Politics

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has berated the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in the 2023 presidential election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing him as a “person who prefers to be a king in hell than be a servant in paradise” and a specialist in deceiving people. Ganduje, who made the …

Expectations of Nigerian workers for a new minimum wage announcement by President Bola Tinubu on October 1 have been shattered as the Ministry of Labour and Employment debunked reports to that effect, labelling it as untrue. The Ministry made the denial in a statement issued by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr Olajide Oshundun on Wednesday in Abuja. …

The Edo State government on Monday disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. In a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, the government said the Ministry of Communication and Orientation would henceforth cover the deputy governor’s activities. This development was the fallout of the current rift between …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday raised the alarm over the growing level of violence and insecurity in Imo and Kogi states, describing it as not only “unacceptable, unnecessary and worrisome” but also capable of scaring potential voters. INEC National Commissioner and member Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, raised the fear during  a one-day …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday blasted President Bola Tinubu over the current situation in the country. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the party claimed that the country was grinding to a halt under Tinubu’s watch. The PDP lamented that the current administration’s policy …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said on Monday the Assembly reserves the right to make public the reports of the screening committee on the 17 rejected commissioner nominees in the state. Obasa, who disclosed this at the plenary in Ikeja, the Assembly would not release the committee’s reports despite threats by some people in …

Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced the appointment of 94 social media influencers as media aides. Their appointment came after the governor’s appointment of 44 social media influencers in September as “special reporters”. With the latest appointment, the governor now has 138 special reporters working for him. The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, in a statement on Tuesday, said the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night assured Nigerians that the results of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States would be uploaded in real-time to the Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The INEC Acting Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mary Nkem, stated this on Channels Television’s People’s Townhall on Election Security in Abuja. …

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without proof of direct participation in UNGA’s official schedule of activities. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr Ajuri Ngelale said in …

The Edo State government on Monday disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. In a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, the government said the Ministry of Communication and Orientation would henceforth cover the deputy governor’s activities. This development was the fallout of the rift between Governor …