A former presidential spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that forming a coalition is the opposition’s only chance to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Okonkwo, a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, expressed confidence that the coalition would be formed, though he could not specify…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has condemned the murder of travelers from Northern Nigeria in Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State. In a statement issued Friday, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, described the attack as a gross violation of human rights, stressing that extrajudicial violence…
Administrative work would be disrupted in public universities tomorrow following the decision of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to begin an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria can only begin to heal and progress when character, truth, and responsibility take their rightful place in governance. Obi stated this while expressing concern over the rising cases of drug abuse and the alleged infiltration of the courier and…
The Nigerian Air Force has published the list of eligible applicants for the Zonal General Aptitude Test for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) 33/2024 Enlistment Exercise. Air Commodore Olusola Fakinboyewa, Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed the development in a press release issued on Monday, It read, “This is to inform that the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, to disregard the national assembly’s directive barring her from resuming legislative duties. BACKGROUND Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in a letter dated August 28, notified the clerk of the national assembly of her intention to resume on September 4, which, according to her, marked the…
The Northern Governors Forum has kicked against the proposed Tax Reform Bill that was forwarded to the National Assembly. It stated that the proposed tax bill is against the interests of the North and other sub-nationals. In a communique read by the chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe state, Mohammed Yahaya, the governors…
The Nigerian Military on Thursday announced the arrest of the founder father of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba in a press briefing said the IPOB leader identified as Pius Iguh was arrested during an operation by troops attached to Operation Udoka in the Southeast region of…
A student of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, has been discovered stabbed to death in her room outside the campus. The deceased, Joy Adeyemi of the Department of Human Kinetics, was allegedly stabbed by her boyfriend on Tuesday, with her decomposing body discovered over the weekend. This is coming days after two…
Africa Independent Television and Channels Television have publicly apologised to the Department of State Services over their reports on the agency’s involvement in the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis on February 17. AIT News, in an official statement during its News Hour program, retracted its initial report clarifying that its reporting was based on…