primary in Edo State, which produced Asue Igbodalo […]
Samoa Agreement: Ita Enang Asks National Assembly To Sue FG
A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Ita Enang, has urged the National Assembly to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the signing of treaties. He was reacting to the recent signing of the […]
Reps Threaten Arrest Of Dangote Cement Management Over Price Hike
The House of Representatives’ Joint Committee on the arbitrary increase in the price of cement, on Tuesday, threatened to arrest the management of Dangote Cement if it fails to appear at its next hearing. Recall […]
Bill To Create 74 Seats For Women In National Assembly Passes Second Reading
A bill seeking to create 74 seats for women in the national assembly has passed second reading in the house of representatives. The green chamber voted in favour of the bill during plenary on Tuesday, […]
Attempt At Reputation Damage – Ex-Kaduna Commissioners Condemn El-Rufai’s Probe
Former cabinet members in the administration of Nasir el-Rufai, the ex-governor of Kaduna, have reacted to the probe of their principal by the state house of assembly. In a statement on Tuesday, eight former commissioners under […]
Embattled Bayero Enjoying Tinubu’s Support Because Of His Yoruba Blood — NNPP
The chairman of the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Hashim Dungurawa, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu was destabilising the State by trying to impose the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu […]
Ebonyi Set To Float Own Airline, Procure 4 Aircraft
Ebonyi State commissioner for aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, yesterday said the state government had concluded plans to purchase four aircraft for the smooth take-off of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, […]
Only Peter Obi Can Save Nigeria – Labour Party, Ebonyi State
The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Labour Party has expressed confidence that only its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has the solutions and competence to salvage the Nigerian economy. The party […]
Insecurity: Nigerians Must Be Safe – Tinubu Charges Army
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian Army to ensure that violent groups do not overwhelm peaceful and law abiding Nigerians. The President equally told the Armed Forces to that Nigerians must be safe in […]
Tinubu Not Nigeria’s Messia, Will Struggle For Second Term – Primate Ayodele
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday, warned that President Bola Tinubu is not the messiah Nigeria needs. Primate Ayodele said Tinubu only came to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy but nothing […]
VP Shettima: FG Aims for $1 Trillion Economy by 2030, Launches New Initiative
The federal government has launched a new initiative to establish an operating model and framework for Economic and Financial Inclusion, aiming to transform Nigeria into a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The project is designed […]
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim: More than 277 guns are located around the National Assembly
“As I am here, I check my phone regularly and I know the number of guns that are very close to me here. This is just less than one thousand installations. Within us now, there […]
Dogara: Lawmakers’ Monthly Earnings Only Last Three Days
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said lawmakers’ monthly earnings can not last them for more than three days. This was as he urged the legislators to open their […]
Japa: I’ll Use Good Governance To Curb Brain Drain In Ekiti – Oyebanji
The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has promised to deploy the instrumentality of good governance to tame the recurrent cases of migration of youths abroad and to other states of the Federation considered as […]
Edo Guber: We Are Not Banking On Federal Might To Win Edo – APC
The director general of All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organisation, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, has dismissed the claim that APC is relying on ‘federal might’ to win the September 21 governorship election in the state. Urhoghide […]
FG Clears $850 Million Debt To European Airlines
The Federal Government has paid up the backlog of debts to European airlines to the tune of $850m. The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, revealed this at the 9th edition […]
FG Paid $700 Million On Debt Servicing, Edun Tells Senate
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts in funding the capital components of the three national budgets running concurrently in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola […]
Appeal Court To Deliver Ruling On Rivers Assembly Speakership Tomorrow
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja will tomorrow, 4th July deliver a ruling in an appeal filed by Hon Martin Chike Amaewhule against Rt Hon Victor Oko Jumbo. The simmering crisis between the two […]
Tinubu Orders Ministers To Source Funds For Trans-Sahara Superhighway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the take-off of the construction of the Trans-Sahara trade route, it emerged on Wednesday. According to him, the superhighway conceived in 1956 but abandoned holds a huge economic potential […]
Governor Adeleke Suspends Aide Over Alleged Diversion Of 70 Bags Of Rice
Governor Ademola Adeleke has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies, Comrade Emmanuel Adebisi, following allegations of diverting 70 bags of rice. The civil society coalition in the state, represented by its Secretary, Comrade […]
I Didn’t Discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s Release With South East Governors – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he did not discuss the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during his discussion with the South-East Governors, on Tuesday. Our correspondent […]
Edo LP Fumes As Part Of Obidient Movement Backs APC Candidate
A group on the platform of Obidient Movement has pledged support for the Edo State All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. The group, […]
Nigeria, A Poor Country: See Kenya, New York City & South Africa’s Budgets – Presidential Committee
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has described Nigeria as a poor country with the potential to be wealthy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oyedele said in […]
Obi Should Be Ashamed Of LP’s Performance In Abia, PDP Declares
The Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Abraham Amah, has expressed deep concern over the situation in the state, describing it as a shame. Amah criticised the Labour Party-led government’s actions, […]
Minimum wage: Why you can’t dictate what to pay, Labour replies govs
Warns governors against provoking industrial unrest with inflammatory utterances Notes may no longer be able to withstand pressure for industrial action Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be […]
