Politics

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as governor of Sokoto State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship in the state, Sai’du Umar, had challenged Aliyu’s victory in the March 18 election over alleged irregularities and non-compliance with the electoral act in the conduct of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). …

President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The Secretary for Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had earlier on Monday approved the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5 trillion. The Minister of …

Mr. Ola Olukoyede, a lawyer, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu to lead the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, his appointment will be for a four-year first term that is renewable following Senate approval. The statement reads: “By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in section 2 (3) of …

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 …