By Tunde Opalana Following a few appointments made, the Senate on Tuesday made slight changes to chairmanship of some of its standing committees. In view of the signing to an Act of Parliaments of the North-West Development Commission, Senator Hussaini Babangida of Jigawa State has been
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Governor Monday Okpebholo has shocked Edo State’s political and traditional circles by suspending Hon. Samson Osagie, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and Hon. Damian Lawani, Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission. While the government claims “grave official and financial infractions,” insiders allege this is a calculated purge of dissenters and
By Tunde Opalana The Pan- Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has congratulated both governors Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and Bassey Otu of Cross River on their emergence as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the South South Governors Forum. The election of the duo, according to PANDEF, is a clear demonstration of trust of leadership quality […]
By Ayodele Adesanmi Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has credited the state’s remarkable achievements and transformations to the grace of God, declaring that these developments have placed the state as a model of good governance, accountability, and integrity in the country. Governor Oyebanji, who disclosed this during the January edition of the monthly Evening
By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has called on former vice president, Atiku Abubakar to back up his alleged financial largesse by President Bola Tinubu to leaders of opposition parties in the country, with concrete proof. The party expresses its astonishment and deep concern regarding the recent statements made the former presidential candidate […]
….wants party to implement verdict of Appeal Court in National Secretary seat debacle By Tunde Opalana Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Asaba, Delta State demand that a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) be convene on March 13, this year. This is coming on […]
By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has called on former vice president, Atiku Abubakar to back up his alleged financial largesse by President Bola Tinubu to leaders of opposition parties in the country, with concrete proof. The party expresses its astonishment and deep concern regarding the recent statements made the former presidential candidate […]
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the coming 2026 Emiti State governorship election, Otunba Peter Obafemi, has urged residents of the state to remain positive and hope for better days, despite the economic and financial challenges facing the country, Ekiti State in particular. A statement released by Olugbemiga Peter Obafemi
By Tom Okpe The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has said political despiration of the former vice President, Atiku Abubakar is responsible for the major oppositions’ People’s Democratic Party, PDP,’s catastrophic disintegration. The APC also said the former Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 Presidential election, like a badly broken
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in the southeast Tuesday in Abuja unanimously nominated Hon. Chidibere Goodluck as National vice chairman for the zone to replace Mr. Ali Odefa who was recently sacked by a federal high court. The stakeholders at the well-attendd meeting passed a vote of confidence on the party’s national Secretary of PDP, […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Future Platform USA, a United States-based organization, has announced plans for the much-anticipated ‘All White Endorsement Event’ in support of Seyi Tinubu, a gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State in 2027. The initiative aims to unite Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, reflecting the group’s confidence in Tinubu’s vision for a […]
By Tunde Opalana The end seems not yet in sight for the rumblings withing the leadership circle of the Peoples Democratic Party as two national officers on Monday denied knowledge of a meeting scheduled to hold today between meeting the National Working Committee (NWC) and the South East stakeholders of the party. National Publicity Secretary, […]
…assures Swiss lawmakers of engagement By Haruna Salami In furtherance of the resolve of the President Bola Tinubu administration to aggregate means of deepening the economy base, the Federal Government is set to explore economic innovations in the European market. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said this on Monday while receiving in audience […]
By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged the National Assembly to thoroughly scrutinize the 2025 Appropriation bill before the parliament in the interest of the nation. The party faulted the 2025 budget as proposed by the Executive but said it could further be worsened and be a disservice to Nigerians if the […]
…wants FG to rehabilitate 9th mile expressway By Tom Okpe Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Okezie Kalu has expressed deep sadness over the fuel tanker explosion, which caused death of several people, with many, injured in Enugu State. The horrific incident occurred on Saturday, on 9th Mile 82 Division Expressway, Ugwuonyeama […]
By Haruna Salami The 2025 Federal Government budget of N49.74 trillion, which is currently before the National Assembly has different striking features. It was presented to the Joint Session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2024, which is from past experiences, very late as 2024 edition was presented on November […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka Again, the North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC Forum, has called on the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to defect from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC. Recall that the North-Central APC Forum had in April 2024,sent a letter to Mutfwang, formally inviting him to join the APC, shortly […]
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI Governorship aspirant in Ekiti State in next year’s elections, Otunba Peter Olugbenga Obafemi, has said he remains the next governor of the state. Obafemi, who spoke with journalists on Thursday, however, declined to state his key programmes, as he said they were his strategies to prove that he was the best for […]
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The senator representing Oyo Central district, Dr. Yunus Akintunde, has facilitated the recruitment and training of not less than 25 youths from the senatorial district into the Nigeria Police Force. The Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs did this “as a demonstration of commitment to youth empowerment and community […]
…comforts Governor Makinde over elder brother’s death By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed the Hon. Nname Robinson Ewor-led Executive to oversee the affairs of the Rivers State Chapter of the party. This according to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, is in compliance with the judgment of […]