Coup Instigators’ Requests To Overthrow Tinubu’s Government Rejected — DHQ
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has confirmed that requests by coup instigators to topple the democratically elected Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been rejected. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in a statement titled, “Military Better Under Democracy” and signed…
Odeyemi Emerges Chairman Of NNPP State Chairmen
The Forum of NNPP state chairmen of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has elected the Osun state chairman of the party, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi as its Chairman. Odeyemi emerged unopposed during the meeting of the party’s chairmen in the…
1979 Local Council Administration Law: Edo Government Approves Domain Allowance for Traditional Rulers
The Edo State Government Executive Council has approved the implementation of a 1979 Law on local council administration, which translates to a new regime where all traditional rulers in the 18 local government areas of the state will receive monthly…
Tinubu Meets Wike, El-Rufai in Aso Villa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Both former governors arrived the seat of power separately. Recall that the duo…
CNPP Urges Tinubu To Resist Temptation of Naming Self Petroleum Minister
…Hails Senate for Turning Down ECOWAS War Request Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resist the temptation to name himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources as he prepares to assign portfolios to Ministers-designate….
Don’t Muzzle FCC Chair, CSOs Warn Reps Ad-hoc Committee
‘… No One, Including Security Operatives, Has Ever Seen Haruna Kolo at FCC Chair’s Residence’ Over 100 frontline anti-corruption civil society organizations (CSOs) comprising of rights activists and media executives, said that their attention have been drawn to what they…
El-Rufai, Two Others Excluded As Senate Confirms 45 Ministerial Nominees
Senate on Monday finally concluded the screening of 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, confirming them as cabinet members after a week of intense grilling for some and cursory introductions for others. Senate President Godswill Akpabio…
Keyamo Apologises As Senate Concludes Ministerial Screening
Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, apologised to the Senate on Monday evening over his failure to honour invitations by the relevant legislative committee overseeing the Ministry of Labour and Productivity where he had served as a minister under the Muhammadu Buhari…
Akpabio Heads To Aso Villa As Senate Suspends Festus Keyamo’s Ministerial Screening
Following a heated session, when Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, a nominee for a ministerial position, appeared before the lawmakers, the Senate suspended his screening. This is even as the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has raced to the…
Why We’ll Drag You To Biafra, Flog You – Simon Ekpa Tells Peter Obi
The self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister in exile, Simon Ekpa, has emphatically told the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, that the separatists movement agitating for a Biafra Republic would drag the entrepreneur to…
AllEyesOnJudiciary: Coalition Demand Justices Based On “Decided Cases”, Devoid Of “Technicalities, Political Orbiters”, Other Biases
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) on Saturday uged the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to ensure that verdicts on petitions before it must be tailored in “a decided case as it ought to be” devoid of “technicalities and…
