Politics

Popular rights advocacy groups, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA and AFRIRIGHTS have come out to tell foreign embassies to dismiss allegations of human rights violations pressed against immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd) and other ex-service chiefs. The Right groups recent revealed ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to urge leaders at all levels to be inspired by the humility, patriotism, and selflessness that the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande showed while he was alive. This was recently revealed in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in ...

Popular activist and founder, Women Arise, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has come out to blast Tuesday’s attack on the Abeokuta residence of Wole Soyinka. She recently revealed this in a statement made available to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, it is very wrong for President Muhammadu ...

Ex Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has come out to say that he has not left PDP. Femi recently revealed that he only had a very productive and important meeting with the National Chairman of the APC, Governor Mai Buni of Yobe state and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. ...

INEC has come out to say that management of large crowd at several polling units is a major challenge during elections. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu recently revealed this at INEC’s first quarter meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) for this year. According to him, with ...

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has come out to hail Chairman of Zenith Bank PLC, Mr Jim Ovia, for his contributions to humanity and the development of Nigeria Okowa recently revealed this at the Government House, Asaba, while receiving Ovia who visited him in condolences over the death of his ...

Dr Olaokun Soyinka, one of the children of the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has come out to say that his father’s house in Abeokuta was not attacked. He recently revealed that the reports saying Fulani Herdsmen visited the house are far from the truth. According to him, even if ...

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA has come out to say that about thirty million Nigerians now have access to quality health services. The Executive Director of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib recently revealed this at the Nigeria State Health Investment Project, NSHIP Closure Workshop, in Abuja, According ...

The Executive Director, Centre for Space Science and Technology Education, CSSTE, Dr Ganiyu Agbaje has come out to say that Nigeria is now using requisite equipments better to prevent flood. He recently revealed this while speaking at the opening ceremony of Online Regional Training on Flood Monitoring and Forecasting Modelling, ...

Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade has come out to urge the new Head of Service, Mrs Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem to flush out ghost workers from the system. He recently revealed this while swearing in the new Head of Service, Mrs Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem at the Executive Council Chambers , Governor’s ...

The United Kingdom has come out to say that plans are underway for Nigeria to receive 16million free doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021. This was recently revealed in a statement signed by the British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that there is need for collaborative efforts with management of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and stakeholders to decongest the perennial gridlock in Apapa and environs. He recently revealed this today when he hosted top management of ...

Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressive party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has come out to say that APC‘s revalidation of membership exercise is against the party’s constitution. He recently revealed this while answering questions from the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the exercise is supposed ...

The Presidency is not lobbying the Upper Chamber to confirm specific immediate past Service Chiefs as ambassadors, Senator Babajide Omoworare has said. FG recently revealed that the reports are false ahead of the confirmation of the appointments of the former Service Chiefs who will be facing the Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, ...

The Nigerian Senate has come out to say that the recent problems of insecurity caused by the incessant clashes between herders and farmers across the country will be thoroughly debated. Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kebbi North recently revealed this to the press. According to him, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to mourn the death of Prince Tony Momoh. The President recently revealed this via a message delivered by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, who visited the family. According to him, the death of Prince is a huge loss to the human community, ...

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has come out to say that the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP should allow governors oversee the conduct of the party’s congresses and governorship primary in Anambra State. The Special Assistant to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri recently revealed this via ...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has come out to charge troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to quicken the fight to end insurgency in the Northeast. He recently revealed this as he interacted with troops of Special Army Super Camp Ngamdu during his maiden operational your on ...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has decided to amend the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Bill to reflect the regulation of the administration of the vaccines in the state. The assembly recently revealed this via voice votes, after a motion moved by the Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Health, Mr Hakeem ...

Ex-National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo has come out to say that giving the South-East geopolitical zone a chance to produce the president of Nigeria in 2023 will end all grievances in the zone. He recently urged the leaders from South-East to continuously engage leaders ...