The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the immediate procurement of two surveillance aircraft, valued at N7,763,360,000, to bolster security across the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, following the council’s meeting held on Tuesday. The statement explained that the two DA 42 MNG model…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated the new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), with former Kano State Governor and ex-APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as Chairman. The inauguration ceremony took place in Abuja and brought together officials from key ministries and stakeholders in the aviation…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified his past engagement with the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Obi insisted it was strictly professional and had no relation to politics. He disclosed this in a statement posted on his official LinkedIn page on Wednesday. Addressing recent speculation about his past dealings with…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says President Bola Tinubu will coast to victory in 2027 if the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presents a southern presidential candidate. Okonkwo, who was the Labour Party (LP) campaign spokesperson in the 2023 elections, spoke on Tuesday during an interview on “Politics Today,” a Channels…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked reports that he had a meeting where he was said to have rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Atiku Media Office debunked the report in a statement on Tuesday, describing it as delusional and a distraction. “In response…
The House of Representatives has proposed a far-reaching constitutional amendment that would reserve 10 per cent of National Assembly seats for women and five per cent for persons with disabilities (PWDs), in a bold effort to address Nigeria’s long-standing representation gaps. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, who announced the proposal during the opening of…
During the unveiling of his annual prophecy book, Warnings To The Nations (2025/2026 edition), on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, forecast a coming conflict between former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and ex‑Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. The two are among the leading figures expected to…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has shelved her earlier plan to resume plenary on Tuesday following the court nullification of her suspension, opting instead to await the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment. The Kogi Central lawmaker, who had initially declared her intention to return to the Red Chamber immediately, made a U-turn on Monday, saying…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola. The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed Sheriff, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for Nigeria’s exclusion from high-level commercial talks between the United States and five African countries at the White House this week. In a statement on Tuesday, the party described Nigeria’s absence as a ‘damning international indictment’ of the government’s poor handling of the economy…