The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a Coalition of Opposition Political Parties to oust President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President confirmed this while responding to a question on behalf of the opposition leaders at an ongoing press conference at the Yar’Adua Centre…
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. The seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during plenary on…
Victims of Tuesday’s fire incident at Alesinloye Market, Ibadan, have clarified that about 90 people, and not 500 as reported in a section of the media, were affected by the incident. This is because the Oyo State Government has directed the victims to cooperate with the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency for a full enumeration…
The Kano State Government has made clarification on the recent Court of Appeal judgment concerning the ongoing emirship dispute, addressing widespread misinterpretations and speculative reports in the media. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa. Speaking at a press briefing held at the NUJ Secretariat in Kano,…
The Presidency has stated that the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is a visionary legacy project with enormous economic potentials. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, stated this on Thursday during an interview on Television Continental. The former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described the coastal highway project…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was on Wednesday denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, where lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have been holding their sittings. Fubara, who arrived at the complex in the company of top government officials, including the Secretary to…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, and other lawmakers from the state. The lawmakers arriving in a Coaster bus a few minutes past 2:00 pm (local time) on Wednesday, after which security officials ushered them into the President’s office complex. While Mojisola Meranda,…
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. Tuesday’s meeting began at 04:15 pm (local time) when the President arrived at the venue. Convened by the elder statesman, Edwin Clark, who passed away in February, PANDEF is the mouthpiece of the…
A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, on Monday, bemoaned the defection of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the Social Democratic Party. Lukman said the defection was too premature and wasn’t the kind of collective move they earlier projected. The former Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday unveiled the planning committee of the National Youth Confab at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The Committee is to be chaired by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth Development, Mr Olubunmi Olusanya. Monday’s inauguration comes five months after Tinubu, in his last Independence Day broadcast, announced…
