The Federal Government has asked a Canadian Federal Court to retract what it described as the erroneous designation of some political parties in Nigeria as “terrorist organizations.” The demand is linked to a case involving Nigerian national Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in September 2017 and applied for inland refugee status under the Immigration…
As the Remo federal constituency by-election is set to commence in Ogun State, security operatives have arrested the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abayomi Tella, other party officials, and two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with large cash in their possession. The arrested politicians and INEC officials who were…
Following the continued seizure of allocations to the 30 local governments in Osun State by the Federal Government, it has been gathered that palaces in the state have been grounded by lack of funds. The traditional councils in each of the local governments in Nigeria statutorily take five percent of the local government allocations for…
The Labour Party’s leadership crisis took a decisive turn on Friday as the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed Julius Abure’s case against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), affirming he is no longer the party’s National Chairman. In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1523/2025, the court struck out Abure’s suit for want of jurisdiction, echoing the Supreme…
Amb. Mahmud Abubakar, Convener, Concern Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) on behalf of Nigeria Youths extends warm congratulations to Hon. (Mrs.) Ayo Hulayat Omidiran on her appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as the Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). Hon. Omidiran’s appointment is a testament to her distinguished record of service,…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, says Nigeria would have been like the United States of America if it had produced two presidents with the leadership qualities of incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking on Wednesday during a campaign in Esan Central for the forthcoming Edo Central by-election, Okpebholo hailed Tinubu’s leadership style and economic reforms,…
The Oyo state All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth leader, Hon. John Aremu has called on Ibadan North residents to come out in masses to vote during the upcoming by-election. Speaking with my newsmen on Friday, Hon. Aremu told people especially the youths to shun violence during the election and focus on the goal of delivering…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed a Chinese national, Mr. Li Zhensheng, as Economic Adviser to the state government. Mohammed made the announcement on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi. According to him, the move is aimed at positioning Bauchi as…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has cited fresh economic data to criticise the President Bola Tinubu’s government’s handling of the economy. Obi warned that poor leadership and weak governance are driving away sustainable foreign investment. The former Anambra governor’ statement comes amid claim by WTO DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday…
The Tinubu Support Group (TMF) has declared total support for All Progressive Congress, APC, House of Representatives candidate, Hon. Wale Olatunji Murphy ahead of By-election. Speaking with newsmen on Friday, TMF Coordinator in Oyo state, Hon. Adeyemo Abdullateef Alao said Ibadan North should shun any sugarcoated politician and vote for the right candidate. He said,…