Politics

President Bola Tinubu will join other African and world leaders to grace Guinea-Bissau 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day scheduled to hold on Thursday in Bissau, the country’s capital. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, reveals that Tinybu is set to arrive Guinea-Bissau on Thursday following his …

Zainab Gimba, the head of the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development, expressed disapproval on Tuesday, over the subpar financial reports that the ministry and committee-administered organisations had submitted. The chairperson of the committee chastised the Ministry of Steel Development and affiliated organisations for not presenting their submissions during this year’s budget appraisal meeting. She added that after reviewing …

Former Governor of Anambra, Chief Willie Obiano, said he remained a committed member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Obiano said this in a statement signed by his Publicist, Mr Tony Nezianya on Tuesday while debunking claims that he would leave the party to another in no distant time. Obiano was Governor of Anambra on the platform of APGA …

The Kaduna State ministerial nominee Alh. Balarabe Lawal on Wednesday collapsed during a ministerial screening at the Senate. He collapsed shortly after he read his resume and was awaiting questions from the Senators. READ ALSO:Senate clears 45 ministerial nominees, delays El-Rufai, 2 others’ confirmation Alh. Lawal is representing Kaduna State. He replaced Mallam Nasir El’Rufai who was first nominated but …

Yusuf Tuggar, the minister of foreign affairs, asserts that the administration cannot waste time on such “trivial matters” in view of the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from Chicago State University (CSU). Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Tuggar said that some of the president’s most recent international events are unaffected by the scandal. “There is …

Dr. Mariam Shetty, a candidate from Kano State, has had her nomination withdrawn by the president, Bola Tinubu, on Friday. Shetty was replaced by Mariya Mahmoud. Festus Keyamo, a former spokesman for the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council, and a minister for state under the Muhammadu BUhari administration was another candidate who made the latest ministerial list. On Wednesday, President …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday charged the opposition parties to unite and form a formidable front to protect the country’s democracy. Atiku, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Paul Ibe, made the call when he hosted the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Nigeria (IPAC) led by its President, Mr. Yabagi Sani, in Abuja. …

  The Senate through its Joint  Committee on the Medium Term Expenditure and Fiscal Strategy Paper on Tuesday threatened to recommend a legislation to fully privatise the Nigeria Postal Service for optimal performances. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance who also chaired the MTEF-FSP joint panel, Senator Sani Musa, stated this when the Postmaster General of the Federation, …

The former Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The ex-governor made the clarification in a statement issued by his media aide, Tony Nezianya in Awka. He was reacting to claims that he would leave APGA to another party in no distant time. The ex-governor recalled that he championed …

Activist and co-convener of the #Bring Back Our Girls group, Aisha Yesufu, has lambasted the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for electing former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the party. Ganduje who still has a pending case hanging due to allegations of bribery after he was caught on video allegedly collecting and stuffing wads of …