Politics

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has canceled plans to reopen places of worship in Lagos State. Recall that the governor recently announced that mosques are allowed to reopen on June 19, 2020, while churches can also open on June 21. However, speaking recently, he disclosed that the reopening plan for places of ...

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to decrease the expenses running into millions in his government. Atiku recently came out to warn FG to drastically reduce its expenditure, especially on wasteful projects like maintenance of the Presidential Air Fleet, unnecessary ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has come out to say that the Nigeria Governors Forum is now a toothless bulldog. Wike recently revealed that the forum has lost focus on its role in defending the rule of law in Nigeria. According to him, the forum used to be very ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to react to the sudden death of Sen. Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, who passed away on Monday at the age of 64. In a recent condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the governor described Osinowo’s death as ...

Ex Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar is currently mourning the death of Nigeria’s foremost educationist and medical professional, Professor Emeritus Oladipupo Akinkugbe who died on Monday at the age of 86. He had his say in a recent statement by his ...

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has begged governments at all levels to declare a state of emergency on rape and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV in Nigeria. The commission recently revealed that these vices are criminal offences that have devastating effects on both the survivors and ...

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has come out to react to the death of Senator Adebayo Osinowo. Tinubu recently revealed that his death will hurt everyone who knows him. According to him, Senator Adebayo was more than an excellent politician because he was also a ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has come out to blast the disqualification of the Edo State sitting governor, Godwin Obaseki. Wike recently revealed that Oshiomhole has no right to disqualify a graduate of Nigeria’s premier university since he does not even have a certificate. According to him, Oshiomhole needs to ...

The Federal Government has come out to warn states that are considering reopening of schools amid the coronavirus outbreak. FG revealed this during a daily briefing in Abuja via the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha. According to him, such plans should be jettisoned right now because it ...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has come out to react to the death of Senator Adebayo Osinowo. Lawan mourned with the Senator’s family, friends, political associates, and also the government and people of Lagos State over the terrible loss. According to him, Senator Adebayo Osinowo served Nigeria creditably as ...

Governor Nyesom Wike has come out to blast Nigeria Medical Association, Rivers chapter. This is coming after the association revealed that 22 doctors and 60 other health workers in the state have tested positive among Covid-19 infections in Rivers. According to Wike, the numbers given are completely incorrect and the ...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin has come out to say that the new bill on local content, approvals for the award of contracts by the Federal Executive Council will upon enactment of the Bill need a Nigerian Content Compliance Certificate. Folarin believes the new bill, if ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to say that banning groups within All Progressives Congress, APC is an admission of a problem and long term reaction, which has indeed stalled development in the state over the years. PDP recently revealed that it is sad that the bans are ...

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has relaxed the lockdown in his state on Mondays, as part of the current measures to further ease the restriction of movement in Kano. This was revealed in a recent statement by Mr. Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor. According to him, ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out to say that death sentence and castration of rape offenders will not end rape in Nigeria. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National President revealed this in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun today. ...

President Muhammad Buhari has instructed the police to investigate the recent crisis involving the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and some security aides in the Presidential Villa. He revealed this today via a statement by Garba Shehu the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity. According to him, ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has come out to hail troops of the Nigerian Army for their bravery against terrorists’ attack on Monguno town, Borno. He revealed this in a recent statement by Col. Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in Abuja today. According to him, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to say that deciding whether Obaseki would seek a second term in office on its platform would be determined by what is right and just. Amid reports that his defection to the PDP will happen on Wednesday this week, PDP national publicity ...

Wife of the late dictator, General Sani Abacha, Maryam Abacha has come out to speak on the recovered monies her late husband allegedly kept in foreign banks. She revealed this during a recent interview with Kano Focus to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of her husband’s death. According to her, the ...

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to say that he will reveal his next step after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari amid his current controversial disqualification saga from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in the state. Obaseki recently revealed that he is currently consulting with his ...