Politics

Former Abia State Governor and 9th Chairman of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected claims that Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the political leader of the South East, and instead stated that he remains the most important political figure in the region. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, on Wednesday …

Loveworld Medicaid, a member agency of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, says no fewer than 18,000 people with vision problems have received comprehensive free treatment and improved vision. Loveworld Medicaid Deputy Director, Dr. Olajumoke Ola-Akisanya, made this known during a press conference to commemorate World Sight Day and mark one year of the Loveworld Medicaid Vision 10,000 Free Eye Surgeries …

Post views: 24 By Silvernews The Tasieobi Global Foundation continued its commitment to supporting education through its ongoing initiative, Back To School Project ’25, with a visit to Itreto Community Secondary School, Ikot Okobo, in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of ​​Akwa Ibom State.The initiative, which took place on Monday 6 October 2025, marked the second edition of the …

…Targets housing projects in Niger, Abuja, Edo Daniel Osiyemi and Hakeem Rahmon Gateway Mortgage Bank Limited announced significant improvement in its financial performance for fiscal 2024, recording growth across key performance indicators despite prevailing economic challenges. The Chairman of the bank, Evangelist Samuel Durojaye, disclosed this on Thursday at the 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the institution held in …

The National Council and the South West Advisory Council of the Obidient Movement, OM, have declared false reports circulating in some newspapers and online publications that the list of names released by the Lagos Obidient Movement lacked extensive consultation in its compilation by executive members of the Lagos State Coordination Council of the movement. South West Coordinator, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified one of its gubernatorial aspirants in Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Ojo. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) took the decision at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja, following the report of the screening committee set up to vet gubernatorial aspirants. Ojo’s disqualification comes weeks after another candidate, Olajumoke Olawunmi, was dropped from the …

Dantsoho sets the agenda for the growth of African ports …Inaugurated as VP IAPH The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has outlined his key priorities to promote port development across the continent. This is in the context of his installation as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Harbors and Harbors (IAPH), …

Two members of the Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The MPs are Mr Raymond Daudu, who represents Akoko South West Constituency I, and Mr Olajide Oguntodu, Akure South Constituency I. The defection letter was read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, …

Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death for treason in 1986, received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among 17 people who received presidential pardon following the approval of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja on Thursday. President Tinubu also granted a posthumous pardon to Herbert Macaulay, a Nigerian nationalist …

Post views: 44 By Silvernews Metro Desk The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested twelve suspected armed robbers in connection with the brutal robbery and killing of Arise News staff, Mrs. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Mr. Barnabas Danlami, at Unique Apartment, Gishiri Village, Katampe District, Abuja. The tragic accident occurred on September 29, 2025, …