Politics

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Imam Kashim Ibrahim Imam as the chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). President Tinubu nominated the 24-year-old as FERMA chairman on October 13. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the withdrawal of …

The former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Tuesday President Bola Tinubu’s administration inherited an economy in “terrible shape.” Oshiomhole, who stated this in a chat with State House correspondents after a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja, urged Nigerians to give the president time to fix the economy. He stressed that there was no quick fix …

The national leadership of the Labour Party on Thursday slammed the Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, over the statement credited to him on the party and the last general election. Soyinka had on Wednesday accused the LP leadership of trying to force “a lie” on Nigerians on the outcome of the February 25 election. The playwright, who spoke at an event …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to “promptly publish details of barrels of oil Nigeria produces and exports every day. The group also called on him to disclose the total amounts of revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in …

On Monday the 16th of October 2023, the media space was agog with reports of how a detachment of operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed the Ondo State secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sealing it off. The action of the security agencies, according to reports, was to forestall a planned …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to the Supreme Court to allow him to present fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu in his push for nullification of the February 25 election results. The former Vice President had alleged that Tinubu forged the documents he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the election. …

The former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, in Abuja. The APC confirmed the development on its Twitter handle. The APC however said the former governor was at its national secretariat to congratulate his Kano State counterpart on his appointment as the party chairman. Ganduje was elected as …

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} has lambasted the ruling All Progressives Congress {APC} for the hardship Nigerians are going through. The party also said that Nigerians who voted for President Bola Tinubu, are now regretting wasting their votes. Ondo State PDP chairman, Fatai Adams, said this in a statement issued and signed by the party’s …

The Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of reckless spending. The state government, however, described the party’s statement as shameless propaganda. The PDP, in a statement made available to newsmen in the state, by its Publicity Secretary, Hassan Sayinnawal, on Saturday, alleged that the …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday, dismissed reports of a plot by the party and the Kwankwasiya Movement to occupy the Supreme Court and foreign missions in Nigeria. According to the party, the allegation was a figment of the imagination of a conceived coalition of some civil society organisations. The party’s acting National Chairman, Abba Ali stated this …