Politics

Every election comes with its own challenges, and political players are busy oiling their political machinery towards the November 11, 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election. Several candidates have emerged from various primaries across the 18 political parties that will participate in the said election. Elections in Kogi State have a way of entertaining Nigeria’s political spectators with its different dramas …

The political landscape in Enugu State is set for a major upheaval as Governor Peter Mbah prepares to lead the entire political structure of the state – including 24 members of the State House of Assembly and 260 councilors – into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The planned defection, described by insiders as the “death knell” of the Peoples Democratic …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Security Trust Fund, NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. She was arraigned on 8-count charges bordering on conversion, transfer, procurement and possession of proceeds of illegal activities amounting to N1000,000,000.00k (one billion Naira only). One …

Group hails Ojulari’s transparency as NNPCL submits responses to N210trn audit questions …The battery supports Tinubu’s vision in restoring the lost glory of NNPCL A coalition of civil society and accountability advocates under the aegis of the Network for Transparency and Economic Reform (NETER) has praised the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo …

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, said on Friday that he has no plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Suswam rubbished the rumors in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Bede Bartholomew, in Makurdi. Governor Hyacinth Alia has invited stakeholders in the state to attend a state dinner, and the development sparked insinuations that Suswam would switch …

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday. Maria Corina Machado He won the prize for his “tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people,” said the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes. He called her a …

Post views: 5 By Silvernews Football stakeholders in Minna, Niger State have applauded the outstanding performance of Akor Adams, following his first international goal for Nigeria in the 2-1 win over Lesotho in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers. Sevilla’s Spanish striker marked his debut for the Super Eagles with a calm finish that secured …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may need around $870 billion to conduct the 2027 general elections, a former chief technical advisor to the outgoing INEC president, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and Prof. Bolade Eyinla, has predicted.. Eyinla, who made the disclosure in Abuja during the retreat on the Yiaga Africa 2027 Election Scenarios and Election Risk Manipulation Index (EMRI), said …

By Ayo Kehinde Popular philanthropist and entrepreneur Femi Otedola has donated a total of one billion naira to support security architecture in Lagos, through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the donation from Otedola in the company of LSSTF Chairman, Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti; The Executive Secretary/CEO of the LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazak Balogun, and other state officials …

World Sight Day 2025: Nigeria takes a step towards affordable eye care: Integrating primary eye care into the PHC system The Nigerian Government in Abuja (Core Reporters), through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has reiterated its commitment to preventing avoidable blindness and improving access to quality eye care services across Nigeria through the integration of primary eye …