Politics

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 …

Senator Godswill Akpabio Members of a diaspora group, Diaspora Support Network have unanimously adopted the Senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Convener of the group, Mr Paul Manner disclosed this to newsmen …

VP Yemi Osinbajo addressing World Economic Forum 2022 Laolu Akande, the spokesperson of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that Nigerians wanted the VP to be the president. Akande said this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. According to him, the VP contested in the …

Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has described as misleading, media reports of his response to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over request for refund of funds spent on building flyovers and federal roads in the state. Recall that Tinubu had last Wednesday during the commissioning of Rumuokwuta-Rumuola flyover bridge, told …

Kenneth Okonkwo The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party has suspended one of the Spokesperson of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo over anti-party activities. The National Executive Council led by  Apapa has suspended Okonkwo, and 11 other party executives over what it described as unruly behaviour against …

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says few corrupt officials are undermining the efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service at sanitising process and bringing integrity to passports application. Aregbesola made this known in Oyo Town while inaugurating the NIS passport front office on Tuesday evening. …

A Borno lawmaker and contender for the 10th House of Representatives speakership, Muktar Betara Aliyu has offered a scholarship to the son of Ismaila Maihanchi,… A Borno lawmaker and contender for the 10th House of Representatives speakership, Muktar Betara Aliyu has offered a scholarship to the son of Ismaila Maihanchi, …

Aivoji In this interview with SEGUN ADEWOLE, the embattled Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Phillips Aivoji, insists that his suspension cannot stand and explains efforts to rebuild the party How did you take the news of your suspension as the PDP Chairman in Lagos …

Gov Oyetola Gboyega of Osun State As Oyetola inaugurates committee to reposition party The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye has disclosed that some factional leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state connived with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, betray former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola …