The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday terminated the appointments of all political appointees attached to its members with immediate effect. Speaker Blessing Agbebaku announced their dismissal during a plenary session in Benin. Agbebaku stated that the decision was unanimously agreed upon by all 24 members of the House, adding that the dismissed appointees […] More
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticized Labour Party chieftain Peter Obi following his appeal to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reopen the closed Onitsha Market. According to Omokri, the closure of the market, even for seven days, would not lead to the death of traders operating there. […] More
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant to former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has called out President Bola Tinubu and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) over its latest report indicating a decline in the unemployment rate. Shaibu accused Tinubu of gaslighting Nigerians and expressed disappointment that the NBS has allegedly become a […] More
Two clerics on Wednesday, described late Chief Edwin Clark, who died at 97, as an advocate of good governance and public conscience model. The clerics, Bishop Charles Ighale, General Superintendent, Holy Spirit Mission, Ikeja, and Archbishop Joseph Ojo, Calvary Christian Church, Okokomaiko, said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in […] More
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister for justice, says the illegal removal of LGA chairpersons by state governors is a treasonable offence. Fagbemi spoke in Abuja on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of an event organised by the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Fagbemi, represented by Tijani Gazali, director of civil appeals in […] More
The political landscape in Kano State has become increasingly volatile as the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) engage in a heated exchange of accusations and inflammatory rhetoric. In a widely circulated video, Abdullahi Abbas, the APC Kano State Chairman launched a scathing attack on Governor Abba Kabir […] More
The Lagos State House of Assembly has rubbished a publication alleging that 27 members of the assembly are planning to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Labour Party (LP). In a statement, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode, said the publication is entirely false, […] More
Former President Goodluck Jonathan believes that the tolerance of Nigerians has enabled the bad behaviours of political leaders. Jonathan stated that when Nigerians demand change and accountability for good leadership, the right thing will be done, and political leaders will begin to act correctly. The former president lamented the deployment of military personnel for election […] More
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that free and fair elections in Nigeria will only be possible when honest individuals take charge of the process. He made the disclosure while speaking at the launch of two books on Internal Security and Election Security, authored by former […] More
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the delay by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting by-elections into the vacant seats in the legislature. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jafaru Leko (APC-Bauchi) at plenary on Tuesday. Moving the […] More
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has barred Enemona Anyebe from parading himself as the chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. Justice Yahaya Adamu of the State High Court 5, Lokoja, issued the order on Tuesday in suit number HC/Okp/8/2024, filed by John Ojodale against the PDP and […] More
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shared his thoughts about President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and the lingering political crises in Lagos and Osun State. Atiku believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) is desperate to retain power at all costs, hence the chaos and killing in Osun State. In a statement issued on X, on Tuesday, […] More