Former Governor of Kano State and leader of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that nobody is happy with the current All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration. Kwankwaso stated this at the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party in Abuja on Thursday. The 2023 presidential candidate of the NNPP hailed…
Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu criticised fellow senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Friday over a dispute regarding seating arrangements in the Senate chamber. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), refused to occupy her assigned seat on Thursday, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules which safeguards members’ privileges. The situation escalated…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has insisted that the local government elections scheduled for Saturday will proceed as planned despite an appeal from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to suspend the polls. In a statement on Friday, Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, emphasised that democracy is guided by the rule…
In anticipation of its 80th anniversary, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, will be rewarding 80 customers with cash prizes in its Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 80th daily draw, set to hold virtually at 4 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2024. Wema…
Abuja, Nigeria – [Insert Date] – The Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Aare (Dr.) Abisoye Fagade, FIMC, has reaffirmed the institute’s new mandate as a regulatory body for personnel, practitioners and operators operating within Nigeria’s tourism, hospitality, and travel industry value chain. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting with the…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has praised former Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida following his book launch on Thursday, February 20, 2024. The ex-governor of Anambra joined political heavyweights, including President Bola Tinubu, former heads of state and ex-presidents to attend the book launch in Minna, Niger State…
The President of ECK Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Dr. Emeka Kalu, has stated that former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has the capacity to rescue Nigeria from its current economic crisis if elected president in 2027. In a statement issued in Lagos, Kalu lamented the country’s deteriorating economy, describing Atiku as a “rational game-changer”…
Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, that he was prepared to surrender all his property as part of a plea bargain agreement should the court consider his application on compassionate grounds In his application for a plea bargain, Evan told the…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the Benue State House of Assembly for suspending 13 legislators who opposed a resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, from office. Describing the suspension as a “reckless breach of the Constitution,” Falana argued that the Assembly’s leadership acted…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has credited former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) for his entry into politics, stating that without Babangida’s influence, he would not be in public service. Tinubu made this revelation during the launch of IBB’s autobiography, “A Journey in Service,” unveiled on Thursday in Abuja He acknowledged Babangida’s role in…
