Politics
Only Peter Obi Can Save Nigeria – Labour Party, Ebonyi State
The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Labour Party has expressed confidence that only its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has the solutions and competence to salvage the Nigerian economy. The party […]
Better Minimum Wage Coming, Governors Assure Labour
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states […]
Edo LP Fumes As Part Of Obidient Movement Backs APC Candidate
A group on the platform of Obidient Movement has pledged support for the Edo State All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. The group, […]
Labour Leaders Disrupt LP Meeting With Peter Obi In Attendance
The leadership crisis within the Labour Party escalated yesterday as the Labour Party National Transition Committee (LPNTC) demanded the immediate resignation of Chairman Julius Abure, disrupting a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting with Peter Obi, […]
Tinubu May Reshuffle Cabinet, Create New Ministry
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon, which will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry, Daily Trust gathered. The new ministry […]
Onanuga, O’tega Criticse Aisha Yesufu Over False Claims On Tinubu And Ramaphosa
Activist, Aisha Yesufu’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu have sparked a heated exchange on social media, with the presidency issuing a robust response. The controversy erupted when Yesufu alleged on Twitter that Tinubu had […]
Tinubu Not Nigeria’s Messia, Will Struggle For Second Term – Primate Ayodele
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday, warned that President Bola Tinubu is not the messiah Nigeria needs. Primate Ayodele said Tinubu only came to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy but nothing […]
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim: More than 277 guns are located around the National Assembly
“As I am here, I check my phone regularly and I know the number of guns that are very close to me here. This is just less than one thousand installations. Within us now, there […]
President Misinformed You, No Agreement On New Minimum Wage Yet – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the Democracy Day Speech by the President, Bola Tinubu, where he gave assurance of a new minimum wage for the workforce, saying he failed to give them […]
Suspended Ex-Lagos PDP Chairman, Segun Adewale Dumps Party For APC
A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and former Chairman of the party in Lagos State, Segun Adewale, says he is dumping his party to join the All Progressives Congress. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, said this […]
‘Make it a routine if you are proud of it’ – Netizens react as Tinubu laughs off the Eagle Square stumble
At the banquet dinner tonight, President Tinubu spoke about the stumble that happened this morning. He said “ I did my Dobale this morning as a Yoruba boy for Democracy Day”. Baba is even joking […]
Obaseki To Pay Salaries On June 14th Ahead Of Sallah
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government will pay government workers salaries on June 14th ahead of the Salah celebrations. The governor said this during the commissioning of the State […]
The Idea Of Free Market Economy Is Illusionary – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past minister of works and housing, has said there are no totally free market economies in the world, adding that the idea is “illusionary”. Fashola, on Wednesday, said this while speaking […]
Change Your Rent-Seeking Mindset – Tinubu Tells Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has said it is vital for Nigerians to have a change of value system for the nation to make progress. The President said this in Lagos when he received a delegation from […]
Tinubu And 10 Other World Leaders Who Fell During Public Ceremonies
Social media was sent into a frenzy on Wednesday after President Bola Tinubu, slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. The President, however, quickly regained his balance […]
Bill To Create 74 Seats For Women In National Assembly Passes Second Reading
A bill seeking to create 74 seats for women in the national assembly has passed second reading in the house of representatives. The green chamber voted in favour of the bill during plenary on Tuesday, […]
Apapa Faction Makes U-Turn, Backs Abure As LP Chair
A year after the leadership of the opposition Labour Party was separated with the incumbent National Chairman, Julius Abure and the Deputy National Chairman of the party (South), Lamidi Apapa laying claim to the mantle […]
Tinubu Orders Ministers To Source Funds For Trans-Sahara Superhighway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the take-off of the construction of the Trans-Sahara trade route, it emerged on Wednesday. According to him, the superhighway conceived in 1956 but abandoned holds a huge economic potential […]
Obi Should Be Ashamed Of LP’s Performance In Abia, PDP Declares
The Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Abraham Amah, has expressed deep concern over the situation in the state, describing it as a shame. Amah criticised the Labour Party-led government’s actions, […]
Insecurity: Nigerians Must Be Safe – Tinubu Charges Army
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian Army to ensure that violent groups do not overwhelm peaceful and law abiding Nigerians. The President equally told the Armed Forces to that Nigerians must be safe in […]
