Politics

The deputy governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu on Monday formally declared his intention to contest for the governorship position of the state in the race coming up next year. Shaibu has been in a political conflict with his principal, Godwin Obaseki, as the two men fell out over what many believed was Shaibu’s plan to contest the governorship race, …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun wants Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s administration because it inherited an “almost comatose” economy. Abiodun stated this on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. After succeeding Muhammadu Buhari in May, Tinubu swiftly enacted economic reforms meant to stimulate foreign investment and repair the state coffers. Nigerians are currently facing …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday launched its campaign for the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. The campaign rally held in Owerri, the state capital, was attended by President Bola Tinubu, the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and other members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Others at the rally were governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Hyacinth …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday night faulted the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) report on President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University saga. The BBC had in a report published by its Global Disinformation Team said there was no evidence the president altered the information in the documents he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday took a swipe at the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his remark on President Bola Tinubu. The former Anambra State governor had in a press conference earlier on Wednesday in Abuja, asked the president to come clean on his academic certificate and other unresolved issues on his identity. He urged Tinubu …

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday, dismissed a letter claiming that she came under attack for visiting President Bola Tinubu. Okonjo-Iweala visited Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The meeting was the first between the pair since June when they came together at a leadership summit hosted by the French President, Emmanuel …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for calm amongst his supporters popularly known as OBIDIENTS. Obi made this appeal on Saturday, through a lengthy post on X (formerly known as Twitter). On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various charges filed by Peter Obi and the LP, challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February …

The decision by the Minister of Works,Dave Umahi that the Federal Government would prefer to adopt concrete technology for federal highways has been criticised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State chapter. The party added that Umahi’s use of direct workers for road development as governor of Ebonyi State had not produced the expected results. In his first news …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with the delegation of Nigerian Muslim leaders led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi and accepted their mediation in the Niger conflict. The leaders were at the State House to consult with the president on the situation in the landlocked West African country. Soldiers attached to the Niger’s presidential guard ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and closed …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr Ajay Banga to conduct investigation into spending of loans and other facilities by Nigeria’s 36 state governors. The group also called on the organisation to suspend any loans and funding if there is evidence of mismanagement or diversion of public funds by any of the states. SERAP …