Chief Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the spirit of June 12, anniversary, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to office. Recall that Fubara was suspended by Tinubu on March 18 due to political tension in the oil-bearing state. Just last week, Fubara visited Tinubu in Lagos during Sallah celebration. The Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, in an open letter to...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. Jonathan stressed the imperative of derisking lending in agriculture, noting that the challenge of providing the collateral often demanded of farmers by lending institutions is negatively impacting the growth of the sector. A press statement on Wednesday by media aide to the former President, Ikechukwu Eze, stated...

The Federal Government has demanded immediate ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement and a significant increase in funding for blue economy initiatives to ensure the protection and sustainable use of the world’s oceans. This was contained in a national statement on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, during the ongoing United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice emphasised that urgent and collective global...

Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, has used the occasion of the commemoration of the June 12, anniversary, to call the attention of the Federal and State Governments, demanding the establishment of state and community policing as well as the restructuring of the country. The Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, in a Democracy Day message on Wednesday, noted that while citizens celebrate sustained democratic rule in Nigeria on this auspicious occasion, they’re...