POLITICS

A former aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, has said terrorists in Nigeria are aware that the country is broke, saying that is why they are intensifying attacks on the government. Chidoka disclosed this while discussing the security situation in Nigeria on Channels Television on…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has cleared the air on his recent comments that President Buhari didn’t know that terrorists had threatened to kidnap him until he told him. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as been reported. It was reported on Friday, that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre, situated at St. Bridget…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of telling lies against him in an interview with a national television. The PDP was plunged into crisis after the primary election where Atiku emerged flagbearer of…

Runner up in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ebonyi South senatorial district primary, Ann Agom-Eze, yesterday, distanced herself from the fresh primary scheduled for Sunday, July 31, by the leadership of the party in the state. She insisted that with the voluntary withdrawal…

Former Minister of Education and Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Oby Ezekwesili has urged the National Assembly not to pass the controversial Water Resources Bill. Describing it as a Frankenstein Monster, she said the Bill was dressed up as…

Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed fears that dwindling resources and poverty, if not tackled, may force some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to join Boko Haram and its splinter group–the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. The governor, who…

Austin, immediate younger brother to Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi, has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment as the Secretary of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC). In a statement in Abakaliki, Austin Umahi said that the appointment was good for job seekers or…

Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has claimed President Muhammadu Buhari was not aware of the plan by terrorists to abduct him. The Governor said he was the one who told the President of the threats to his life. In a video released at weekend,…

The controversial Water Resources Bill was yesterday turned down by the 36 states governors of the federation. The governors asked the federal government to review the proposed policy. This was one of the high point of the communiqué of the governors’ meeting signed…