President Buhari on Monday 28th returned to Daura in Katsina State, his people came in thousands to welcome him, unlike his VP Yemi Osinbajo who returned to Lagos quietly with no one to welcome him, not even school kids, it was as if he was not the VP until few days ago. The people of Daura knew what former President Buhari did for them, unlike the people of Ikenne or Lagos that could not but the Oracle says, that beautiful Muritala Mohamed Airport Road to Oshodi was approved by Yemi Osinbajo as Acting President when President Buhari was away in…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has backed the current administration of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy describing it as a bold and positive step. The National Secretary of the SDP, Dr Olu Agunloye, made the remark in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu announced on May 29, after his swearing-in ceremony, the removal of the pump price of petrol. Agunloye said the removal of fuel subsidy, if well handled, could positively impact both the economic growth and development of Nigeria. The SDP national secretary said Tinubu should put in place well-thought-out implementation…
The acting Chairman of the Osun All Progressives Congress, APC, Tajudeen Lawal, has explained that the peaceful conduct of the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima was a pointer that God is interested in the affairs of the party at all levels in the country. The Osun APC chairman made this known in a statement signed by Kola Olabisi, Director of Media and Information, and made available to journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. Lawal, who appealed to the APC members in the state not to be weighed down by the current plight of the party…
Many people do not understand the politics behind fuel subsidy and it’s dangers to the development and growth of Nigeria. The intension of the government to subsidise petrol was simply to make the product affordable for Nigerians and make life easier. So, the average price of petrol in the world can be as high as N590, however, the Nigerian Government will subsidise the product and fix price at N185 bringing total amount of subsidy per litre to N405. The average consumption of litres of petrol in Nigeria per day is 60 million litres. However, Marketers of the product loads as…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shed light on why it kicked against the tendering of its documents as exhibits by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Gregory Obi, to establish his petition against the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The electoral body had on Thursday vehemently objected to the admission of several documents brought to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) by Obi and the Labour Party for the purpose of tendering them as exhibits to justify their petition. However, at Friday’s proceedings, INEC lawyer Kemi Pinheiro SAN, told the court that the…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has emerged the new Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) for the next four years. He succeeds outgone Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna. Uzodinma emerged at a joint meeting of immediate past governors, re-elected governors and newly-elected governors held on Wednesday in Abuja, according to former Gov. El-Rufai, the immediate past Chairman of the PGF. The PGF is an organization which comprises Governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC), which serves as a platform for collaboration, policy development, and sharing of experiences among its members. El-Rufai said new Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), on Thursday in Abuja, admonished the legal team of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, for failing to properly organise its schedule of documents for seamless tendering as exhibits. Obi and his party filed a petition challenging the outcome of the Feb. 25 presidential election. At the resumed hearing of the petition, the court frowned at the team’s inability to present its schedule of documents in a manner that would be easy for the court to comprehend. This led to the court abruptly stepping down hearing in the petition for…
A group under the aegis of the Christian Organisations of Nigeria (CON), has thrown its weight behind the Senate Presidency ambition of a former Governor of Zamfara, Abdul’aziz Yari, who represents Zamfara West in the Senate. Apostle Paul Nwokoro, CON President General, at a joint news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said given the peculiarities of time, the in-coming 10th Assembly needed leaders with experience and capacity to hit the ground running. He said Senators-elect should therefore jettison any form of endorsement, adding that Nigeria is a common patrimony where everyone must rise up to endorse only a candidate who…
In a recent hearing at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, faced criticism for their lack of preparedness in their petition against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The court session on Thursday, June 01, 2023, saw one of the senior lawyers on the petitioners’ legal team, Emeka Okpoko, attempting to submit electoral documents as exhibits. However, the documents were found to have not been properly filed and scheduled before the court, causing a delay in the proceedings; Channels TV reports. As a result, the court decided to temporarily suspend the hearing…
This is the first meeting since the president took office on May 29, 2023. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, are also attending. According to emerging reports, the president may use this meeting to ask for the cooperation of the legislative branch of the government in the challenging tasks ahead. It is expected that the lawakers discuss the upcoming inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, which is scheduled for June 13. In this meeting, they may also talk about the election of leaders and important officers of the…
