POLITICS

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that the Nigerian Senate still owes the people some explanations as regards the budget padding scandal rocking the Upper Chambers at the moment. Obi said…

In a bid to secure the release of abducted Nigerians, controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has expressed willingness to facilitate comprehensive discussions between the Federal Government and bandits. Sheikh Gumi urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration not to repeat the mistake made by…

The impeachment saga of the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, continues as the state House of Assembly says it will resort to substituted service to serve the impeachment notice. The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, announced…

Following the collapse of a five-storey building in Onitsha on Sunday, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered that all ongoing building projects in Onitsha be subjected to integrity tests. Recently, another two-storey building in Ochanja Market in Onitsha had also…

Lamidi Apapa of the Labour Party (LP) has appealed the March 6, 2024 judgement of the Court Of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the party. A spokesman for the Apapa group within the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, at a…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, was in his full element on Saturday night in Rivers State when he rose to defend FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, over an admonition offered by Siminalayi Fubara, the state governor, that nothing is worth struggling for in life,…

Three days after the Edo State House of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, the letter has yet to be served the deputy governor. The House of Assembly, on Wednesday, commenced impeachment proceedings against Shaibu, accusing him of…

His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said it is time for Nigeria to change to a system of government that would reduce corruption and bring government closer to the people. The Emeritus Catholic Bishop of Abuja stated this at a policy dialogue on…

A controversial letter seeking development funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is causing rumpus between a Nigerian-American citizen, Zion Umoh and the Office of the Senate President. The letter dated November 13, 2023, and addressed to the USAID Mission…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged the Federal Ministry of Justice to build a justice system that will not only dispense justice but also foster a sense of trust and confidence in the citizens. The governor who spoke yesterday at a three-day…