The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has cautioned Oyo traditional chiefs, particularly members of the Oyomesi, against opposing the reign of the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, urging them to cooperate and respect the authority of the newly installed monarch. Oba Akanbi issued the warning on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by…
The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Abayomi Akinruntan, has resigned his position after citing the need to align with the conventional arrangement of elective positions in the state. The resignation letter of the former deputy speaker representing Ilaje Constituency 1, who is the son of the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rubbished the rumors circulating that Sen. Godswill Akpabio and other National Assembly members would be granted automatic tickets in the 2027 election. Mr. Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, gave the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja. He said: “The attention of the APC has been drawn to a…
The lingering political crisis surrounding withheld Local Government allocations in Osun State has taken a new dimension as the State Government dragged the Nigerian Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to the country’s Supreme Court. The case centers on the alleged non-release of allocation from the Federation Account due…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lashed out at Rotimi Amaechi, Atiku Abubakar and Nasir el-Rufai, describing their recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as a desperate ploy to return to power for personal gain. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, the party…
Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says the Nigerian economy is at risk of collapse if the country does not continue to borrow. Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, spoke on Monday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. “Let me tell you, if this economy does not borrow, it collapse….
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, a senator representing Abia North in the 10th National Assembly has said holding public office has cost him more than it has benefited him. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Monday, June 2, Kalu revealed that he used personal resources to run the State as Governor from…
Akwa Ibom State Government has explained that Mrs Jane Eddidiong Ufot was under the manipulation of ‘false prophets’ to share the viral video in which she called out her father, Governor Umo Eno, over perceived evil forces behind last year’s death of her mother, Pastor Mrs Patience Eno. Apparently after failing to get his father’s…
Former Senator and rights activist, Shehu Sani, has urged the North to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections. Sani, who spoke in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Monday, said the North appreciated the progress made so far under President Tinubu. “For those of us from this part (North) of the country,…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has refuted allegations that she was attempting to destroy the “Yoruba federal government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” This comes in response to claims by Sandra Duru, who alleged that the lawmaker told her she was working against Tinubu’s Yoruba-led administration. Speaking in an exclusive interview…