President Bola Tinubu has summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to Aso Villa. Ibas, who arrived at the presidential villa clad in brown native attire, was closely followed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assured the Yoruba that their interests would be central to his presidency if elected in 2027. Atiku, who contested the 2023 election under the Peoples Democratic Party, said on Wednesday that fears of his government favouring his Fulani kinsmen were unfounded. In a statement issued by his media consultant,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred national honours of the Commander of the Order of the Niger posthumously on four late Ogoni leaders. They are Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage, popularly remembered as the Ogoni Four. President Tinubu bestowed the honours on the four leaders while receiving the report of the…
The push for special seats for women in the national and state assemblies gained momentum Monday at a national public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, women groups, the United Nations, the United Kingdom,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has fired back at the Presidency over its recent assertion that President Bola Tinubu has no plans to extend his tenure beyond 2031, describing the remarks as presumptuous and patently undemocratic. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC asserts that the President’s mandate…
The office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been unsealed by the authorities of the National Assembly. The Deputy Director, Sergeant At Arms Alabi Adedeji, unsealed the office on Sept 23. Mr Adedeji in a video obtained by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said: I hereby unseal the office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan. This development…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks self-destruction if it attempts to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said the PDP had not learned from past mistakes that cost it dearly…
The All Progressives Congress has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, on the other hand, won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Governor Siminalayi Fubara also lost his Opobo-Nkoro…
Indonesian political parties have agreed to reverse some state-funded perks their politicians receive in a bid to quell nationwide protests, the country’s president has said. Several cities in the southern Asian nation including the capital, Jakarta, have been gripped by anti-government demonstrations in the past week that have at times led to clashes between protesters…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed claims that he issued any threat against former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Governor Okpebholo clarified that his comments were misrepresented.He explained that he only stressed the importance of security protocols for high-profile…
