Politics

I Might Not Be Alive Today If I Had lost my Senatorial Bid – Oshiomhole Drops

– Adams Oshiomole – By Ademola Idris  He said his blood pressure would have risen to 360 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) if he lost his senatorial ambition, his blood pressure would have risen to 360 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) that was the recent confession of the former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole. He said this during the post inauguration/thank you party hosted… []

Journalists Resolve To Boycott Akwa Ibom State Assembly Activities

– Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex – By Muyiwa Akinola  The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council, has resolved to henceforth boycott the activities of the state House of Assembly following the non-appointment of a member of the Union as Press Secretary to the Speaker Mr. Udeme Otong. This was among other resolutions reached by the union during its monthly… []

Controversy Over Sanwo-Olu’s WAEC Certificate As Adediran Claims The Result Is Fake

– Adediran, Sanwo-Olu  – By Ademola Idris  Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate in the last governorship election Olajide Adediran, has described as falsehood the insinuation that West African Examination Council (WAEC) tendered Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s certificate at governorship election petition tribunal to clear the air on the allegation that he (Sanwo-Olu) presented a fake WAEC result to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…. []

Withdraw Your Case Against Tinubu To Foster National Unity- LP Chieftain Tells Obi, Atiku

– President Tinubu, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar  – By Ademola Idris  Peter Obi of Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party have been urged to withdraw their respective circumstances in opposition to the victory of President Bola Tinubu within the February 2023 presidential election. The name was made by a 2023 Labour Party governorship aspirant in Plateau, Chief Yohanna Margif in an… []

Reps Speaker Abbas Appoints PUNCH Reporter CPS, 32 Other Aides. See Full List

Hon. Tajudeen Abass – By Ademola Idris  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed a reporter with PUNCH Newspaper, Leke Bayeiwu, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). Leke, who is among the 33 fresh appointments announced by the Speaker on Monday, was until now the correspondent of PUNCH covering the National Assembly for the paper. The Speaker also named a reporter with… []

Corruption: How CBN Scrutiny May Affect Senators, Reps

– File photo of the Senate  – By Ademola Idris  The reviewed guidelines by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandating banks to monitor and restrict transactions by Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) will affect many Senators and House of Representatives members, especially those on first term. The reviewed guidelines, released at the weekend, asked the banks to undertake a risk assessment of new political office… []

Tinubu: Politicians Lobby For 27 Vacant Ministerial Posts, See Full List

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  – By Ademola Idris  Politicians, technocrats have began jostling for positions in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, especially for ministerial appointments and this is reportedly intensified. Checks reveal that there are 27 ministries left vacant by the immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The jostle for these positions has gotten hotter, as former governors, and lawmakers of the ruling… []

Opposition Senators Raise Alarm Over Alleged Plan To Impose Minority Leader

– Senate – By Ademola Idris Eight senators from opposition parties have raised the alarm over an alleged plan to impose a minority leader on members of the 10th Senate. In a statement jointly signed on Saturday, the senators said some persons within and outside the Senate chamber are planning to cause a crisis among the minority parties in order to weaken their strength in… []

Rivers APC Begins Fresh Battle With Wike

– Nyesom Wike  – By Ademola Idris  Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leadership has described former governor Nyesom Wike as an enemy of the party who is unfit to lead the party in the state.The Publicity Secretary of the party, Darlington Nwauju, who spoke yesterday in a statement made available in Port Harcourt, said a man who had during… []

Election Petitions Tribunal Invites Gov Mbah

– Gov. Peter Mbah  Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has invited Governor Peter Mbah to appear before it today. This followed an application made by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, through its counsel, Barr Alex Amujiogo. The candidate of the PRP, Elder Christopher Agu, is in court seeking to upturn the declaration of Mbah as the winner of the March 18 governorship election. He… []

Breakdown Of The State/Region Of Service Chiefs

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Director, Media and Publicity of the defunct Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga, has said the appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Bola Tinubu was not based on nepotism. He made this clarification on Monday through his official Twitter handle. Recall that Tinubu sacked all service chiefs on Monday and appointed their replacements. Reacting to claims of nepotism, Onanuga… []

How Akpabio Gave Me 200 Million – Wike Confesses

– Nyesom Wike  Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has disclosed why he supported Senator Godswill Akapbio to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. Wike said Akpabio donated N200 million to his campaign in 2014 and 2015, stressing that one good turn deserves another. Speaking during his special thanksgiving service organized by his family at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom,… []

Hon. Kasunmu Pens Emotional Congratulatory Message To President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

– Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu  – By Adegboyega Johnson  Lagos State House of Assembly member representing Ikeja Constituency ll, Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu (ARK) who’s equally a nephew to the new president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu couldn’t hold his emotions as took his time to scribble a congratulatory message to Tinubu who he described as a father, mentor, guardian angel and role model. Read the… []

Tinubu, Shettima Sworn In, Bit By Bit Of Activities At Eagles Square

  – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima waving to the crowd  – By Adegboyega Johnson It is inauguration day. Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, bringing to an end the eight-year administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, 71, takes office, two months after being declared winner of… []

Why Kano Governor-elect Refused To Show Up At Ganduje’s Handling Over On Sunday

– Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State governor-elect  – By Adegboyega Johnson  Kano State Governor-Elect, Abba Kabir, did not attend nor send representatives to the official handover ceremony organised by the outgoing governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Sunday. Mr Ganduje decided to handover to the new governor on Sunday instead of Monday, 29 May, the official handover date so that he can attend the inauguration of the… []

11th Hour: Buhari Signs 3 Bills Into Law Hours Before End of Tenure

-President Buhari -By Ademola Idris  As many changes have been effected in the last few weeks in the presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari once again has assented to the National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) bill which will administer the pension scheme for personnel of the service. In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Babajide Omoworare said… []

Peter Obi Speaks On Tinubu’s Inauguration

– Tinubu, Obi As Nigerians await the swearing-in of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th president of the country, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general election, has reacted to the coming ceremony. According to him, the inauguration of the president-elect will strengthen him. The former Lagos state governor will be sworn in as Commander-in-Chief and 16th President of the Federal… []

Who Gets Tinubu’s First Key Appointments Remain Uncertain

– Tinubu – By Adegboyega Johnson  As May 29th inauguration and swearing in of the President-elect is just some hours from now, there is uncertainty regarding the appointments that will be made to ensure the smooth functioning of the government. Traditionally, three key positions Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief of Staff, and presidential spokesperson, need to be filled immediately after the… []

“There is nothing Personal Between Me And Tinubu —Bode George

– Tinubu, Bode George -By Ademola Idris Right from 1999 when Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was governor of Lagos State it hasn’t been a rosy relationship between him and another top Lagos politician, Chief Bode George. Many people attributed the rivalry between the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Tinubu to be political differences though. And in a… []

EXCLUSIVE: How Delta State Governor, Okowa Allegedly Doled Out N40billion To Council Chairmen Few Days To Handling Over

– Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa  Barely a week to the end of his second term in office, the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has reportedly compelled the 25 local government council chairmen under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON), to take N40billion loans from a bank. The governor said the loan would enable them to offset the backlog of debts owed… []