The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the action of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their walkout on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister described the incident as a “show of…
President Bola Tinubu has urged governors across the 36 states to focus on delivering tangible results that directly impact citizens’ lives and ignore “armchair critics” who may seek to distract them. The president spoke on Friday as he commenced a two-day working visit to Katsina. During the visit, the president inaugurated key infrastructure projects completed…
The Peoples Democratic Party deputy governor candidate in the 2023 election in Cross River state, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, and her supporters have formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. Emana, during the defection ceremony at her ward, Edem Odo in Akpabuyo LGA on Friday, asserted that she was prompted to join the APC following the…
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Friday, countered a United States-based activist, Dr Sandra Duru, who alleged a plot to frame Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawmaker, in a statement issued by her media aide, Israel Arogbonlo, said all the recorded conversations played in Duru’s live stream were manipulated. – The Allegations…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured President Bola Tinubu that the Igbo ethnic group will give him more than 70 per cent votes in the 2027 election. Kalu said it would be one of the ways of repaying the President for his commitment to the development of Igbo land….
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to rein in his family over an alleged attempt by his son, Seyi Tinubu, to influence the leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students. The former vice president, through a statement issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe,…
In a heartwarming display of gratitude and political alignment, the Ona-Ara chapter of the Senior Citizens Association has declared its allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), inspired by the life-changing initiatives of Hon. Chief (Dr.) Ezekiel Temitope Oladimeji, widely known as OTOPE. The landmark declaration took place during the OTOPE Foundation Medical Outreach for…
Tension flared in Rivers State on Thursday as hundreds of women staged a dramatic walkout from the “Renewed Hope Initiative” empowerment programme organized by the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The event, which was billed to feature the presentation of empowerment items to 500 women in the state, turned chaotic when…
The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has again opened up, this time, reaffirming her commitment to pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, insisting that the matter must be resolved by the court. In a letter dated April…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s. The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with the US District…