Leaders and indigenes of oil and gas-producing communities under the aegis of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, citing his ongoing reforms and leadership strides. HOSTCOM’s leader, Dr. Benjamin Style Tamaranebi (JP), made this known during a press conference in…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has assured that justice will be served for the 16 northern travelers killed in Uromi, Edo State. Speaking during a visit to Kano to commiserate with the state government and its people over the tragic incident, Okpebholo revealed that 14 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with…
Migrants who overstay their visas will be removed from the UK, a minister has pledged after data showed they account for nearly 40% of asylum claims. Last year, around 40,000 people who entered Britain as students, workers, or visitors later sought asylum. About 10,000 lived in taxpayer-funded hotels or government accommodation, despite initially claiming they…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Dele Momodu, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu and the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months, labelling the move as “anti-democratic.” Momodu argued on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief on Monday that the decision contradicts the democratic ideals…
Political commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has called on the Edo State Government to swiftly prosecute those responsible for the recent killings of at least sixteen Northerners in Uromi. According to Omokri, delaying justice could escalate tensions, even if financial compensation is offered to the victims’ families. In a statement posted on his…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, of neglecting security warnings that could have prevented the recent mob killings in Uromi. The party claimed that the government’s failure to act on intelligence reports led to the tragic burning of 16 individuals by an angry mob. In a statement issued by…
Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to facilitate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed to have evidence of the bribe offer stored on his phone. “I can also open my phone to show…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine. NBC’s Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s future as…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that he jokingly threatened to sack the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, if his policies did not align with the political interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The President made the remark at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when Wike led a delegation of…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the oppressive bill which contains repressive provisions to jail any Nigerian of voting age for six months and/or impose a fine of N100,000 on them if they fail to vote…
