President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja early Friday morning, August 23, 2024, following a brief work stay in France. The president arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at approximately 2:25 am. Later today, President Tinubu is set to swear in the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, at the State House Council Chambers. This ceremony…
Vice President Kamala Harris has assured that she would be president for every American if given the mandate. Harris gave this assurance on Thursday in Chicago when she officially accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, delivering a passionate speech that outlined her vision for the future of the nation. ‘’I promise to be a…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate court, while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s impeachment. Shaibu was impeached…
A support group of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Nigerian Youths for Atiku, says only God can stop him from contesting and winning the 2027 presidential election. The Director of Publicity of the NYFA, Dare Dada, said this in a statement he signed and issued on Tuesday in Lagos State. Dada said that NYFA on Saturday…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 elections, has responded to the announcement of a new presidential jet acquired by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This response came after the Presidency revealed on Monday that President Tinubu would be using the new jet for his trip to France. According to the Special Adviser…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to allegations by the Nigeria Police accusing its National President, Joe Ajaero, of links to terrorism financing, treasonable felony and other related offenses. Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday invited Joe Ajaero for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and other related offenses. The invitation…
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to down tools nationwide in the event that the Nigeria Police detains its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union handed down the threat on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, shortly after holding an emergency National Executive Council meeting to discuss the invitation of the NLC President…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday presented the soft copy of the certified true copy of the voters register to registered political parties participating in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship in Edo State.It reports that the Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr Anugbum Onuoha presented the register to the political parties…
The 44th United States President, Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Obama gave the endorsement while addressing the party faithful on Tuesday. He is expected to pay tribute to outgoing President Joe Biden, who served as vice president for eight years. He used his well-known rhetorical powers to deliver a thundering endorsement…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye is dead Ijalaye slumped and died on Monday evening after a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. A source within Ogun INEC, who spoke under anonymity, said the Ondo-born REC had returned to his hotel room…
