Politics

A former spokesman for the defunct Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has stated that the only chance for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to become Nigerian president is in the year 2039. Bwala made this assertion via his X handle on Monday, noting that President…

I have several reasons for contesting this election. I don’t just want to become a governor of Edo State, but what is my mission?  What am I bringing on board in the interest of the people? The theme of our campaign is...

The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, has vowed to pursue the ongoing legal tussle over the outcome of the April 20, 2024 primary election to the Supreme Court.

Former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, yesterday, rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC). He urged the electorate to support and vote for a candidate who is humane and not a businessperson in the state who is ready to make profit.

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed all 21 local government transition chairmen in the state. The governor instructed the dismissed chairmen to transfer the responsibilities of their councils to the Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAs). This directive was outlined in a letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Community Affairs,…

Given the fact that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State was not a product of imposition, his emergence as a candidate in the All Progressives Congress, APC, direct primary election clearly proved him right as a unifier who has the capacity to put the ruling party on track,

The political squabble that has rocked Rivers State since October 30, 2023, seems to be taking a messier dimension. The obvious power game between the executive and legislative arms of the state government has become more intense lately. 

Although the journey to the 2026 governorship poll in Osun State may seem far, stakeholders in the politics of the state are not taking chances as they are already in the trenches to draw up plans ahead of the crucial exercise.

He came into office amid ceaseless assaults by a violent establishment. He had no handover notes. But he had an agenda, a steely resolve, and a burning passion to transform the Ogun environment.

The immediate past Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Lagos State, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, is a woman of many parts. A pharmacist by training, she is also a successful industrialist

Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Federal Government's Accelerated Senior Secondary School Education Programme (ASSEP) to transform education outcomes in the Northeast region. ASSEP, anchored by the North East Development Commission (NEDC), focuses on subjects related to science, technology, mathematics, and agricultural (STEMA) courses. The programme is targeted at senior secondary school students across…

Tony Okocha, speaks on the feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom

The Ogun State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, of evading responsibility and failing to address the deteriorating infrastructure surrounding the Wole Soyinka train station in Abeokuta.

The House of Representatives Committee investigating Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Concessions programmes has threatened to cancel all leases and concessions in the Federal Ministry of Transport. Rep. Ademorin Kuye, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Assets, made this known when the delegation from the Federal Ministry of Transport, led by the Permanent Secretary, Pius…

As part of ongoing efforts to address the hardships faced by the citizenry, the House of Representatives has called on the authorities to reactivate the Price Control Board of Nigeria. The decision followed the adoption of a motion initiated by Jesess Okey-Joe Onuakalusi at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker of the House,…