The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate Peter Obi failed to continue their case on Wednesday before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The court had on Wednesday fixed further hearings in their petition for 9 am on Wednesday for them to continue the presentation of their case by calling more witnesses and tendering documents, for which it allocated ...

Rivers State Governor Simi Fubara has promised to defend the legacies of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. In a speech after his swearing in, he thanked Wike for grooming and mentoring him, adding that he will always treasure the gesture. He promised to strengthen the local chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) so that it can be the most dominant ...

Deji Adeyanju, a public affairs analyst, has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint nine young Nigerians as ministers. Adeyanju said Tinubu should appoint people under the age of 40 years old into his cabinet as ministers. Tweeting, the socio-political activist said appointing former governors as ministers was a waste of slot. He urged the newly inaugurated President not to give ...

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr. Mele Kyari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was the first official assignment by the President after his inauguration as the16th President of the country at ...

The Labour Party, LP, has described the inaugural speech of President Bola Tinubu as disappointing. Obiora Ifoh, the LP National Publicity Secretary, said Tinubu’s inaugural speech exposed the “shallowness and policy incongruity” he wants to give Nigerians. On Monday, Tinubu was sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria. However, Ifoh said Tinubu’s declaration that he won the 2023 presidential ...

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has adjourned further proceedings on the petition the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to challenge the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, till Friday. Though the petition was earlier consolidated with the ones that were filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of ...

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he is on the same page with Nigerians in rejecting the present shameful conditions of the country but reaffirmed hope for a better Nigeria which is possible. Obi, in a statement, entitled: ‘At a Time Like this: My Message to Fellow Nigerians’, to mark May 29, swearing in, said this was ...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that there were clear signs in the life of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that indicated that he was destined to lead Nigeria. Omo-Agege, in a message to Asiwaju Tinubu on his swearing-in as President of Nigeria, said he was upbeat that Tinubu would surpass the achievements of his predecessor. ...

A Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Timothy Osadolor,has kicked against the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. Osadolor, who is also a  member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party called on thr President to tender apology to Nigerians over for the pains APC inflicted on them for eight years. ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has disengaged 17 permanent secretaries appointed during the administration of his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola and named replacements. Oyetola appointed 30 permanent secretaries in 2022. A statement by the Head of Service (HoS), S.A. Aina last night disclosed that Adeleke has approved the appointment of new PS in the state Civil Service. Read Also: Why we ...