Politics

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused state governor Ademola Adeleke of refusing to distribute bags of rice that the federal government had provided as a palliative to ease the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on the populace. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, by APC state Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal. …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, hosted his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, in Ibadan. Makinde, who addressed journalists at the end of the meeting, said they had both resolved to foster unity and progress in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West. He said the meeting centred around the unity and well-being of the PDP and …

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appointed Mr. Sunday Komolafe as the new Head of Service in the state. He takes over from Bamidele Agbede who is expected to proceed on retirement on Friday having attained the mandatory 35 years in the service. The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, who confirmed the development in a …

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, On Saturday in South Africa, said the electoral victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was aided by the presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP) and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar. Soyinka contended that both men made Tinubu win by contesting the election under the platforms of different …

In the lead-up to the state’s September 21, 2024, governorship election, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that he will support the Peoples Democratic Party’s nominee. He added that despite Philip Shaibu, his deputy, having announced his desire to become governor, there was no animosity between them. Obaseki addressed participants from Edo State on Thursday in Abuja at the …

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has urged Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to reconsider his proposal to use N500 million to pay the court costs for 4,000 inmates. Falana madethe plea in a statement titled ‘Interior Minister should review plan to pay fines of N500 million’, which he signed as the Chairman, Alliance on Surviving Covid 19 and Beyond (ASCAB) …

The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Umar Damagum, said on Thursday there was no more rancour in the Edo chapter of the party. Damagum stated this to journalists shortly after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) with PDP stakeholders in Edo at the national secretariat in Abuja. The party was rocked by …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, David Emmanuel Ombugadu, and his party on Thursday closed their case in the petition challenging Governor Abdullahi Sule’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The petitioners are challenging the outcome of the election, citing widespread irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act in the conduct of the …

  A senatorial candidate for the Federal Capital Territory in the 2023 general elections, Chief Dr. Anthony Ezekwugo, popularly known as Mr Competence, has congratulated the former governor of River state, Chief Nyesom Wike on his appointment as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Ezekwugo described Wike as the best man for the job to lift FCT from its …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the House of Representatives from procuring and taking delivery of N57.6bn 360 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for its members, pending the hearing and determination of the applications for injunction filed by the organization.” Following news that the lawmakers were planning to order and receive …