In what is being described as a major political earthquake in Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his predecessor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and key leaders of the PDP in the state. The defection was announced late Wednesday evening after a high-level, closed-door meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba. Speaking to journalists shortly after the meeting,...

The Speaker, House of Representatives, in support of victims of the 25th January, 2025, fuel tanker explosion that claimed lives at Ugwu-Onyeama in Enugu State, has donated the sum of eighteen million naira only (#18,000,000.00). The financial support was presented to the Enugu State Governor on Tuesday for the victims by a delegation of the Enugu State Caucus of the House of Representatives led by Nnolim Nnaji. Moved by the show of solidarity and compassion,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. The President who spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, during the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee, also charged them to invest in education, innovation, and skill acquisition while promoting peace and inclusion. Represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the president, who...

The Enugu State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lion Business Park Limited. The deal aims to develop a world-class industrial and commercial hub within the Enugu Industrial Park Free Trade Zone. At the official signing ceremony of the MOU, Dr. Okechukwu Mbonu, Chairman of Lion Business Park Ltd, commended the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for the developmental strides and achievements within his few years in office. Mbonu affirms...

The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has criticised former Chief of Army Staff, General Theophilus Danjuma (retired), for urging Nigerians to take up self-defence in response to the country’s rising insecurity. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme aired on Channels Television on Monday, Governor Namadi described the statement as potentially inciting and warned that it could lead to widespread lawlessness. “He is a very senior security person and should be respected. But if he...

Respected northern elder and former special adviser to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has voiced strong concerns over what he describes as growing marginalisation of the North in Nigeria’s political space. In a widely circulated video, Baba-Ahmed urged northerners to remain united and vigilant, warning that continued neglect of the region’s interests may push it to make a bold political move. “The north will stand to defend herself, I swear to God,” he declared. “North...