POLITICS

A pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has begged the Yoruba people not to participate in the protests breaking out from some parts of the country over the current economic hardship. The Yoruba people are indigenes of the six southwestern states of the country which…

The Labour Party has asked Nigerians to ignore the a purported letter written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), submitting the name of an alternate candidate for the forthcoming 2024 governorship election, in Edo State. It would be recalled that the Labour…

A former Member of the House of Representatives, Dr Usman Bugaje, has said President Bola Tinubu’s loyalists who served with him when he was Lagos governor misled him on the post-Niger coup crisis. Some of Tinubu’s loyalists from Lagos who are also in…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on the former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), to apologise for recent “inflammatory” comments about the Nigerian Civil War experience. Ohanaeze also said his remarks have “reopened deep wounds” among the Igbo people. In…

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has raised the alarm over a fresh plot to impeach him following his emergence as the factional candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election. Shaibu, who has been having a running…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned people calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976…

Former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says the failure of security agencies to stamp out kidnapping and banditry exposes collusion between criminals and security agents. The lawmaker, who has been representing Abia South Senatorial District since 2007 in the National Assembly, spoke on…

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deceiving Nigerians with report of the poll released earlier on Friday. In the 526-page report of the 2023 elections, formally released ahead of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was represented at the event by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, described the former Governor, Ondo State, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a “fearless soldier” and “unwavering advocate” for his people. Lauding the what he described as…

The Independent Electoral Commission has released the 2023 election report which emphasises the role of technological advancements, particularly the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), in enhancing electoral integrity and reducing fraud. In a release signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, of the…