President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Jamila Ibrahim as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate. President Tinubu also nominated Mr. Ayodele Olawande as the Minister of State for Youth, pending confirmation by the Senate. This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to stop the former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration from collecting life pensions and other ‘retirement benefits’ from their states while they serve as ministers.” In a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy…
By : Anuoluwa Fasoyin The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin has emerged as the new Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria. Honourable Ogundoyin new position was announced at a national meeting of the Conference in Abuja, following the withdrawal of the Speaker, Ogun State House of…
By Michael Adeyemo A member representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Honourable Akin Alabi, has described feedback mechanism as an important tool needed by elected political office holders in ascertaining growth and progress. Honourable Alabi made this known on a special political programme on Pensioners FM to mark his 100 days in office. According to Honourable…
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned Governor Abdullahi Sule against dragging President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, into the politics of the state. According to the report, in Lafia on Saturday, the state chairman of the PDP, Chief Francis Orogu, said the party…
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC and the leadership of the political parties have adopted the use of Permanent Voters Card, PVC as the sole means of identification to present by voters in the forthcoming local Government Councils Election in the state. The agreement was reached by both parties at the end of the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, has set aside the judgment of the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, Delta State. The court affirmed the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Ngozi Okolie, as the duly elected lawmaker. According to the report, in February that Ngozi Okolie of…
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kaduna dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party Senatorial candidate, Michael Auta, seeking to invalidate the victory of the Kaduna-South Senator, Sunday Marshall Katung. The three-man justices, in a unanimous judgment, stated that the candidate of the LP failed to provide substantial evidence to prove the…
Aiyedatiwa was in charge of the Sunshine State while Akeredolu received treatment in Germany for an undisclosed illness. In a statement on Tuesday, Aiyedatiwa said some reports making the rounds in recent times about his purported disloyalty to Akeredolu were lies and aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor. According to the deputy…
By Michael Adeyemo A Public Affairs Analyst, Honourable Kunle Olatunji has described the bilateral agreements between President Bola Tinubu and some key economic partners at the just concluded G-20 summit, New Delhi, India as laudable. Honourable Olatunji made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM’s weekly Current Affairs Programme “Trending”. He spoke against the backdrop…