Politics

LIKE IN NIGERIA, BALLOT PAPERS SET ON FIRE, STOLEN, THROWN IN GUTTERS IN US ELECTION Ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire with incendiary devices early Monday in what authorities believe are connected incidents, police said. The two arson incidents, which occurred near the Oregon-Washington border, are also believed to be connected to a third ballot box …

HARDSHIP: YOUTHS MAY CHASE US OUT OF OFFICE – GOMBE GOVERNOR, CHAIRMAN, NORTHERN GOVERNORS’ FORUM Governors’ Forum has warned members to wake up and tackle poverty, hardship, unemployment and other crises in the North to avoid being removed from office by the youth, whom they described as restive. The 19 Northern Governors have converged in Kaduna alongside traditional rulers from …

NORTHERN GOVERNORS MEET IN KADUNA, REJECT TINUBU”S TAX REFORM BILL The Northern States Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, and hosted by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna, organized a strategic meeting to address the critical challenges of insecurity, poverty, and the high number of out-of-school children among other socio-economic concerns. Ten Key Resolutions and …

MEDIA MADE TINUBU ‘MINISTER OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES’ – BAYO ONANUGA The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed reports that the president is Nigeria’s substantive petroleum minister. Onanuga made the rebuttal on Sunday while fielding questions on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. When asked if the president hopes to hold …

19 SOKOTO TRADITIONAL RULERS RESIGN Nineteen traditional rulers comprising district and ward heads in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have resigned their positions and declared their support for Senator Ibrahim Lamido. The traditional rulers that resigned included ward heads of Sabon Birnin Gabas, Tsilba, Sabon Garin Danbaki, Magajin Dawakin, Dan Faru, Zumbuli, Dawakin, Kanwuri, Hande, Sabon Fegi, …

TINUBU NOT AWARE HE IS NICKNAMED T-PAIN – BAYO ONANUGA Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as mischievous the nickname ascribed to his principal over the economic hardship in the country. Nigerians who are angered by the ravaging economic downturn, coined the term T-Pain to describe President Tinubu. According to them, the …

TINUBU IS NOT T-PAIN, FEELS NIGERIANS’ PAIN – ONANUGA Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has said that President Bola Tinubu is not T-Pain as commonly called on social media; instead, he feels the pain of Nigerians. Onanuga refuted claims of the president not having feeling, asserting that the President understands the challenges Nigerians face and is committed to improving their situation. …

AFTER JAIL TERM WHAT NEXT FOR FAROUK LAWAN?Former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, was released from prison on Tuesday after serving five years for bribery. Upon his release, he declared this the “beginning of a new chapter” in his life. But what could this new chapter hold for the once-influential figure in Nigerian politics?Lawan, who represented Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency …

NIGER DELTA MILITANTS THREATEN TO BOMB OIL INSTALLATIONS OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO STOP STATE’S LG ALLOCATION A newly formed militant group, the Niger Delta Development Force, has threamed to bomb oil installations over an alleged plot to use a Federal High Court in Abuja to deny Rivers State’s local government allocation. The group’s threat comes ahead of a decision expected …