Politics

  A photo combination of Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu. The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has congratulated his opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar who turned 76 years old on Friday. Tinubu sent the birthday wishes in a terse tweet, hours after mocking the former Vice […]

  Ifeanyi Okowa and Atiku Abubakar in Lagos on Saturday, November 26, 2022 The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has threatened to name and shame oil thieves in the country if elected Nigeria’s President in 2023. He made this known on Saturday when he interacted with the Business Dialogue […]

A photo combination of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Friday congratulated his rival in the 2023 race, Atiku Abubakar, on the occasion of the latter’s 76th birthday. Mr Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. “My Dear Elder Brother, HE Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerian youths not to allow those messing up their future to succeed. Obasanjo also urged them to change the narrative by participating in all socio-economic and political activities. A statement by spokesperson Kehinde Akinyemi said the ex-leader spoke at a mentorship retreat organised by the Youth Development Center of […]

Peter Obi.<br />Photo/twitterPeterObi • ‘I can’t predict my supporters’ reaction if I lose’ • ‘I didn’t offer Kwankwaso N40b to step down for me’ Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, declined comments on the possibility of conceding defeat, if the outcome of next year’s election went contrary to his expectation.He […]

Buhari. Photo/facebook/TheAsoVilla • Stakeholders demand transparency, accountability as NNPC spends state fund for exploration • ‘There’s oil in Gongola basin, but one billion barrel elusive’ With 95 days to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, is today returning with key members of his cabinet to Gongola […]

Poor Nigerians • 25.3m Nigerians face acute food, nutrition insecurity in 2023 • UNICEF: Over 14m children in Nigeria face acute malnutrition • PDP carpets APC over NBS’ report, says majority of Nigerians excluded from intervention schemes The Federal Government, yesterday, admitted to Nigeria’s status as the poverty capital of the world, when it disclosed […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal of Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah as the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), barely six months in office. Fadah, who was appointed DG of NYSC in May 2022, took over from Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim as the 19th person to hold the position. NYSC director […]

Major General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Army will not fail in delivering on its constitutional responsibility in mitigating threats to national security. Yahaya gave the assurance while addressing troops at the fire power demonstration phase of Exercise Mugun […]

Business activities and vehicular movements were halted on Friday in Benin, following the huge crowd that thronged the various streets to welcome the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. Addressing party supporters at the Baptist Convention Ground, venue of Labour Party’s Presidential rally, Obi  promised to rebuild the country if elected. […]

PDP chieftains on November 11, 2022 paid a visit to former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida in Minna. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday visited former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida in his hometown of Minna, Niger State. “It is always […]

APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in Owo, at the funeral of Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu, mother of the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Credit: Tolani Alli The ancient town of Owo in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State played host to prominent […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State has again nullified the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which produced Dauda Lawal Dare. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Bappa also ruled that the party will not field any governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election. DAILY POST reports that the court […]

Lecturers to meet over the decision SERAP demands full entitlements for varsity teachers Disturbed by the discovery that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and members of the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities (ASUU) are again at loggerheads less than four weeks after the lecturers called off their eight-month strike, HUMAN Rights Writers Association of […]

      The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State is facing a fresh crisis that is threatening the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. This time, there is sharp disagreement between some members of the House of Representatives, led by the Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa, and the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate of the […]

A photo combination of Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi. The Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council Doyin Okupe says the party is still in talks with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and others with a view to forming an alliance.  Earlier in the year, there […]

A file photo of Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently in custody in the United Kingdom. Justice Ekwo made the order following an ex-parte motion by the […]