Politics

  2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to show more compassion to Nigerians.   This is as he said that the office of the Nigerian president requires sacrifice and compassion, not detachment, luxury, or fear.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, ...

  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away.   Olakulehin died at the age of 90.   The PUNCH Online learnt that the monarch died in the early hours of Monday.   Olakulehin died during the ongoing 90th birthday and first anniversary coronation celebrations.   He succeeded ...

    Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Ralph Nwosu, has disclosed that at least seven prominent figures in the coalition movement are being pushed by supporters to contest the 2027 presidential election against President Bola Tinubu.   Nwosu stated this amid growing speculation that some northern power ...

  Ondo State Governor Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has called on the stakeholders to come together and give more support to the Niger Delta Development Commission in order to address the challenges facing the Niger Delta region of the country.   The governor also commended the ongoing President Bola Tinubu administration ...

  The Edo State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party has suspended four members indefinitely for conduct deemed detrimental to the unity, integrity, and orderly functioning of the party.   Party members affected by the suspension are Organising Secretary, Tony Alile, Publicity Secretary, Chris Ojiekere, Youth Leader, Benjamin Omonzokpia, and ...

  President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigerian Armed Forces and security agencies to decisively confront terrorists, bandits, insurgents, and separatist agitators threatening the nation’s unity and peace.   Delivering the president’s message at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration held on Sunday at Murtala Square, ...

  The Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye, has commended the collaborative efforts of security agencies and the Bayelsa State Government in the rescue of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro from the hands of kidnappers.   Omukoro, who was kidnapped on Saturday, June 21 and regained freedom on Thursday, ...

  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has described permanent secretaries as the “backbone” of any government.   According to him, they play critical roles in the smooth running of the government.   Edun spoke on Saturday at a retirement dinner held in Abuja ...

  Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is engaging with Anambra indigenes in the United States and North America as part of his tour on accountability and inclusive governance and his administration’s progress report to professionals and business leaders and other citizens of the state living in those countries.   ...

    BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump’s hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East.   Emerging nations representing about half the world’s population and 40 per cent of global economic output are ...