Politics

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group has had nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari since he arrived Yokohama, Japan on Monday, the presidency has stated. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina urged Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to disregard …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday sworn-in 35 members of his cabinet that will assist him in piloting the affairs of the state in the net four years, urging them to embrace transparency and accountability. The event held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, was witnessed by thousands of well …

  The Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky- led Shi’ites group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN) has apparently bowed to pressure from its recent proscription by a Federal High Court resulting from the renewed clashes with the police, as the group on Wednesday announced suspension of its streets protests. IMN said the …

  The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that alleged plans by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to frame former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will fail. The APC, had, in a statement on Tuesday, accused Atiku of committing felony through his various statements …

John Odigie-Oyegun, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked Adams Oshiomhole, his successor, to desist from interfering in the administration of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. Odigie-Oyegun gave the advice in a statement signed by Ray Murphy, his public affairs adviser, on Sunday. He appealed …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says 11 fertiliser blending plants with a capacity of 2.1 million metric tonnes have been revived across the country. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at the Fourth National Discourse on Food Security of the Companion …

The Abia State Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has slammed an indefinite suspension on the Governorship Candidate of the party in 2015 and 2019, Dr. Alex Otti. The suspension was announced in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the party, Rev. Augustine …

The protracted division bedeviling the Delta state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Monday laid to rest with the leader of one of the two factions, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, calling the truce. Delta APC got enmeshed in 2018 when the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams …

 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged secular musicians who protested to the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to direct their future protests to the government. The was stated by the association in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by its National …

Barring any last-minute changes, top banker Dr. Victor Adoji, is expected to declare his intention to contest the November 16th governorship election in the state under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, platform. Adoji, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for the senate seat of Kogi East Constituency, in …