Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has appointed Oluwatosin Adejumo, a puff-puff seller, as a chef at the state’s Government House and offered her a scholarship for further studies. The governor made the announcement in a post on his official X handle on Friday, describing Adejumo as “the puff-puff seller turned Government House chef.” Adejumo,…
The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has announced the expulsion of House of Representatives member representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency of the State, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, from the party. NNPP accused Jibrin of anti-party activities and failure to meet his financial obligations to the party. The Kano State chairman of NNPP,…
The planned formal declaration of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s former governorship candidate in Lagos, into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday was marred by violence and heavy security presence. Suspected thugs, reportedly acting with the support of security operatives, stormed the second venue secured for the event in Alimosho, dispersing Rhodes-Vivour’s supporters. His…
The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday commended the Nigerian military for its role in stabilising democracy in the country. Speaking while inaugurating a newly built 1,200-capacity auditorium at Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos, Gbajabiamila said the military deserved greater recognition and dividends of democracy, even though they seldom demand it…
A lawyer and member of the coalition, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Friday said that the African Democratic Congress has established itself as the opposition voice in the country. Okonkwo said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) only exist on paper as their leaders either support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that he would rather support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar than Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to become the country’s leader. Speaking during a current affairs programme, Politics Today, on Channels Television, on Friday, Tambuwal, who also served as Governor…
Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), confirming that he will formally declare for the coalition on Saturday. He made the confirmation in a post on his X handle. “I will be declaring for the ADC coalition tomorrow. No amount of police intimidation, sealed venues,…
A former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of destabilising the opposition. Tambuwal spoke on Friday when he was featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today, claiming the APC and Tinubu have intentionally plotted the fall of the opposition parties in the country. “When…
Police operatives on Friday sealed off Lion Field in Alimosho, Lagos, a venue earlier approved for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to host a political meeting. The closure was made public by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos, who described the action as an assault on democracy and an attempt to suppress…
A member of the opposition coalition, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described the promise by a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to serve for one term if elected as President as a political strategy to curry favour with the North. Okonkwo explained that Obi knew that if he did not make the promise, he would…