President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate swap of the Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils for the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) and Federal University Lokoja (FUL). This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The statement said in this reshuffling, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, currently serving…
Human rights activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday, blasted the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over his present ordeal with the Police, declaring that there was no justification for his arrest and detention. The activist spoke from his detention when the police led…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed why he didn’t support the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who currently serves as a minister under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, and has been in the headlines partly on allegations of anti-party activities, said his decision was based on…
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to defy any court order seeking to stop the scheduled #FreeNnamdiKanu protest on Monday. Sowore is at the forefront of the demonstration around strategic locations in Abuja aimed at securing the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody since his…
A Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Ogun, says he will withdraw the fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after the latter agreed to unblock him on X (formerly Twitter). Mr Ogun, who met with Mr Sanwo-Olu on Friday at Lagos House, Marina, told Peoples Gazette on Saturday that the governor personally assured him…
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has denied consulting a native doctor over his re-election bid in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. A video that surfaced online on Tuesday purportedly shows the governor engaging with a traditional doctor. In the clip, the alleged native doctor is seen making incantations on the floor while the…
Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Happy Children’s Day! Today, we celebrate the purest treasures of our land — our children. On this joyful occasion of May 27th, I, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, extend my warmest wishes to all children in Ibadan North Local Government, across Oyo State, and around the…
The British High Commission in Nigeria has issued a formal clarification following widespread media reports linking a British Army officer to an alleged arms trafficking operation recently uncovered in Delta State by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS). Contrary to claims suggesting the individual is an active member of the UK Armed Forces, the High…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, described his political journey as “a political miracle,” reflecting on his rapid rise from deputy governor to Nigeria’s president within four years. Jonathan made the remark at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, during the public presentation of three books authored by journalist and his former spokesperson,…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency I in the Oyo State House of Assembly and Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Hon. Comforter Adeniyi Olajide, has felicitated with the Chairman of Oluyole Local Government, Engr. Akeem Olatunji, on the occasion of his 53rd birthday. In a congratulatory message issued on Wednesday and made available to…
