Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, arrived in Asaba, Delta, to formally receive Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and other leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on arrival at the Asaba International Airport, Shettima was received by governors of Nasarawa, Imo,…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tackled Peter Obi over the perceived disparaging comment he made about Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. The Lagos Governor said Obi lacks the moral right to talk about poverty in Nigeria. During his recent engagement at Johns Hopkins University, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate…
In a significant show of support, Okeleke Peter Ebuka Petokemp, CEO of Petokemp Estate Solutions, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. Petokemp believes that their leadership is crucial for Delta State and Nigeria’s progress, citing their experience and…
The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has asked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to leave “old habits” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) behind as he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Following Oborevwori’s defection, Nwoko, in a statement addressed to the governor, advised him to ensure his move to the APC…
The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has issued a sarcastic and satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, reigniting discussions about gender dynamics and power struggles within Nigeria’s legislative chambers. In a letter dripping with biting irony, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan offered what could be described…
A pressure group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South West Stakeholders Forum, has insisted that Senator Samuel Anyanwu is the authentic National Chairman of the party. The forum said its insistence was based on the recent Supreme Court ruling on the scramble for the national scribe seat . Alhaji Kola Ajayi, coordinator of the…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday, told the opposition elements in the country to lick their wounds and stop blaming him for their alleged gross incompetence to manage the affairs of their party. The President also said politicians changing party affiliation is not new or peculiar to Nigeria, pointing out that in more advanced democracies, there…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has strongly condemned the scheduling of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which has placed students in precarious situations by assigning examination times as early as 6.30 a.m. Given the prevailing security challenges in the country, the student body said…
Following Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged members of the party in Delta State to welcome the defecting members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement he signed and made…
Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of weaponising the EFCC to silence him, alleging he was treated like a criminal for criticising the government. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Sunday, Yusuf alleged that his recent detention by the Economic…
