Politics

Buhari An unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) Femi Adesina said in …

The row over the payment of $419 milion to Paris Club Loan Refund consultants is yet to abate, following the insistence of governors to resolve the crisis by litigation. It was gathered that the governors have foreclosed political solution to the matter because the dispute was already at the Court …

  The crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly is not abating. In this report, Kolade Adeyemi explains how and why forces within and outside the hallowed chamber are battling for the control of the legislative arm of government in the state. The current cold war between the executive …

  An aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2022 Ekiti State governorship election, Mr Segun Oni, has urged the PDP to learn from happenings in Anambra State by ensuring that it fields popular candidates for the 2022 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) of planning to manipulate the November 6 Anambra gubernatorial election. The proscribed separatist group alleged that the APC has gone to correctional facilities in the South East region to get inmates and also import non-residents into the …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the country will require N1.3 trillion to fix its roads in 2022. He also said the federal government is owing certified contractors N420 billion for road construction. Mr Fashola stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee …

  Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed The Northern Elders Forum on Wednesday made a U-turn on its earlier position on northern presidency in 2023 with a promise that the North would work with other ethnic groups in Nigeria to produce a competent leader that would restore confidence in the system. The organisation …

Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources The Senate has rejected a $700 million (N287bn) loan request from the Ministry of Water Resources to fund some water projects under the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH). This came 24 hours after a request from the Ministry of …

  The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a National Reconciliation Committee for the party ahead of its national convention. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) performed the ceremony on Monday in Abuja. Buni explained that …

The federal government has proposed N1.6bn for ongoing phased replacement of vehicles and spares N1.6bn for vehicles in the Presidency, while at the same time budgeting N650m as counterpart funding for the Mambilla Power Project in the 2022 budget, and this is presently causing ripples in the economic circles. According …