The immediate past chairman of the governing board, Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will “never be declared” the president of Nigeria. Onochie made the statement on Wednesday sequel to Obi’s press conference during which he challenged President Bola Tinubu to reveal his…
The Osun State Government and Canadian High Commission has consolidated economic partnership with a follow up bilateral talks between Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Canadian top diplomats in Lagos. Governor Ademola Adeleke who led some government officials including the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to fostering a…
The Federal Government has set a target of five million jobs for youths in five years through the N-Power, which is undergoing a review. The plan is to create a million jobs each year, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has said. According to her, the government is reviewing the programme…
By Adebayo Yusuf Reactions have continued to trail the controversies surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s allegedly forged academic certificate from Chicago State University, CSU. Two public affairs analysts, Barrister Jubril Muhammed and Dr Aliyu Ilias described the controversies as issues that are not beneficial to the development of the nation. Barrister Muhammed and Dr Ilias made…
Yobe State Governor and Chairman Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni Yobe State has established its own Hisbah Commission to curb the perpetration of social vices and aid the enforcement of Shariah across the state. Hisbah is religious police established to fight social…
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the appeal seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention on December 15. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had in a judgment delivered on October 13, 2022, ordered Kanu’s release. In a unanimous…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will today address a press conference on the finding of his legal team over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records released by the Chicago State University. “This is to inform and invite you to the World Press Conference of Our Presidential Candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, GCON, at the Yar’Adua Centre,…
The Senate is set to investigate the incarceration of over 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia. The Upper Chamber resolved to investigate this problem after the Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, drew the attention of his colleagues to the matter during Wednesday’s plenary session. The Senate consequently directed its Committees on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs to work…
By Adebayo Yusuf A legal practitioner, Barrister Bola Adebiyi says sharing money to vulnerable Nigerians as a means to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal is not realistic. Barrister Adebiyi in an interview with pensioners’ FM Correspondent shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affair Programme, “Trending” was reacting to the meeting between the…
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia has dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) challenging the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Sule as the duly elected Governor of Nasarawa state for lacking in merit with no cost awarded. On March 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sule of…