Politics

Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Segun Adewale alias Aeroland, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. He stated this at a press conference on Saturday in Lagos. PDP executives in Alimosho local government area of ​​the state suspended Adewale indefinitely for allegedly causing disaffection in the party last week. The former …

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on Nigeria’s leadership, accusing them of excessive spending habits in the face of a crippling economic crisis. In a post on X.com on Saturday, Ezekwesili questioned how public officials could justify their lavish lifestyles when many Nigerians struggle to make ends meet. He accused the National Assembly, President, …

In a bid to address the persistent national minimum wage problem, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called for the decentralization of minimum wage negotiations. This statement was made by Fayemi, who also serves as Chair of the Governors’ Forum on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Friday. “Every governor must address the issue of the national minimum wage. When …

The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, expressed concern over the low number of bills passed into law in recent years. Senate leadership acknowledged that the number of bills enacted may not be the only measure of legislative performance. The Senate said members in the past year submitted around 477 bills and 25 of them were passed into law. It is said …

The South-South zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to stop inciting the people of the state against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. According to the party, Obaseki was trying to hide his incompetence when he blamed President Tinubu’s new administration for the deplorable state of roads in the state. It will …

Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), has blamed Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the party’s loss at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Okechukwu made this assertion when he spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. He claimed that although the main opposition PDP had a good chance of winning …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday fixed October 16 for ruling on the application filed by the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for withdrawal of the suit against the state House of Assembly, and others. The deputy governor had in suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1294/2023 filed last month asked the court to restrain the Assembly from …

  Up to 107 former Senators from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have boosted the support base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the allegation of certificate forgery as the handiwork of the opposition. The former senators expressed optimism that Tinubu would emerge victorious like former President of the United States, Barack Obama, and current Prime Minister of India, Narendra …

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, advised presidential candidates who lost at Wednesday’s ruling of the Presidential Elections Petition Court (PEPC) to accept the verdict instead of going for appeal at the Supreme Court. Governor Bello, who gave the advice while fielding questions from State House reporters after a meeting with Vice President Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja …

Dr Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, the lawyer of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has hinted that his client and team might resort to other means of seeking justice. This assertion was made by Uzoukwu on Wednesday, after the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, that upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu. He emphasised that litigants who …