Politics

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 …

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi The supreme court has ordered the release of Peter Nwaoboshi, a senator who represented Delta North, from Ikoyi prison in Lagos where he is being held. Nwaoboshi, before today, was sentenced to seven years in jail for offences of fraud and money laundering. In a judgement on …

Senator Simon Mwadkwon Minority leader of the 10th Senate has been announced. He is Simon Mwadkwon, from Plateau state. His emergence dashed the expectations of Senator Aminu Tambuwal, who was favoured by the PDP NWC. An ally of Atiku Abubakar, the failed presidential candidate of the party, Tambuwal’s loss signalled …

Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele: Senate Majority Leader President Of The Senate Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday announced Senator Opeyemi Bamidele as the Senate Majority Leader. Akpabio after welcoming colleagues said the APC caucus of the senate after due consultation has emerged with their leadership. “I am happy to announce that by consensus …

Julius Ihonvbere The Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday announced principal officers of the 10th House, tapping Prof. Julius Ihonvbere as Majority Leader. Ihonvbere is the lawmaker representing Owan Federal Constituency of Edo State and was the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education in the 9th House. Ihonvbere …