Mr. Tunde Rahman, the Spokesman for All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, says some chieftains of the APC supported Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Edo State governorship election because of the politics of 2023. Rahman said this in an article titled, ‘Asiwaju Tinubu and EdoContinue Reading
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has lashed out at his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike of his allegations ahead of the forthcoming polls in Ondo State. While urging Wike to exercise caution over his utterances, Akeredolu said that Ondo State is not Rivers where he can lord overContinue Reading
The Federal Government has obtained a fresh order stopping the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on their planned strike which is to start on Monday. The restraining order was issued on Friday by Justice Ibrahim Galadima of the National Industrial Court in Abuja, following anContinue Reading
Ba N’Daou, Mali’s former Defence Minister, has been sworn in as President of the transition government. Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as Vice President. Goita heads the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18. The emergence of N’Daou andContinue Reading
The United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year period. If approved, the new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could mean that affected students will experience difficulty obtaining visas for a four-year courseContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday explained that Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA) will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. He spoke in a video message presented at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2020 Virtual Leaders’ Summit on the sidelines of the 75th Session ofContinue Reading
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has declined to appear before the presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On Wednesday, the AGF declined an invitation to appear before the panel to testify against Magu whom he accused of corruption andContinue Reading
The Nigerian presidency has reacted to the letter from UK lawmakers, legal experts and campaigners. The lawmakers recently reported President Muhammadu Buhari to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth over the spate of violence and killings in Nigeria. A statement on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, told them to work with BuhariContinue Reading
Popular American preacher, Bishop T.D Jakes of the Potter’s House, has revealed how he discovered that his ancestors are from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. Jakes, who is a renowned author, in an interview with BBC Igbo said his Igbo ancestry was discovered after DNA test. “It all started whenContinue Reading
Still basking in the euphoria of his last Saturday’s victory in the Edo State governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday came out smoking, dismissing the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, and the party’s former National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, as extra-constitutional players in theContinue Reading
