The Obidient Movement has debunked claims that Peter Obi has been offered the running mate position to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the new coalition being formed ahead of 2027. A press statement on Monday signed by Nana Kazaure, Director, Strategic Communication & Media, Obidient Movement, noted that the former Anambra State Governor is still a chieftain of the Labour Party. The stamen reads, “The Obidient Movement has been inundated with calls from our...

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has lamented that Nigerians are successful as individuals but have failed collectively because the country has remained unable to fulfill its manifest destiny as a leader in Africa and the world. He also noted that Nigeria has more accidental leaders which is the reason the country has continued to have challenges. Saraki, who stated this yesterday when he presented a paper titled “Empowering the future from legacy to infinity” at...

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has berated Kano State Governor, Kabir Yusuf for muzzling free speech and usurping the role of Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), following the recent ban on live broadcast  of political activities in the state. Recall that Yusuf had last week, banned live political programmes and prohibited journalists from asking what it called “provocative” questions during live media interviews. In a press statement issued after a meeting with media executives in the...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Saturday, 17 May 2025, depart Abuja for Rome to attend the inauguration mass of the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV. According to a press statement signed by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the President will be attending the solemn mass at the invitation of the new Pontiff. Pope Leo XIV, born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was...

The Anambra State House of Assembly during plenary on Thursday commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visit to Anambra State last Thursday to commission the New Governor’s Lodge and Government House. In a motion moved by Hon. Ebuka Igwe, the House of Assembly member representing Idemili South constituency, he said that President Tinubu’s visit symbolizes an enduring partnership that will promote good governance in Anambra State. In his preceding debate on the motion, Hon....