Senator-elect, Otunba Gbenga Daniel says his people in Ogun State want a Christian to emerge as President of the 10th Senate. The former Governor of Ogun State said this on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A southern Christian, Godswill Akpabio, and a Northern Muslim, Abdul-Azeez Yari both of whom are former governors of Akwa-Ibom and Zamfara States respectively are two frontline candidates vying for the senate president position. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima are Muslims, there has been a clamour that the Senate president has to be a Christian. It…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting in South Africa with counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations for discussions Thursday that will start with an exchange of views on major geopolitical issues, including the war in Ukraine, South Africa’s ambassador to the bloc said. Most of the BRICS countries differ sharply from the position of the US and its Western allies on the war. Speaking ahead of the meeting, the South African ambassador, Anil Sooklal, referred to the West’s military aid to Ukraine as one of the things that fuels the conflict. Any endeavour that fuels the…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Gregory Obi and his party confirmed to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Thursday in Abuja that they would challenge the election results in 18 states only. They held that they would not dissipate energies in the states where they won convincingly and without any dispute. However, at the end of proceedings, Obi and his party tendered certified electoral documents obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in only six states. The documents, mainly, Forms EC8A, election results from polling units were…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has joined other well meaning Nigerians in congratulating the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, and his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, on their inauguration. He said that by signing three Executive Orders on the day of his inauguration, the Governor had demonstrated that he came prepared. The lawmaker, who represents Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, stated these in his congratulatory letter to Mbah on his inauguration as the governor of Enugu State. “He said: “On behalf of my family and constituents, I congratulate you and your deputy, Barr. Ifeanyi…
The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has refuted claims by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s achievements in his first term in office was characterised by an increase in poverty and unemployment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the party was surprised by Sanwo-Olu’s claim during his second term swearing-in ceremony that he had met residents’ expectations. The party, describing Sanwo-Olu’s T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda as a total failure, said the Governor could not justify the huge amount of money spent…
Members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, have elected Barr Sly Ezeokenwa as the national chairman of the party. They also elected other members of the National Working Committee, NWC. The party held its national convention in Awka, Anambra State capital, where it elected the 31 officers through a voice vote. The out-gone national chairman, Victor Oye while handing over, stated that his leadership had been able to bequeath the party a national secretariat in Abuja and a five-storey edifice as the South east regional secretariat of the party. He revealed that with that feat, APGA now ranks as…
A Federal High Court in Abuja told former Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the right to suspend or expel him if the action is done in accordance with the law. Justice James Omotosho stated this in a judgement he delivered on a suit filed by Wike prior to the 2023 general elections to seek a court order to stop the PDP from taking action against him without a fair hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ex-governor had sued the PDP, its National Working Committee (NWC), and its National…
In a recent development, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) located in Ikoyi, Lagos. The President’s directive came after reports surfaced that DSS officials had stormed the EFCC office, preventing the anti-graft agency’s personnel from accessing their workplace. In his statement via his media aide, Tunde Rahman, President Tinubu emphasised the need for a peaceful resolution if any issues existed between these crucial government agencies. He expressed his expectation that the matter would be resolved amicably. The incident occurred on Tuesday,…
Two serving senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mathew Urhoghide (Edo) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo), have resigned their membership in the party. Their resignations are contained in separate letters, read at plenary on Wednesday by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the session. Urhoghide, in his letter, said: “I write to formally inform you and the entire senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that I am resigning my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), effective immediately. “This difficult decision arose out of the negative political energy emanating at the moment from the…
In a recent development, the United Kingdom Government has extended its congratulations to Senators Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima on their official inauguration as the President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His Majesty King Charles III, in a message conveyed his warmest congratulations to President Tinubu. “Dear Mr. President, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you on your inauguration as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to send you every possible good wish as you assume the many responsibilities of your office.” The monarch acknowledged the deep bond and shared…