Politics

The Senate on Wednesday announced new leadership positions within the red chamber, owing to the exit of former governor Dave Umahi. I’m the new arrangement, senator representing Kwara south, and deputy chief whip, Lola Ashiru, replaces Sen Umahi as deputy leader of the Senate. READ ALSO:Senate urges Nigerian govt to declare state of emergency on drug abuse Umahi who represented …

Some constituents from the four local government areas of Ogoni land say they had commenced a process to recall the four lawmakers representing the areas in the Rivers State House of Assembly. They named the four lawmakers as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Dumle Maol; Barile Nwakor, representing Khana Constituency 1; Aforji Igwe, representing Eleme; Bernard Ngba, representing Tai …

Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday, alleged that the bombing on Sunday that claimed over 120 lives in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State was carried out on purpose by the Nigerian Army using a drone. On Sunday night, while the community in the state’s Igabi Local Government area celebrated Maulud, innocent citizens—including women …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ahmed Galadima Aminu to serve as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for a term of four years in the first instance. The President directed Aminu to serve in acting capacity until the commencement of his fresh term years in office, beginning on December …

A former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Moh. Lukman, in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, has faulted the President’s ministerial nominations and the emergence of former Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the APC. Lukman, who recently resigned his position in the party, also accused President …

A former Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, has joined the 2024 governorship race in the state. Osunbor, who declared his intention during a visit to the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benin City on Thursday, said he can lead the state to an enviable position if given the opportunity next …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night berated the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on his remark on the February 25 election. Lawal had in a statement issued earlier on Tuesday said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the election. He added that President Bola Tinubu finished third in the exercise. The …

The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday accused the Labour Party of trying to force “a lie” on Nigerians on the outcome of the February 25 election. The playwright, who spoke at an event titled: “The Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue” organised by Africa in the World in South Africa, said the LP leaders knew that the party’s …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Wednesday, swore in 38 commissioners and special advisers that were cleared by the state House of Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, signaling the inauguration of the governor’s cabinet for his second term in office. Ripples Nigeria reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly, after what …

The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cried out that the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken its State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom into its custody. The group claimed that the DSS had invited Iortyom to its office for what it said “was termed a chat with the State Director of the Service”. The state …