PDP Governors Set To Resolve Party’s Crisis – NEC to Meet March 18

In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), State Governors elected on the ticket of the party have waded into the issue with a call on the National Working Committee (NWC) to convoke a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to be held on March 18, 2025. The Forum rising from a meeting held at the Government House, Asaba, the Chairman and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, said,...

Ondo Gubernatorial Tribunal Begins Hearing on Election Petitions

…Parties will Present 149 Witnesses The governorship election petitions tribunal for Ondo State November 16, 2024 gubernatorial election on Friday began sitting in Akure, the state capital. Hon Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate through his attorney, Ishaka Dikko, filed petition against the declaration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election. Also Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) filed...

FG Lauds US Emergency Waiver for HIV Treatment in Nigeria

The Federal Government has commended the United States for approving an emergency humanitarian waiver that ensures people living with HIV in Nigeria and 54 other countries continue receiving treatment funded by the US government. The US State Department recently announced a 90-day pause on foreign assistance, including funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programmes, as part of an assessment of US foreign policy priorities. However, the waiver allows essential humanitarian aid,...

Ododo Hails Tinubu Over Visionary Leadership, Dedication To Human Development 

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi has hailed President Bola Tinubu over Visionary Leadership and dedication to human development. The Governor stated this during the groundbreaking ceremony of Prime LNG Plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, yesterday. . He said, “Allow me to first extend my heartfelt gratitude to our fathers, the leaders of our nation, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to human development have made this project a...

Amaechi: Nigerian Politicians Steal, Kill, and Cling to Power

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that Nigerian politicians are in office to “steal, maim, kill, and remain in power,” lamenting the entrenched corruption in the country’s political system. Amaechi made the assertion while speaking at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, where he criticised the lack of accountability among politicians and the public’s short memory. “All we hear here is typical Nigeria, and you’re clapping. That’s why politicians get away...

Telecoms Tariff: Nigeria Labour Congress Will Stage Peaceful Protest

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kano State chapter has confirmed receiving directives from the national body to stage a peaceful protest on February 4, 2025. Kano NLC Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Inuwa, reaffirmed their commitment to following the national leadership’s directives at all times but emphasized the need for caution. “We received this directive this evening, and we will convene a meeting of the union leaders in Kano on 2nd February 2025, to make a decision....

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang fires five commissioners

The Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has sacked five commissioners in a minor cabinet reshuffle. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Architect Samuel Jatau, and made available to newsmen. The affected cabinet members are Commissioner for Budget and Planning Chrysanthus Dawam, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Jamila Tukur, Youths and Sports Noel Nkup, Commissioner for Science and Technology Obed Goselle, and Commerce and Industries Sule Haruna. The statement explained that...

Anambra 2025 Party Primaries: Examining APC’s Prospects and Readiness

“APC appears in some sense, to be the preferred choice of opposition politicians in Anambra State” —Ebuka Onyekwelu It is now exactly two months before the All Progressives Congress – APC, conducts its primary election to determine who will fly the party’s flag for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. Announcing its primary election date for March 29, 2025, the APC is the first political party gearing up for the Anambra 2025 gubernatorial...

South-South Governors Unite for Regional Development, Set Policy Agenda

The South-South Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the completion of the East-West Road that links the six states in the region. This appeal was made on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, during the forum’s meeting held at the Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the governors also expressed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill but urged the federal government to extend...

Nnamdi Kanu Sues Police Spokesman for Defamation, Demands ₦20 Billion in Damages

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a defamation lawsuit against the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, filed the suit on Tuesday, accusing Adejobi of portraying him as a terrorist leader in a press statement issued on 25 January 2025. In the said statement, Adejobi described IPOB as “a...

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