Politics

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “position of leadership and authority to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparent illegal and unconstitutional increase in the price of premium fuel oil (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets.” SERAP urged him to “order the Attorney …

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has criticized the federal government over the planned increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), from 7.5% to 10% despite the hardships Nigerians have endured in the past one year. Atiku’s criticism comes after the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee (PFPTRC) chaired by Taiwo …

National leader and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a dead party while boasting that he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, who expressed confidence of winning the 2027 presidential election while inaugurating the NNPP Secretariat in Katsina on Saturday, said his party was ready to …

Former National Deputy Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari, incumbent President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party of destroying Nigeria, urging Nigerians to replace the party in 2027. Lukman, who made the allegations in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, lamented the way his former party and the …

Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. The presidency announced Ngelale’s departure in a statement on Saturday, citing personal and family health reasons. According to the statement, Ngelale handed a memo to Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday informing him of his decision to take an indefinite …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Edo State government’s decision to indefinitely suspend the resumption of schools in the state as an “expensive political gimmick” over the rise in fuel prices. The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, in a memo announced the postponement of the resumption of schools until further notice. Schools were …

The National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Saturday the recent increase in petrol prices would not affect the conduct of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. Chief Press Secretary to the KPU Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this while answering questions from journalists at a pre-election press conference in Abuja. He said the commission had met with officials of …

The Sokoto State Chief Justice Court on Friday remanded Shafi’u Umar-Tureta in custody for allegedly spreading falsehoods against Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu and his wife through a social media platform. Tureta was the special assistant to former governor Aminu Tambuwal and was accused of spreading defamatory falsehoods and printing notoriously defamatory material. The case was first mentioned on August …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by two governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, seeking the disqualification of the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, from the forthcoming governorship election slated for September 21. The appellants, Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua, have appealed to the court of appeal against the judgment …

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, deferred judgment in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of local government elections in Rivers State. He said the date of the ruling would be communicated to the parties after the lawyers in the suit adopted …