The ruling All Progressives Congress United Kingdom (UK) chapter has reacted to a planned protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in London describing it as a misadventure. The Chairman of the UK chapter of the party, Tunde Doherty said this in a press statement issued on Friday in Lagos. Doherty, who also serves as the…
With less than two months before the end of 2023, there are strong indication that the National Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for this year, may not hold after all It would be recalled that the National Population Commission (NPC) had initially scheduled a census to be conducted in 2022 after the 2006 population…
Ahead of next weekend’s off- cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi state a civil society organization (CSO), the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center, (RULAAC) has expressed concerns about the upcoming polls, questioning the prospects of a fair and credible election in Imo state The CSO also raised alarm over the recent…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis that rocked the state on Sunday and Monday He described the crisis as “regrettable anxieties of the last few days,” saying it was important to make sacrifices for peace to reign. Fubara stated this in a statement…
Obum Akunyili, one of the children of a former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, late Prof. Dora Akunyili, has recounted the final moments of his late father, Chike, before he died. According to Obum, his father would not have died if medical intervention was provided at the…
The issue of godfatherism is not new to Nigerian Politics. Current president Bola Tinubu has always single handedly decides who emerges as governor of Lagos state after completing his two terms Raji Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode were recipients of Tinubu”s dose of godfatherism with Ambode swept aside and yet to recover since then. Former NLC…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Friday warned his ministers not to put their personal ambitions first but to focus on his administration’s effort to pull Nigeria out of poverty. The president gave the admonition at the close of the three-day retreat for ministers, permanent secretaries, presidential aides and other top government officials at the presidential…
Less than nine days to the Bayelsa governorship election, a fresh suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has commenced at a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja. The suit, presently before Justice Emeka Nwite, sought an order of mandatory injunction, directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove…
More than six hundred suspected touts have been arrested by the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad, SASA in various parts of the State after one week of its inauguration. The Director of Operations of the Squad, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene disclosed this while speaking to newsmen. He said that the suspected touts were arrested in Onitsha North…
The Federal Government has vowed to lift at least 50 million Nigerians out of poverty within the next 42 months. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, said this while speaking with journalists after a courtesy call on the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in Abeokuta.the state capital The Minister…
