Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday justified the N63 billion budgeted by his administration for the overhaul of the State Government House in Agodi, Ibadan. The governor spoke in obvious response to the criticisms and controversies over the budget for renovation, which many critics described as humongous. But speaking while addressing the Oyo State…
Despite dissenting voices at the recent North-East Zonal meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Maiduguri, Borno State, a pro-Igbo political group, Igbo Arise for Tinubu/Shettima 2027, has thrown its weight behind the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. At a press conference held in Enugu on Thursday,…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo, has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, declaring that he remains deeply grateful for the role Bello played in his political journey. Ododo made this known on Friday while speaking with journalists after a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives…
The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the registration of a new political party—the All Democratic Alliance. The application, dated June 19, was acknowledged by INEC on Friday, signalling the coalition’s determination to float…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday left many Nigerians amused after he publicly promised to increase the wages of his official music band during a project commissioning in Abuja. Wike made the announcement while commissioning the newly completed collector road from Mabushi to the Judges’ Quarters in Katampe, a project…
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with “psychiatric disorders”. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the individual, Umar Mohammed, a native of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna, The police…
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO USA) has written an official letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to take diplomatic action against key Nigerian political figures allegedly involved in the controversial declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The petition, signed by NADECO USA Executive Director Lloyd…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will choose his running mate for the 2027 presidential election only after formally accepting the party’s nomination during its convention in 2026. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, disclosed this on Thursday in an exclusive interview with Daily Trust. Responding to a question on why the…
Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is not possible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. According to El-Rufai, Nigerians have…
A yet-to-be-identified man attempted to breach the security perimeter around President Bola Tinubu on Thursday during an official visit to Kaduna State. The President was in Kaduna to commission several projects executed by Governor Uba Sani’s administration when the incident occurred. The man reportedly attempted to approach the President while he was delivering his speech,…