politics

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has come out to say that he will be leaving very huge shoes for his successor after 8 years of developing the state. He disclosed this briefly after commissioning the Bayelsa Golf Course at the Tourism Island in Yenagoa. According to him, his government ...

Kogi State government has said it plans to strengthen its own borders to prevent invasion from external forces. After the launch of Amotekun, Special Adviser to the state Governor on Security, Commandant Jerry Omodara (Rtd) believes Kogi must be prepared to protect its area from runaway criminals from the South ...

The Executive Director of Research and Advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Sunday Oduntan has urged Nigerians to stop referring to its members as “NEPA.” if they want electricity. ANED is the umbrella body of electricity distribution companies in Nigeria (DisCos). According to Mr. Sunday, calling their people NEPA ...

PDP chairman, Uche Secondus has come out to say that APC has taken electoral manipulation to the next level. This is coming after the opposition party raised an alarm over the alleged plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency to pressurize the Supreme Court to reclaim ...

Ex-Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae has come out to talk about the new minimum wage. According to him, he believes it would only be effective for some years before we all go back to the way things used to be. Falae thinks if we can reduce the minimum wage and ...

The Nigeria military has promised to not allow any individual or group to jeopardize the sovereignty and stability of the country’s territorial integrity. The military urged important stakeholders to unite with the armed forces and intelligence agencies to make sure Nigeria is protected, begging them to search for other ways ...

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia South has warned against an imminent weakening of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and other democratic agencies in the country. According to him, if the Supreme Court keeps ruling out election results, a democratic agency like INEC will ...

Ex Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said Amotekun should not be used as an agenda to push Nigeria to war, even if it has to be supported. According to him, Amotekun has to be accepted and not blasted by some Northern groups. ...

Ex-member of the House of Representatives, Chief Mathew Omegara, has come out to say that Hope Uzodinma, newly inaugurated governor of Imo, is the best thing to happen to the state. Mathew disclosed this today in Abuja, saying Governor Hope is a philanthropist and selfless leader who has a desirable ...

Ex Borno state governor, Sen. Kashim Shettima has said he is ready to be one of the cabals in Abuja. He revealed this as a guest speaker at the 17th Edition of the Daily Trust Dialogue held in Abuja entitled: 20 Years of Democracy in Nigeria: Strengths, Weakness and opportunities. ...

Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has backed Operation Amotekun, the new regional security outfit of Nigeria’s Southwest geopolitical region. According to the Biafra clamourer, IPOB is ready to work with the incumbent leadership of the Yorubas to make it happen. Nnamdi believes the outfit is ...

The Federal Government has said a plan is already in place to provide alternative petrol, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), that would cost around N95 to N97 per litre, very soon. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, revealed this as he spoke to journalists in Abuja today. According ...

Reverend Mbaka has come out to say that his Imo governorship prediction success is only the beginning and there are more to come. According to the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, he has 39 more prophecies that will come to pass this year. He said Nigerians must know ...

The Youth Wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has begged Imolites, especially youths, to stay calm over the Supreme Court’s judgment on the governorship election in the state. The National Youth Leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Arthur Obiora, revealed this as he spoke to newsmen in Enugu ...

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland land, Iba Gani Adams, who recently installed new chiefs, has said there is no reason to compare the Aare Onakakanfo’s chieftains and that of the Alaafin of Oyo. This was his reaction to news circulating that the freshly installed Mayegun of Yorubaland, Wasiu Ayinde, came about ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Supreme Court for its courage and perseverance to name Sen. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo. According to PMB, the road to justice might be lengthy, it remains the best way ...

Ex PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that Nigeria will fulfill her potential as the nation of Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress. This was his reaction to the Supreme Court ruling which sacked Emeke Ihedioha as Imo State governor. According to Atiku, Nigerians must accept ...

Ex governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has come out to speak after the recent Supreme Court ruling that kicked him out as the state governor. According to Ihedioha, the Supreme court simply contravened the will of Imolites because the people clearly elected him. He, however, said he would always ...

An APC chieftain, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Edo State 2016 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has come out to say that Governor Godwin Obaseki is responsible for the issues the state House of Assembly is currently battling. According to him, 10 ...

Senator Hope Uzodinma has shut down reports circulating that he shouldn’t have been declared the winner of March 9, 2019, Imo gubernatorial election. He had this say after receiving the Certificate of Return from the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, the new executive governor of Imo state. According to him, the ...