Politics

The Delta State House of Assembly has passed N71 billion supplementary appropriation bill proposed by Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the state governor, 12 days to the expiration of his tenure as governor. Okowa, whose tenure as governor ends on May 29th, had on Tuesday, forwarded a letter to the house, requesting …

•Records N32trn revenue, spends N68tn   The Federal Government has incurred a deficit spending of N36.8 trillion in eight years under the administration of President Mohammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2022. Vanguard analysis of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Federal Government finances from 2015 to 2022 revealed …

Dayo Ekong: Lagos Chairman of Labour Party (LP) The Chairman of Lagos chapter of the Labour Party (LP) Pastor Dayo Ekong has said the leadership challenges rocking the party will fizzle out very soon. Ekong who said this while addressing candidates and other critical stakeholders at the party’s Secretariat in …

No fewer than three persons who are indigenes of Ezza South Local Government Area, on Tuesday lost their lives after the convoy of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, rammed into their motorcycle. It reported that the victims were on Muhammadu Buhari’s international airport road when an advance team rammed into …

Ahmed Makarfi The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared “null and void” the suspension of a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi. Recall that on Sunday, the PDP Tudun-Wada ward in Kaduna State suspended Makarfi for alleged anti-party activities. In the suspension notice signed by …

Following his prolonged frosty relationship with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, weekend, said he bears no grudge against the former Lagos State governor. Related News APC leaders meet Bode George, seek support for Tinubu Tinubu’s spokesperson, Onanuga …

President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to bar the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola from swearing-in the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 pending the determination of whether it is compulsory for the winner in a presidential election to get 25% …

File Photo: Pa Fasoranti blessing Tinubu’s presidential ambition President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed the heart-to-heart discussion he had with the leader of pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State. Tinubu revealed the discussion in a statement to celebrate the Nigerian nationalist who clocks 97 today. …

Gboyega Oyetola and Governor Adeleke The Supreme Court in Abuja has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. The …

The Northern Governors of the APC did not necessarily support Bola Tinubu becoming President of Nigeria when they backed the transfer of power to the southern region of the country, according to Simon Lalong, the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum. Lalong, who was also …