Politics

The campaign organization of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP. Atiku Abubakar has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Presidential Candidate of Labor Party Peter Obi as his wish. The spokesperson of the Atiku Presidential Campaign, Kola Ologbondiyan yesterday while reacting to the endorsement letter said Obasanjo’s endorsement does not reflect the wishes of most Nigerians, arguing that Obi does not have the requisite experience, […]

The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi, describing it as worthless. Obasanjo yesterday endorsed Obi listing several criteria but the Director, Media & Publicity of the Council Bayo Onanuga was quick to dismiss the move, stressing that the party and its candidate, Bola Tinubu will not lose sleep over Obasanjo’s move, as Obasanjo is notorious for always opposing progressive […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has filed a lawsuit against the oil-producing states in Nigeria over their failure to account for the spending of the oil derivation refunds of 625 billion Naira. The Federal Government recently paid 625.43 billion Naira in oil derivation refunds to the governors of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Ondo, Imo and Cross River states, covering 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy, and SURE-P […]

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have condemned the killing of Bolanle Raheem by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Christmas Day and have called for a full investigation The lawmaker representing Eti Osa Federal Constituency, Ibrahim Obanikoro, raised the matter as a matter of urgent public importance and members of the House further expressed discomfort over reports of wanton killing […]

The National Assembly has passed the 2023 appropriation bill at 21.83 trillion Naira showing an increase of 1.32 trillion Naira from the 20.51 trillion Naira budget proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari. A breakdown of the budget indicates an allocation of 967.5 billion Naira for statutory transfers, 6.6 trillion Naira for debt servicing, 8.3 trillion Naira for recurrent expenditure, and 5.9 trillion Naira for capital expenditure. Meanwhile, the Senate also revealed […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended the newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards, Major-General Mohammed Usman, describing him as an outstanding officer who is serving the nation with great zeal. Buhari, assisted by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, and the wife of the Commander, Rekiya Usman, decorated the officer with the rank of Major-General, praising him for his diligence, loyalty, patience, and hard work. Speaking shortly after […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged Nigerians to vote for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in 2023, saying he is the best person that can help deliver Nigeria from its challenges. Ortom, who spoke while commending Obi for visiting camps of the Internally Displaced People, IDPs, in the State on Christmas day prayed that God would bless Obi’s presidential ambition. Earlier, Obi encouraged the internally […]

Just few months to the 2023 general election, the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has banned street campaigns by political parties, threatening to seal off party secretariats and offices of defaulters. Umahi also banned pasting of posters on critical infrastructure, including electric poles, concrete medians, roads, flyover bridges and other critical infrastructure of the State by all the Political Parties in the State. The governor, who made this known […]

The Executive Director of advocacy group, YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo has decried the persistent attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as disturbing. Itodo, who spoke to newsmen, described the recurring attacks on INEC offices as a waste of taxpayers’ money, adding that same will be used to rebuild the destroyed facilities. According to him, there has been no fewer than 52 attacks on the […]