The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, recently engaged with some journalists in Abuja during the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife, Queen Lilian Adebayo. He spoke on several issues ranging from insecurity, a coalition to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027,…
A group of lawyers have expressed support for Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s decision to step down from a presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The lawyers argue that Akpabio’s withdrawal was the right thing to do, as his involvement could have been perceived as a conflict of interest. The panel…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that there is nothing wrong in Nigeria being a one-party state. He said the APC was willing and capable of integrating all defectors into its ranks. Ganduje stated that although the APC was not gunning for a one-party state, it welcomed the…
Abayomi Arabambi, Labour Party’s factional National Publicity Secretary, has alleged that some Obidients who were deployed as party agents ran away with election results because they were not paid for their service. Arabambi, during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, said the Labour Party has been lying to Nigerians about why the party failed…
The ranks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have continued to deplete as three serving senators from Kebbi State, elected on the party’s platform have formally declared their intention to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The three Senators met with President Bola Tinubu, Friday, at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The lawmakers are…
Kamoru Ogunlana, the clerk of the national assembly, says the nation’s parliament needs to fully embrace technology in lawmaking. Speaking on Friday at a retreat organised by the national assembly in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ogunlana said adopting technology…
Lawal Hameedat Adenike, a teenager, has taken legal action against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and PEFTI for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab before writing the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The case was filed on her behalf by her mother and lawyer. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Basirat…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Samson Oghenebreme, in Lagos while transporting human organs from Edo State to a native doctor for use in money-making rituals. In a press statement released by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that Oghenebreme was apprehended in the Odomola community of Epe…
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government is yet to commence the extradition process of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator. Fagbemi denied reports that he recently announced that the federal government had commenced the extradition process of Ekpa. A statement by Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to Fagbemi, clarified that the…
Aisha Yesufu, a human rights activist and supporter of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised him for condemning the protests against Goodluck Jonathan during his time as President.Travel guides Aisha Yesufu reacted to Peter Obi’s comment regarding the Occupy Nigeria protest of 2012. It would be recalled that Peter Obi criticised the…