Politics

YOUR UNTESTED AGENDA CAN’T SERVE AS BETTER ALTERNATIVE – PRESIDENCY REPLIES The Presidency has knocked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his attack on the economic reforms of the present administration, saying his alternative ideas were rejected by Nigerians at the polls. Atiku had attacked President Bola Tinubu for the prevailing hardship in the country, accusing him of “trial and error” …

HARDSHIP: WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY – ATIKU CHALLENGES TINUBU Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the present administration of indulging in “trial-and-error economic policies”, saying he would have acted differently if elected President. In a statement he personally signed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the last election alleged that the President Tinubu administration is undertaking a …

LIBYA BEGINS MASS ARREST OF NIGERIANS AFTER CAF VERDICT Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football …

ABIA LG POLLS: ZLP WINS 15 LGAS, YPP TWO The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed victory in the remaining two LGAs. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent …

KEMI BADENOCH SUCCEEDS RISHI SUNAK AS UK’S CONSERVATIVE LEADER The former Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch scooped the Tory crown after a bitter four-month long contest in the wake of the party’s worst-ever election defeat in July Kemi Badenoch has won the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader in a tight contest that saw more than a quarter of …

SOUTH EAST, SOUTH SOUTH MARGINALIZED IN TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS IN 22 SECURITY AGENCIES, GET ONLY ONE SLOT EACH The Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s appointments of security heads is against the Federal Character Act, while highlighting how it is skewed against the South-East and South-South regions of the country. Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Public …

AFENIFERE KNOCKS TINUBU OVER ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ APPOINTMENT OF YORUBA’ IN SENSITIVE POSITIONS The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has distanced itself from what it described as President Bola Tinubu’s bias for the Yoruba in federal appointments. The group insisted that they do not support Tinubu for appointing Yorubas as head of all arms of the criminal justice system and other sectors. Afenifere …

WHY WE HAVEN’T FILLED VACANT SEATS IN RIVERS ASSEMBLY – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally spoken out on the controversy surrounding the Rivers State House of Assembly. The electoral body has cited conflicting court judgments as the reason for its earlier silence on the issue. According to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the commission has been …

FUBARA IS WIKE’S POLITICAL INVESTMENT, SAYS TONY OKOCHA The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Friday, warned critics against distorting the narrative of the crisis rocking the state, insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the investment of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Okocha disclosed this during a media …

EVEN UNDERAGED CHILDREN NOT SPARED FROM T-PAIN’S WICKEDNESS – ATIKU Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the arrest, detention, and arraignment of 76 #EndBadGovernance protesters. Atiku condemned the federal government’s actions, stating that even underage children have not been spared from …