The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition, while also stating that America is “desperate to remove” the president. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warned Tinubu not to…
The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the lawmaker representing Makurdi North, Alfred Berger; his Kian state constituency counterpart, Terna Shimawua; Cyril Ekong of Obi state constituency, and James Umoru, representing Apa state constituency for six months. This, according to the House, followed an attempt to impeach the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, on Thursday night….
The Labour Party (LP) standard bearer during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has labelled the Federal Government’s budget of ₦142 billion for the construction of bus terminals as another evidence of misplaced priority. In a statement on Friday, Obi said the difference between the success and failure of the development in any nation is…
Benue State House of Assembly has refuted a viral document trending on social media which alleged that lawmakers were working on a bill to ban romantic relationships across the state. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, Mr. Terver Zamber, the Assembly described the document…
The sole House of Representatives member on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Leke Abejide, has predicted that the opposition coalition formed around the party will collapse by September. Abejide, who represents Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, said the coalition’s failure to secure a single seat in the August 16…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 and Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, has congratulated Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DON) on his victory in the Ibadan North Federal Constituency bye-election and on receiving his Certificate of Return in Abuja. Hon. Comforter described the victory as a clear endorsement…
President Bola Tinubu has assured that the new tax reform laws were not implemented to punish poor Nigerians. The president said this while announcing the launch of a Personal Income Tax Calculator developed by his administration. He said the calculator would allow citizens to compare their estimated tax under the new laws to what they…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute their expertise and resources to national development, saying the country is “on the rise again.” Tinubu made the appeal on Thursday at an interactive meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Yokohama, Japan, on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said he is not ready to “go low with anyone who decides to go into the gutters.” He made this statement while addressing journalists shortly after the South-West zoning consultative summit of the Peoples Democratic Party, held in Lagos. He said, “Personally, when people go low or go…
As political activities for the 2027 elections gather pace, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, former Abia State Chairman of Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential campaign council, has called on all three geopolitical zones in Southern Nigeria to unite behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to complete the South’s turn before power rotates back to the North in 2031. Chief…