I Didn’t Discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s Release With South East Governors – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he did not discuss the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during his discussion with the South-East Governors, on Tuesday. Our correspondent […]
FG Clears $850 Million Debt To European Airlines
The Federal Government has paid up the backlog of debts to European airlines to the tune of $850m. The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, revealed this at the 9th edition […]
Attempt At Reputation Damage – Ex-Kaduna Commissioners Condemn El-Rufai’s Probe
Former cabinet members in the administration of Nasir el-Rufai, the ex-governor of Kaduna, have reacted to the probe of their principal by the state house of assembly. In a statement on Tuesday, eight former commissioners under […]
Lagos-Calabar Highway: FG Reroutes Mega Project, Slashes Lanes To Six
The Federal Government says it has rerouted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway path to avoid any possible damage to subsea cables belonging to telecommunication companies. The government also said it had reduced the project’s size from 10 […]
Akpabio Identifies Errors In New National Anthem
Mr Akpabio said the errors were spotted in three lines in the standardised version of the anthem unveiled by the National Orientation Agency. Senate President Godswill Akpabio has identified errors in lines three, five, and […]
Minimum wage: Why you can’t dictate what to pay, Labour replies govs
Warns governors against provoking industrial unrest with inflammatory utterances Notes may no longer be able to withstand pressure for industrial action Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be […]
Democracy Day: We Started Well In 1999 But Have Now Deteriorated – Peter Obi
As our dear nation marks Democracy Day today, commemorating 25 years of striving to be a democratic country, the fundamental question for all of us remains: Are we truly democratic? An unexamined life is not […]
Happy 70th Birthday To Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-born economist and international development expert. She sits on the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the African Risk […]
National Anthem Can’t Unite A Nation, Shehu Sani Tells Tinubu
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that national anthem alone cannot unite a nation, stressing that it is the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity that bring true unity. He made this statement […]
Reps Threaten Arrest Of Dangote Cement Management Over Price Hike
The House of Representatives’ Joint Committee on the arbitrary increase in the price of cement, on Tuesday, threatened to arrest the management of Dangote Cement if it fails to appear at its next hearing. Recall […]
Policemen Share Cars, Cash Belonging To NSCDC Operative Who Was Tortured To Death
How Nigerian Policemen Shared Cars, Cash Belonging To NSCDC Operative Who Was Tortured To Death. Cars and money belonging to late Jabila Kammangar, an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have […]
Hardship: Men Will Dress Like Women If Nigerians Are Told Only Women Will Eat – Obi
With the current situation in Nigeria if you call all Nigerians and say we are only going to feed women, all men will dress like women – Peter Obi Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the […]
Governor Adeleke Pays Condolence Visit To Senator Saraki In Lagos
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with Senator Bukola Saraki, on the passing of his beloved mother, Mama Florence Saraki. today Governor Ademola Adeleke visited Senator Bukola Saraki to condole […]
Nigeria, A Poor Country: See Kenya, New York City & South Africa’s Budgets – Presidential Committee
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has described Nigeria as a poor country with the potential to be wealthy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oyedele said in […]
Appeal Court To Deliver Ruling On Rivers Assembly Speakership Tomorrow
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja will tomorrow, 4th July deliver a ruling in an appeal filed by Hon Martin Chike Amaewhule against Rt Hon Victor Oko Jumbo. The simmering crisis between the two […]
Tinubu’s Student Loan, Coastal Highway Project Was Our Idea – Sowore
The human rights activist noted that Tinubu’s government replicating their ideas resulted from people not paying attention to candidates who had ideas and glorifying the ruling class, which has no tenets of governance. Two-time presidential […]
Lawmakers Want Urgent Purchase Of New Aircraft For Tinubu, Shettima
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has asked the federal government to immediately purchase new aeroplanes for the use of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The Committee made the […]
Ebonyi Set To Float Own Airline, Procure 4 Aircraft
Ebonyi State commissioner for aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, yesterday said the state government had concluded plans to purchase four aircraft for the smooth take-off of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, […]
Dogara: Lawmakers’ Monthly Earnings Only Last Three Days
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said lawmakers’ monthly earnings can not last them for more than three days. This was as he urged the legislators to open their […]
I’m Being Sidelined In My Constituency, Kingibe Cries Out
Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory, has again cried out that she is being marginalised in the Senate Committee on issues concerning her constituency. Kingibe made this known at the Plenary on […]
