Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the Niger Delta socio-cultural organisation has told President Bola Tinubu that more is expected from the current administration after four months in office. PANDEF, while reacting to the independence anniversary speech of the President on Sunday, Dr. Ken Robinson, the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation told our reporter that Nigerians expect more from this administration after four months and there is hardship and suffering in the land. He said,...

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday dismissed all the four petitions seeking to nullify the election of Governor Similayi Fubara of Rivers state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) candidate, Fubara as winner of the gubernatorial election, having polled a total of 302,614 votes ahead of other contestants. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the governorship election, the various political parties and their...

PRESS STATEMENT ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC), AND TRADE UNION CONGRESS (TUC). The Federal Government, on Sunday, October 1, 2023, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to address the dispute arising from the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The parties noted the following: i) The Federal Government has announced N35,000 only...

A U.S. District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has endorsed the ruling of Magistrate Jeffrey Gilbert which ordered Chicago State University, CSU, to release the records of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to Atiku Abubakar. Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, is contesting Tinubu’s election and his affirmation by the election petition tribunal on September 6. He is requesting CSU to release Tinubu’s admission records, attendance dates, degrees, awards and...

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the current hardship faced by Nigerians and Lagosians in particular, as the nation celebrates 63rd anniversary. A press statement on Saturday signed by Hon. Hakeem Amode, Publicity Secretary of the party, read, “On the occasion of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) extended warm felicitations to the resilient residents of Lagos State. “Sixty-three years ago, Nigeria...