STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU DECRIES VIOLENCE IN RIVERS, DIRECTS POLICE TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government…
By Ochogwu Sunday The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso has hinted at the possibility of him deputizing his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi. In a video clip currently trending on X microblogging platform, the former governor of Kano State who spoke…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the governorship election in Edo State. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 247,274 votes to come second, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party…
By Daniel Karibu An Abuja Human Rights group, Centre for the Advancement of Liberties and Good Governance (CALGG), has petitioned the US Secretary of State Blinken, IG of Police Others, against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyeson Wike, accusing him of criminal incitement, threat to democratic process, peace, and stability. The petition, signed…
Abuja, Nigeria – The maiden Abuja Social Media Summit is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, with the theme “Harnessing the Power of Social Media for National Development”. The summit features a lineup of distinguished speakers, including: – Shehu Gabam, National Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP) –…
A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, has stated that presidential aspirants from northern Nigeria should wait till 2031. Senator Sani argued that only candidates from the southern region should contest the next presidential election in 2027 election. Sani also pointed out that it would be just for…
_By Dr. Reuben Abati People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country. I have heard people insist that there is some form of witchcraft…
By Prof Udenta O. Udenta The press statement by PROF UDENTA O. UDENTA, a Patriot, Political Thinker and Founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy (AD), addresses three significant issues of national concern; the End-Hunger Protests, the overall State of the Nation, and Hon Yakubu Dogara’s inexplicable descent into the Infernal Regions via his hate…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Mr. Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State. The President anticipates an overhaul of the NDE for optimal performance in designing and implementing…
The former chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has told the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) that, it is too early to threaten Nigerians with the 2027 election. In a statement recently, Hayab stated categorically that, “It is sad to read that some members of…
