An Akwa Ibom-based cleric, Francis Udo, has predicted that former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will become Nigeriaās next president after Bola Tinubuās tenure ends in 2031. Kwankwaso contested for the presidency in 2023 under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (PDP). According to Udo, God revealed in a vision that power will return…
Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday again derided President Bola Tinubu as āPabloā, mocking the first lady, Remi Tinubu, and praised Peter Obi, as a potential presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Mr El-Rufai, in a post, derided Mr Tinubu, calling the president by the first name of…
Jerry Gana, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that if Peter Obi returns to the party, he will defeat any opponent he faces in the North. Gana made this statement while fielding questions on Arise TVās Prime Time on Wednesday night. Despite attending many meetings with the African Democratic Congress,…
The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Oyo State, on Wednesday, presented the report of the implementation of Quarters 1 & 2 of the 2025 Budget, saying that the state achieved 80 per cent revenue for the half-year budget performance between January and June. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Babatunde, stated this…
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a close ally of Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting comes days after Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, alleged that the south is being favoured in terms of infrastructure and development under the…
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council. Alia announced the dissolution in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Kula said that the governor informed the council members of the dissolution at the end of the 12th (2025)…
The National Youth Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Kennedy Ahanotu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. Ahanotu, 41, becomes the first member of the party to publicly announce interest in the race. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, the LP youth leader said Nigeria needs a generational shift and institutional…
The Federal Government has revealed plans to establish cattle breeding centres across Nigeriaās six geopolitical zones, as part of efforts to modernise livestock production and improve food security. In a post shared by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the announcement was highlighted as part…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring it an āempty shellā and taunting its members as āInternally Displaced Persons (IDPs)ā seeking refuge after a wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abiodun made these remarks that the opposition party nationwide is an…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen has raised concerns over the alarming rate of youth unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria, attributing it to a lack of practical and technical skills required by the modern labour market. Speaking on Wednesday at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Polytechnic and Higher Technical…