Politics

The legal team of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar, has replied President Bola Tinubu whose lawyers recently told the Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja that Atiku tendered an expired Guinean passport allegedly belonging to Tinubu to seek the latter’s disqualification as President. Atiku’s …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to Nigerians to be patient to ensure they reap the long-term gains of the current economic policies of the Bola Tinubu administration. The group’s Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the appeal in a statement on Friday in Lagos. …

Obi donates N5 million to ID camp Party’s presidential candidate during the last election has visited Plateau State where he donated N5 million to an IDP camp. Obi, in a statement on his social media handles on Wednesday, said he visited the state on the occasion of his 62nd birthday …

Shettima with former colleagues The Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Wednesday appealed to former senators to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing him as a leader with a genuine interest to transform the country. Speaking to a delegation comprising his former colleagues from the 9th Senate who were …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the increase in the price of petrol to N617 per liter is excessive, unacceptable and unjustified. Debo Ologunagba, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Speaking on the hike, he said “Our party insists that the N617 …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy and rule of law, and ensure political stability. He said this at a high-level event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of Fifth Mid-Year African …

…Ask Court To Bar Obi From Rerun If Election Is Cancelled The legal team of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has submitted its final written address against the petition of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, before the …

INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the Labour Party has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he …

Rotimi Amaechi A leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has said President Bola Tinubu has no reason or justification to give the state’s ministerial slot to either former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, or Senator Magnus Abe, stressing that both men undermined his election …

Two commissioners that served during the tenure of Osun State ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, alongside 23 others have been unveiled as commissioner nominees by the Osun State House of Assembly. The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, read out the names as contained in the letter sent to the …