Category: Politics
Abuja Court grants Yahaya Bello ₦500 million bail after plea
13 Dec 2024
Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, was granted ₦500 million bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, along with two sureties. On delivering the decision, trial judge Justice Emeka Nwite said that the court has the authority to grant bail. He stated, “I have heard both counsels’ applications. To […]
Continue ReadingPolitical Thugs Allegedly Storm Edo High Court, Disrupt Governorship Election Tribunal Proceedings.
13 Dec 2024
Benin’s Edo State High Court has been overrun by thugs who are trying to interfere with the pre-hearing session on the legitimacy of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) September 21 governorship election results. Unknown individuals attacked the supporters of seven political parties that were present at the court and were challenging the All Progressives […]
Continue ReadingCorruption in Nigeria
10 Dec 2024
Some of us pray hard and work hard for this country to do better and earn respect in the world. Some others just sit in their homes and plot how they would bury the country deeper in the mud. Just contrast the two pictures. The one on your left is that of a man accused […]
Continue ReadingOkowa reacts to his arrest for alleged misappropriation of N1.3trillion oil derivation funds
13 Nov 2024
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the immediate former governor of Delta State, has vehemently denied claims that he embezzled N1.3 trillion in oil derivation funds while in office. He claimed that the charges are baseless and the result of petty political ambitions rather than a sincere desire for responsibility. Such accusations, according to Okowa, are a part […]
Continue ReadingOsun APC suspends Aregbesola over alleged anti-party activities
30 Oct 2024
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has announced the suspension of former governor and ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over allegations of anti-party activities. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, is pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings initiated by the state’s party leadership. The decision followed a request from the Ilesa East […]
Continue ReadingTinubu limits ministers to 3 vehicles in their official convoys
25 Oct 2024
President Bola Tinubu has limited the number of vehicles that Federal Government heads of agencies, ministers, and ministers of state may have in their official convoys to no more than three. No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement. The President’s Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, released a statement today […]
Continue ReadingTinubu seeks senate nod for seven new ministers
25 Oct 2024
The Senate has received a letter from President Bola Tinubu requesting approval of the nominations of seven people who have been appointed as ministers in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Gistreel, a letter from Tinubu to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was delivered during Thursday’s plenary session, contains specifics of his request. Tinubu, […]
Continue ReadingTinubu, Shettima trips don’t represent common sense — Obi
18 Oct 2024
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the general elections of 2023, has criticized President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for their overseas travels. He said it was alarming that the trips were occurring at a time when the nation is facing internal difficulties. According to The PUNCH, Tinubu left […]
Continue ReadingHard decisions must be taken, Tinubu defends petrol price hike
06 Sep 2024
Despite the hardship his reforms have brought upon Nigerians, President Tinubu insisted that his government will continue to make hard decisions in the country’s interest. The President made the argument during his address at a meeting with Nigerians living in China on Friday, September 6, 2024. Tinubu travelled to the East Asian country on Sunday […]
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