Politics

  Ahead of the 2027 general elections, all National Assembly members from Cross River State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu for a second term in office.   The endorsement was delivered under the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress Caucus in the state within the ...

  A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Kunmi Mustapha, on Thursday, backed Governor Seyi Makinde for President in 2027.   Mustapha, in a statement he signed in Ibadan, the state capital, to mark Makinde’s sixth anniversary as governor, said the bravery and leadership qualities the ...

  The All Progressives Congress has commended President Bola Tinubu for his bold and transformative economic reforms, declaring that they have significantly stabilised Nigeria’s macroeconomic fundamentals and repositioned the country for sustainable growth.   In a statement issued on Thursday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling ...

    2023 Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, and the Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday disagreed over Nigeria’s democratic model with both men expressing variant views on the progress of democracy in Nigeria since 1999.   Sowore, while speaking during a ...

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the decision of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to seek new external and domestic loans, describing the move as reckless and a threat to Nigeria’s economic future.   In a statement on Thursday via X, Atiku said the proposed borrowing of ...

  Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the occasion of his second year in office.   In a congratulatory message on Thursday, Ododo lauded Tinubu for demonstrating visionary leadership and for inspiring resilience among Nigerians through bold and transformative policies.   This was contained in ...

    As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party over the position of National Secretary remains unresolved, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who maintains that he is still the PDP National Secretary, stated that no intimidation will make him disown the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.   In ...

  Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that his administration will only borrow money to run the state when it is absolutely necessary.   The governor made the vow in Umuahia on Wednesday during a lecture series to mark his two years in office.   Otti, while responding to ...

  The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024.   The bills were passed at a session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu.   The development followed the adoption of the harmonised versions ...

  The legal team representing Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Wednesday raised the alarm over what it described as a disturbing pattern of selective justice, following the Federal Government’s decision to file criminal charges against her despite multiple unresolved petitions she lodged earlier this year.   In a statement released by ...