Politics

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that he never played anti-party politics, despite his support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general elections.   Wike made the clarification during a live media parley on Monday, where he also noted that despite agreements for ...

  The Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, said he derives joy from stepping on the toes of big people in the country.   Wike said this while dismissing a possible backlash from a section of the elite regarding his enforcement of rules regarding ground rent payments during ...

  Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at those calling for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party.   This is as he declared that no one has the authority or the courage to remove him from the party he has served for years.   Speaking on ...

  The Take It Back Movement has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on June 12 to draw attention to the country’s worsening insecurity, shrinking civic space, and growing economic hardship.   In a statement on Monday by its National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, the movement condemned the rising wave ...

  Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, says Nigerians will soon experience a reduction in the cost of living, as the effects of the administration’s economic reforms start to materialise   Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Onanuga stated that the positive ...

    The Kano State Censorship Board has announced a ban on vulgar content displayed on tricycles, popularly known as Adaidaita Sahu, in a renewed effort to safeguard public morality and enforce state regulations.   A statement issued on Saturday by the Board’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, said the decision ...

  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday, announced that new 2025 SUVs have been given to council chairmen to aid effective service delivery, noting that the narrative has changed and chairmen are now recognised by his administration.   The governor also clarified that it does not interfere with ...

  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has called for accountability and transparency in the energy transition process in Nigeria to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2060.   It also recommended tax incentives for investors in the clean energy sector as a way of encouragement and that stakeholders should ...

  The National Assembly on Friday pledged to swiftly amend the Electoral Act to curb the growing trend of defections by governors and lawmakers, who abandon their parties for other political platforms without vacating their elective seats.   The Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, reaffirmed the legislature’s commitment ...

    Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said the repeated defeats of the Peoples Democratic Party are a reason for the people of Edo to celebrate.   Okpebholo, joined by his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, APC leaders, youths and market women, went on a victory motorcade around Benin City ...