Politics

The Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved billons of Naira for clearing of 1200 hectares of land across the state. Taiwo Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Information disclosed this in a statement. According to him, the approval of over N2.6billion was taken at the state executive meeting held on 29th …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has said that the North must wait for 2031. He said it’s not possible for the North to produce the president in 2027. Akume stated this on Sunday while speaking on Television Continental. He also appealed to Nigerians to …

Dr Patrick Okon, a former member of the House of Representatives and lecturer with the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okon’s defection followed his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In …

The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday dismissed the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, against the qualification of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, for the election. Aiyedatiwa was the candidate of …

  A two time governorship aspirant in Edo State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), High Chief Jacob Egietseme Idinye, has strongly criticised former Party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Olabode George, for his uncomplimentary and distasteful remarks against former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.   George had …

The Labour Party has dismissed the video making the rounds in the social media that its leadership was partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed the position in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. …

The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation says it will adhere to court orders regarding the disbursement of federal allocations to Rivers State, following recent legal controversies surrounding the state’s financial entitlements. Speaking to The PUNCH on Friday, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa …

Some stakeholders in the troubled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have recommended the return of its National Chairmanship position to the northcentral zone as a panacea for returning the opposition behemoth to vibrancy. The stakeholders under the banner of PDP Conscience Vanguard are drumming support for Tajudeen Yusuf, a former member …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu had good tidings for the people of Ondo State. Shettima urged the people to come out on Saturday to vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to reciprocate the love of the President …

Alhaji Khamisu Mailantarki, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Gombe State, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside thousands of his supporters. Mailantarki stated this at a political gathering organised to welcome the decampees into the PDP, on Saturday in Gombe. He expressed …