Politics

President Bola Tinubu is presiding over this first meeting of his administration, Tuesday. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was notably absent from the Council of State meeting being held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Tinubu is presiding over this first meeting of his administration, Tuesday. The meeting includes former …

The former federal lawmaker who represented Ovia Federal Constituency, Omosede Igbinedion, has resigned her membership from the Peoples Democratic Party or PDP, ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state. She’s the daughter of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom. The ex-lawmaker submitted her letter …

The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues. In a press statement issued …

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has advised the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo to withdraw from the race over alleged failure of the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. Okpebholo stated this on …

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, constituted the State Caretaker Committee for the Ondo State chapter of the party. This was according to a statement obtained by our correspondent and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba. The statement noted that …

ABUJA— Seventeen political parties participating in the forthcoming Governorship election in Edo state have nominated only 44,687 of the 80,410 agents required for the elections. Data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday and signed by Sam Olumekun, it’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter …

The document noted that “Applicants are to obtain tellers from Room A261 at the Civil Service Commission for application form on payment of a non-refundable fee of ten thousand Naira (N10,000) per candidate” The Ogun State government has asked persons seeking employment into its civil service to pay a fee …

The presidency on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of being an “enabler of destructive protests” and diminishing his own status as a statesman. The presidency’s reaction stems from a Facebook post by Atiku, in which he cautioned the military and security agencies …

A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed concerns over the safety of Persons With Disabilities ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Bankole, the ruling party’s national leader saddled with the responsibility of attending to PWDs, made the plea in a statement issued in …

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given a 60-day ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to deploy the automation of foreign currency collection in Nigeria’s foreign missions. The Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam, gave the charge …