Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has said that prison warders “harassed” him during his time in prison over two decades ago. Sani, in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, said custodians of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos also tormented erstwhile head of state and former president, General…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has suspended a serving senator, Jimoh Ibrahim, for his alleged anti-party activities. In the suspension letter seen on Wednesday, 16 members of the APC Executive Committee of Igbotako Ward 11 in Okitipupa Local Goverment Area of Ondo State, carried out his suspension. The notice was signed…
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese and Founder of the Kukah Centre, Reverend Matthew Kukah, has said that one year is not enough to judge President Bola Tinubu governance. He said this during his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the state house in Abuja. Addressing State House Correspondents shortly after meeting with President Bola…
The National Director, Directorate of Politics and Governance, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Reverend Femi Emmanuel, has said that good Nigerians have abandoned the political affairs of the country to “moneybags” and “political gladiators.” The PFN chair also urged Christians to take part in Nigeria’s political equation saying that politics is not dirty, and it is…
The National Assembly is seeking amendments to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007 to stop top officials of the apex bank from participating in partisan politics. The amendment is aimed at prohibiting the chairman, governor, and deputy governors of the CBN from engaging in political activities or becoming members of any political party…
The Federal Government will next week hold a crucial meeting to address the demands by organised labour for the restoration of the power subsidy and the reversal of the hike in electricity tariff. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Power, Mrs Florence Eke, disclosed this to newsmen, hours after the labour unions disrupted activities at…
The forum of 37 State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday decried their exclusion from the dividend of party politics, saying they only benefited one bag of rice and a paper wrapper each after the 2023 general election. The aggrieved leaders tabled their complaints before the National…
The crisis between Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his former Boss, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, seems not to have any end in sight as the former minister has removed insignia of the All Progressives Congress from his office. The building known as Oranmiyan House is a highrise building situated…
2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has stated that rumours of him planning to return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are only mere speculations. He revealed this through the Labour Party’s campaign spokesperson, Yunusa Tanko on Monday night. Obi had earlier met with the three chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday…
Wigwe University founded by the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, is set to officially launch operational activities by August 2024. The university which is situated in Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State will offer a diverse range of programmes across four major colleges, including the College of…
