Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo (SAN), and legal scholar Prof. Chidi Odinkalu for opposing his speculated 2027 presidential ambition, warning them to stay away from his political decisions. Keyamo and Odinkalu had urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to hand its ticket to Jonathan, arguing that his return…
The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce new police uniforms without pockets as part of an initiative to modernize the police force and tackle corruption and unprofessional conduct.The design is informed by several key considerations: Reducing briberyPromoting professionalismEnhancing officers securityStreamlining uniform design. By eliminating pockets, the uniform aims to minimize opportunities for corrupt practices,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is facing a major dilemma as he considers an appeal from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to join the 2027 presidential race, as reported by Nigerian Tribune on Saturday, 30 August, 2025. Reports say the ADC leadership is eager to present Jonathan as its presidential candidate. Party insiders believe he could…
Former presidential candidate and Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Church, Rev Chris Okotie, in a terse statement circulated in the media on Wednesday, reacted to the ongoing political realignment ahead of the 2027 polls: _“The political pendulum now swings within the axis of permutation and punditry. The set alarm will trigger an unprecedented…
Iyiola Omisore, the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the current administration cannot be blamed for the crisis that has bedeviled the funding to the local government in Osun State. Omisore made this known while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television. According to him, the challenges do…
Leaders of the Ipetumodu community in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State have formally broken their silence on the four-year jail term handed down to the town’s traditional ruler, Oba Joseph Olugbemiga Oloyede, by an American court for fraud. In an official reaction to the matter, the leaders appealed to the people to…
University lecturers across Nigeria on Tuesday staged peaceful protests, warning that the nation’s public universities may soon face another total shutdown if the Federal Government fails to meet their long-standing demands. At the University of Lagos, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) marched from the main gate to the Senate building, brandishing…
Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC) Worldwide has predicted tough times ahead for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as the 2027 elections approach. In a recent Facebook video, Ayodele revealed that Obi would face greater political frustrations than he did in 2023, suggesting that his aspirations may be derailed before the…
Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Kenya, Chief Fidelis Tapgun, has said that the lessons he learned while serving as the Director General of the Obasanjo/Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2003 convinced him to stay away from the coalition of opposition politicians in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former Plateau State governor dismissed the attempt to…
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. The Monarch, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was on August 26 handed 56 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher…
