Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has drawn a sharp comparison between Nigeriaās national budget and the revenues of the HartsfieldāJackson Atlanta International Airport during a three-day visit to the United States. Obi, who recently toured Washington, Chicago, and Atlanta, shared his reflections on leadership and public conduct in a post on Thursday. Obi…
Obidike Chukwuebuka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cautioned Nigerian youths against working against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing such actions as āunpatriotic and spiritually dangerousā. Obidike, in a statement on Wednesday, believes Tinubu has rekindled hope among young Nigerians through bold appointments, people-oriented policies, and reforms aimed at empowerment, job creation,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, delivered Nigeriaās national statement, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the ongoing 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the speech, Tinubu demanded that the UN include Nigeria as a permanent member. Nigeriaās president also urged countries hosting strategic minerals to fairly benefit from them through…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibas, who arrived at the State House at about 5:50 p.m. dressed in brown native attire, was accompanied to the meeting by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administrationās commitment to constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeriaās democratic institutions. The president, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, gave the assurance while declaring open a public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Abuja. Tinubu described the ongoing…
The Federal Government has announced āNigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nationā as the official theme for the countryās 2025 Independence Day celebrations. Director, Information and Public Relations in the the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday…
After five months of being closed down for upgrade to international standards, Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, has received its first flight. The aircraft, which is an advanced member of the presidential flight scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, arrived at the airport at exactly 9:14 am on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. A…
Renowned historian, Prof. Toyin Falola, on Wednesday said that the reign of Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, would pave way for modernisation of Ibadanland. Falola said this when he delivered the First Olubadan Coronation Lecture organised in honour of Ladoja, which had as its topic: āIbadan History: Issues in Tradition and Modernity.ā Ladoja will be…
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that Yorubas as his in-laws will occupy a topmost place in his policy making and governance, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), also extolled the virtues of the Yoruba people, describing them as one of the finest species…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed circulating images suggesting he recently met with former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu āMC Oluomoā Akinsanya, describing them as fake. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday titled āClarification on…