A former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s inability to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “prevailing political cankerworms”. Melaye, a former senator for Kogi West, made this known on…
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended 81 government officials with immediate effect and without pay for one month. A statement obtained by our correspondent on Monday night noted that among those affected in the wave of suspension are…
Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday announced his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Fayose, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also endorsed the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and his…
The Founder of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has hailed President Bola Tinubu as a listening president whose policies are restoring investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy. Dangote made the remarks over the weekend during a visit by the Minister of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima would attend the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The summit would hold from July 27 to July 29, his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, said on Sunday. Already, the vice president…
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has congratulated Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe on his emergence as the new National Chairman of the party. In a statement he signed, Dr. Ganduje described…
The Senate on Wednesday formally received four lawmakers who have defected from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), further strengthening the party’s hold on the upper chamber. The defectors include: Senator Ekong Samson…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that coalition leaders will throw their weight behind whoever emerges as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general elections. On Wednesday, Amaechi, a two-term governor of…
Judith Amaechi, the wife of former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has described as absurd and baseless the claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that she got ₦4bn monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission…
A new National Chairman for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is expected to be appointed during its National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday. In June, former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, stepped down from his role…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Adeleke made this known on Tuesday through a statement shared via his official X handle,…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has made her way into the National Assembly premises in Abuja, after she was initially denied access. The lawmaker who is serving a six-month suspension by the upper lawmaking body had vowed to resume sitting in the…
Security is tight at the National Assembly as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived this morning to resume duties, defying her six-month suspension. Her move follows a recent court ruling by Justice Binta Nyako, which described the suspension as “excessive” and advised…
Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has vowed to stand by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the Kogi Central representative, insisted on resuming her duties on Tuesday at the Senate despite opposition from the upper chamber. Yesufu, on Monday, stated that she and…
You Can’t Buy Back North With Token Appointments, ADC Tells The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments, describing them as an attempt to regain the trust of Northern Nigerians after over years of “neglect.” In…