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Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has come out to say that he was recently advised by a friend to stop reacting to national issues to avoid putting his life at risk. Femi Fani, however, revealed that he does not intend to stop talking about the socio-political ills in Nigeria. According ...

Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Walid Jibrin has come out to say that the dispute between Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa) was caused by oil wells by the two Niger Delta states. Jibrin, who revealed this recently at the 88th ...

Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Manhoud has ordered every environmental health expert at the federal, state and local government levels to embark on awareness campaigns aimed at controlling the spread of Lassa Fever. Speaking to the media today on the report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, that ...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has come out to say that N-POWER programme has not been discontinued by the federal government. He revealed this in Enugu when he visited N-POWER trainees at Anamco And Tetralog Mechatronics companies, during the weekend. Chris, who rubbished the rumours circulating said ...

The National President of Nigerian Political Science Association, NPSA, Prof. Aloysius-Michael Okolie, has come out to say that we cannot have an Igbo president in Nigeria in 2023 because of the clear deprivations those in the region will keep suffering from some ethnic groups in the nation. The Political Science ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that anything ex-Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen Theophilus Danjuma has to say about his government is not that important. Buhari believes one man’s opinion is not greater than the millions of Nigerians who voted for his reelection last year. According to him, ...

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has halted all celebrations and adverts to celebrate his 60th birthday. He revealed this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin today. According to him, he would rather use that day for personal reflection and to thank the ...

APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has said he plays local politics because he does not wish to be a leader that cannot win any election in his state. He revealed this today as he received some defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Auchi, Edo State. According to him, every ...

The South-East must work extra hard to convince other parts of Nigeria to accept its candidate for the presidential election in 2023, according to Alhaji Tanko Yakasai. Tanko, an ex Liaison Officer and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) revealed this to newsmen after a closed-door peace initiative by ...

Founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakasi has urged the Federal Government not to allow Amotekun, a security outfit recently established by South-west governors, to operate in the country. He revealed this as he spoke at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos recently. According to him, accepting Amotekun in the ...

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital NAUTH, Nnewi, Anambra State has said its workers are prepared to battle any outbreak of the ravaging Lassa Fever epidemic that is affecting the nation. Chairman, Medical and Advisory Committee, CMAC, Dr Joseph Ugboaja, revealed this recently as he spoke to newsmen at NAUTH ...

General Overseer, the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has come out to say that the freshly instituted Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named “Operation Amotekun,” has proven that restructuring of Nigeria into true federalism has to happen. Speaking at a recent church service, Tunde Bakare said that the security ...

The Director-General of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Yima Sen has said he believes the country will be better soon because it is only a traumatized nation right now, not a failed state. He revealed this as he spoke to newsmen recently about the state of the nation. According to ...

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido has come out to say that the habit of marrying many wives and producing excess children is the reason for poverty and backwardness in the north. He revealed this in Gusau where he moderated a paper titled “The role of universities in nation-building” presented ...

Ex Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has said Governor Abdullahi Ganduje is going to regret his conduct when his tenure is over. Recall that Governor Abdullahi, while receiving members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described Rabiu as the most selfish person he has ever seen. Reacting to the ...

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has blasted the need for Amotekun, saying only the Northern part of Nigeria is in desperate need of extra security. In a recent statement, CNG also slammed the Southwest governors that are insisting on establishing the outfit despite the warnings from the FG, alleging ...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has begged Nigerians to be united in the fight against corruption for the country to be back to the path of glory. Magu, who revealed this today, during the EFCC’s Fitness Exercise organized in collaboration with EFCC ...

The problems rocking the Edo state All Progressives Congress (APC) is continuing as the platform built for speakers and two vehicles in the venue were recently damaged and burnt overnight by unknown persons. Speaking to a large crowd at Iyekhe off Poly Road in Auchi, Etsako West local government area, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to say that it would defeat APC in the 2023 presidential election. The party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Suleiman Nazif revealed this recently. According to him, PDP will even go as far as having majority members in both chambers of the National ...

Non-governmental organization, ActionAid Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Government to improve on its battle against corruption via harsher punishment for looters. The Country Director of the organization, Mrs. Ene Obi revealed this recently. According to him, including Nigerians in the fight vs corruption is also compulsory if we want the ...