Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has vowed to serve for only one term in office if he gets the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amaechi stated this while making an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. When asked if he would consider the…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has described the movement of top opposition figures into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a development that has significantly strengthened the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. “What happened earlier today with the movement of the so-called ‘coalition’ into…
Former Ekiti State councillors, who served from 2022 to 2024, have urged the government to pay their entitlements. According to them, they served under Kayode Fayemi and incumbent Biodun Oyebanji administrations, but only those who served under Ayo Fayose have been paid. They urged Oyebanji to correct the anomaly, having given “time, commitment, and resources…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark and other coalition leaders have officially adopted the African Democratic Congress as the platform to spearhead President Bola Tinubu’s defeat in the 2027 election. During the unveiling, held on Wednesday at the ADC coalition members at Yar’Adua Centre…
Nigeria has signed a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement with Saint Lucia, setting the stage for the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation and other member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The move marks a major stride in South-South cooperation and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed foreign policy thrust…
Given the grimness and prevalence of mental health issues across the country, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, RT. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has advocated inter-sectoral collaboration with the assembly and collective responsibility by agencies, individuals, and institutions. Speaking in his capacity as chairman at the Seventh Public Lecture of the Board of…
It was all praise and admiration as celebrated author and media consultant, Lanre Alfred, formally presented his newly published special publication on the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, titled “The Man Who Carried a City”, at a modest but poignant gathering held at the Lagos House, Marina, today. The gathering, witnessed by a…
The Lagos State House of Assembly marked World Parliamentary Day at the plenary on Tuesday, emphasizing the essential role of parliaments in promoting democracy and accountability.This annual observance, initiated by the United Nations to commemorate the establishment of the Inter-parliamentary Union in 1989 on every June 30, provides lawmakers with an opportunity to reflect on…
The police also disallowed a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Maina Chiroma, from entrance into the premises of the secretariat. An official of the party, who spoke to Channels Television’s reporter off camera, said that the police were deployed to stop the proposed NEC Expanded Caucus Meeting. Though some staff members of…
Debt service payments by developing countries soared by 74 billion dollars in 2024 from 847 billion dollars to 921 billion dollars , a new UN report has shown. The report, ‘Confronting the Debt Crisis: 11 Actions to Unlock Sustainable Financing’, was launched on Friday by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Mohammed was joined by experts Mahmoud Mohieldin…
