Politics

REACTIONS CONTINUE TO TRAIL TINUBU’S CABINET RESHUFFLE President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday has continued to generate diverse reactions from Nigerians. Among those who have commented on it are the spokesperson for then-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, and the Regional Advocacy Lead and ECOWAS Liaison Officer at the West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network, Austin Aigbe. President Tinubu’s …

The rising wave of insecurity in Anambra State has reached a critical point, with criminals now brazenly operating within Awka, the state’s capital. Recent events within Awka and its environs suggest that hoodlums have brought their activities to the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s doorstep. With multiple incidents in the past week alone, residents are now questioning the effectiveness of …

SENATORS DIVIDED OVER FUNDING OF DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS Lawmakers in the Red Chamber were divided on Thursday over the source of funding for the newly created Zonal Development Commissions. The argument unfolded as the Senate and House of Representatives moved forward with legislation to establish these commissions, which were also stripped of operational immunity for their boards and executives. The disagreement …

TINUBU’S CABINET RESHUFFLE UNINSPIRING, POLITICALLY MOTIVATED – EX-MINISTER A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has voiced his dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s recent cabinet reshuffle, labelling it as uninspiring and politically driven. Shittu shared his views on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” programme on Thursday, just a day after the President’s significant overhaul of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). President …

PETER OBI BEGINS US TOUR, TO VISIT THREE MAJOR CITIES The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has commenced a three day, three Cities tour of the United States of America. This was made known in a statement from Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) signed by Ibrahim Umar. According to the statement, …

HUMPHREY NWOSU, FORMER NEC CHAIRMAN OF OPTION A4 FAME, DIES AT 83 Professor Humphrey Nwosu, who served as Chairman of the then National Electoral Commission (NEC) from 1989 to 1993, has passed away. The NEC is now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu died in a hospital in Virginia, USA. He was …

NIGERIA MAY END UP LIKE SOMALIA IF NOT REFORMED – TINUBU’S AIDE, ONANUGA The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said except for the ongoing reform, Nigeria’s economy would have ended up like that of Somalia. Onanuga spoke on Thursday while reacting to the public outcry on economic hardship occasioned by some policies …

FG WORSENING THE HARDSHIP BURDEN – PUNCH EDITORIAL Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have been thrown into the abyss of astronomical petrol prices that have birthed unprecedented rising inflation, soaring food prices and high unemployment rate. …

ABIA LG ELECTION: GOV OTTI SUPPORTING CANDIDATES OUTSIDE LABOUR PARTY – AIDE Ahead of the November 2 local government elections in Abia, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Hon. Ferdinand Ekeoma says his principal will support candidates outside of his party, the Labour Party. This comes on the heels of a report that the governor is courting …

FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT, DAVID MARK, MAY EMERGE PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN As part of last minute maneuvering, the former President of the Senate, David Mark, may emerge as the Peoples Dem­ocratic Party’s (PDP) national chairman. Pressure has been mounting on Sen­ator Mark by some governors, key party stakeholders and concerned members of the party for him to accept the position and …