The Apex Sociopolitical body of the South South Geo-political zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has raised the alarm that sexual harassment allegations against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central are designed to remove the former from office….
Former Presidential Adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has faulted Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment claim, saying once women become senators, they can’t be sexually harassed. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had recently claimed on a live television programme that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, frustrated her moves to raise motions about Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State because she…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation. His appointment will take effect on March 7, 2025, the same day the current Accountant General, Oluwatoyin Madehin, is set to retire. Ogunjimi, 57, was first named as Madehin’s successor in December 2024. However, his final confirmation came…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he will disclose his preferred successor in January 2026. Makinde spoke on Monday during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture, which took place at the government house arcade in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The lecture titled ‘Benefits of Being a Good Neighbour: An Islamic Perspective’,…
The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has only one presidential candidate in 2027. While emphasising the need for an Igbo president, the former Abia State governor said 2027 is out of the question as President Bola Tinubu “must complete 8 years” in office. “I am…
Hon. Mojisola Meranda officially resigned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. Here a 10 key points from her speech. 1. Resignation to Resolve Leadership Crisis – Meranda stated that she made a personal sacrifice by stepping down to end the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly….
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says he is not scared of the outcome of the political crisis in the state. Fubara spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the residential quarters for the government house staff in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. Speaking at the event, Fubara said the worst thing that could happen…
Following a return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has called for an indefinite adjournment of the plenary session. Obasa, who was Impeached about a month ago, expressed deep gratitude to prominent political figures, including Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, as well as the leaders of the Governor’s Advisory…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff. He was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos after 17 years of evading authorities. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), said the…
Amid the leadership tussle that has assailed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the last seven weeks, a lawmaker, who represents Agege Constituency I, Mudashiru Obasa, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was re-elected on Monday after the resignation of Mojisola Meranda who stepped down as…