Politics

63% poverty is your scorecard’ – ADC fires at Tinubu government The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described recent reports that Nigeria’s poverty rate rose to 63% after the removal of petrol subsidies as President Bola Tinubu’s real scorecard and consequence of his ill-defined neoliberal economic policies. In a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the …

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the increase in transport fares following the recent increase in petrol prices at the pump across the country. The pump price of petrol was previously sold between N835 and N875 in the FCT, now it is sold between N1,200 and N1,350. Following the increase, transport fares increased by approximately …

Post views: 25 The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Imo State Chapter, has congratulated Sports Administrator Charles Chukwuemeka Nnadi on his appointment as the South East Coordinator of the Tinubu Support Organization (TSO). In a statement jointly signed by the chapter president, Cosmos Chukwuemeka, and secretary, Tunde Liadi, the association described Nnadi’s emergence as a well-deserved recognition of …

The PDP chairman in the state, Dupe Aisida, stated on Friday that his party, despite the challenges, is a resilient party and will soon bounce back to winning ways across the country. He also reacted to reports of the dissolution of the state executive committee by the faction’s National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature. Aisida said several pockets of elections held …

Aishah Waliyullah The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, on Wednesday seized 1,907 items, including 222 compressors, reportedly used in the manufacture of explosives, in a major security crackdown. The haul also included 1,107 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 14 vehicles, 317 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 120 bags of illegally mined lithium ore, used clothing, tires and …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described a court ruling barring him from contesting the 2028 gubernatorial election in the state as an unnecessary distraction. Justice Toyin Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Akure, on Thursday halted the governor’s bid to seek re-election in 2028. The judge, who delivered the ruling in a lawsuit filed by a member of the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Petroleum Reform and Value Optimization to design and sequence the next phase of structural reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank and founder and president of the Fate Foundation, is the chair of the Task Force. As president, he will coordinate …

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State, David Ombugadu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ombugadu, who recently switched from PDP to APC, made the declaration in a town hall meeting with Eggon people in Nasarawa North Senatorial District in Akwanga on …

Nkeiruka Nwode Alleged $100 Million Fraud Investigation: ‘I Deserve a Medal, Not Blackmail’ – Police Officer Breaks Silence In Nigeria’s often polarized debate over policing, stories of officers who say they have pursued accountability within the system rarely dominate the headlines. But a senior police official has now come forward with a detailed account of how an investigation she handled …

Peter Obi, former Labor Party (Nigeria) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has denied accusations of trying to recruit Daniel Bwala into his campaign team. Bwala, who is currently Special Adviser on Policy Communications to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed that Obi sought his involvement in the campaign through an approach allegedly facilitated by former president Olusegun Obasanjo. Responding to …