Politics

HOW BUHARI REVERSED NIGERIA’S 16-YEAR ECONOMIC GAINS BY WORLD BANK Between 2015 and 2022, Nigeria witnessed a reversal of economic gains, as recorded by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan between 1999 and mid-2015.The World Bank disclosed this in its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), themed, ‘Staying the course: Progress amid pressing challenges’. It painted a grim picture …

TINUBU’S CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER REMOVED BY DSS The Department of State Service, DSS, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The development comes as Fasasi was replaced with Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, the Nation reports. Although details on why Fasasi was removed remained sketchy as of filing the report on Sunday …

NIGERIA MUST AVOID BECOMING ONE-PARTY STATE – MAKINDE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to ensure the country does not slip into a one-party system as the 2027 general elections approach. Addressing rumours about a potential presidential run, Makinde dismissed the speculation, stating that he would personally announce his intentions if he decided to contest. Speaking to correspondents …

APC WILL CAPTURE ALL SOUTH WEST STATES, BUT I WON’T REVEAL OUR SECRET – GANDUJE The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed the party’s determination to secure all Southwest states, starting with the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Ganduje made this statement during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, Ondo’s capital, where …

UK DEPORTS 44 NIGERIAN/GHANIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation comes just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a controversial deal to deport migrants arriving on small boats …

WIKE, ATIKU TRADE WORDS: NIGERIANS HAVE REJECTED YOU, GO BACK HOME – WIKE; YOUR COMMENTS STRING OF INANITIES, BASELESS RANTS – ATIKU Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his failure to be president of the country. Wike took a dig at Atiku at a luncheon honouring loyal members of …

NORTHERN LEADERS WANT TO DRAG JONATHAN INTO 2027 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Influential leaders from the North have begun efforts to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race. This development poses a significant challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election with discontent about his leadership growing by the day. A North East state governor and a retired …

MASKED MEN DISRUPT LABOUR PARTY MEETING IN ABIA A tense situation unfolded in Aba as masked men, suspected to be police officers, disrupted a meeting of the Labour Party (LP) on Saturday. The incident occurred when over 20 masked individuals stormed the venue, demanding silence from attendees. In a dramatic turn of events, five of the masked men approached the …

SOLUDO VS OBI OF ONITSHA: RIFT DEEPENS AS GOV SHUNS OFALA FESTIVAL The crisis between the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has taken a worse turn. The governor, who has been a regular guest at the annual Onitsha Ofala Festival, shunned the 2024 edition on Friday. While as a guest …

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, defied all opposition to clinch the position of Senate President of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.His emergence was characterised by high-powered politics, intrigues, and bickering, considering that he was said to have been President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s preferred candidate …