Politics

SACK MAHMOOD YAKUBU, OTHER OFFICIALS OF INEC AT FEDERAL, STATES – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua …

ONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION; WW TARGET ALL SOUTH WEST STATES – GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN After winning the governorship election in Ondo State, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has announced plans to dominate the Southwestern states. This bold move aims to solidify APC’s presence in the region. With its victory in Ondo, Ganduje is …

SOME INDIVIDUALS SABOTAGING FG’S WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS Gen. Christopher Musa on Saturday accused some unnamed individuals of frustrating the concerted efforts of the government at ending insurgency activities in the country. Gen Musa who spoke in Abuja after receiving 58 rescued kidnapped victims from the National Security Adviser, NSA Mallam Nuhu Ribadu …

PDP BLASTS EBONYI GOVERNOR FOR SPENDING BILLIONS OF NAIRA WELCOMING TINUBU’S WIFE, ON FRIVOLOUS PROJECTS WHILE ARE HUNGRY The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has berated the APC – led government of Ebonyi state over the government’s penchant for spending Ebonyi people’s money on frivolities – things that don’t matter to the Ebonyi society for now, whereas the …

RIVERS CRISIS NOW IN AUTO-PILOTRivers State is believed to be on autopilot, now controlled by the sole instinct to survive. This is said to be because so many wrongs have been done and many court orders have been flouted that it may not be possible for any party to act with rational thinking.Every single action by either the Nyesom Wike …

NIGERIA’S FAILING STATUS CONFIRMED UNDER EMILOKAN – OBASANJOFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s failing status under the reign of President Bola Tinubu is “confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see.”He labelled Tinubu as “Baba-go-slow and Emilokan.”A statement on Saturday by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, quoted Obasanjo to have said this while delivering …

WHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILL Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said that the Northern Governors are not against President Bola Tinubu’s tax bills but are uncomfortable with the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Governor Sule said there were so many good things about the tax reforms that …

NO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party has denied having any agreement to hand over its presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or any of its political bigwigs ahead of the 2027 election. This was disclosed by the PDP’s Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, in an exclusive interview with Saturday …

APPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU MAN, MC OLUOMO, AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENT The emergence of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has been invalidated by the Court of Appeal. The ruling of the Appeal Court also affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected NURTW president. Recall that the …

UNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDS Bernard Odoh has spoken on his controversial academic profile and appointment as the vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Anambra State. Mr Odoh, a professor, emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the university on 29 October. He hails from Ebonyi State, where he unsuccessfully sought to become governor in …