Politics

ENUGU LG ELECTION: PDP LEADS IN ENUGU NORTH LGA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is comfortably leading in Enugu North Local Government Area as the vote counting approaches its conclusion. With voting now completed and counting nearly finished, the PDP is maintaining a strong lead across all 13 wards in both the chairmanship and councilorship elections in Enugu North LGA. …

BABANGIDA, ABACHA, BUHARI, TINUBU: SAME FATHER, DIFFERENT MOTHERS – RAMATU YUSUFWith the exception of Abacha, these rulers oversaw the legalised plundering of Nigeria’s commonwealth in the guise of ‘privatisation’. They also handed over the country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB). In fact, Obasanjo and Babangida dressed these Western financial institutions in colourful Nigerian attires, and …

TINUBU BELIEVES HE KNOWS IT ALL, HE TAKES NO ADVICE – BUCKNOR-AKERELEChief (Mrs) Kofowola Bucknor-Akerele, a former member of the Senate, was the deputy governor from 1999 to 2002 when Senator Bola Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State. She speaks, in this interview by Deputy Editor, BOLA BADMUS, on her relationship with President Tinubu and on the state of …

TINUBU NOT A LAGOS INDIGENE, HE WANTS TO PUT NON-INDIGENES IN POWER – BUCKNOR-AKERELE A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Chief (Mrs) Kofowola Bucknor-Akerele,, has expressed concern over the growing political dominance of non-indigenous individuals in Lagos. Bucknor-Akerele, who served under the then Governor Bola Tinubu, shared her thoughts on the issue, attributing the situation to deliberate actions aimed …

OBASANJO CARPETS CORRUPT PUBLIC OFFICERS, SAYS THIEVES CAN’T PROVIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said corrupt politicians cannot provide good governance. He spoke virtually at the memorial lecture of Denis Joseph Slattery on “the imperative for moral rectitude in governance”, held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The memorial lecture, organised by the Old Boys’ Association of …

HOW MEDIA WAR BETWEEN US, RT AFFECTS NIGERIAAll governments have tried to shape public opinion by establishing international media outlets. Governments had shortwave radio stations during the Cold War, they have had international satellite news stations since the 1990s and they have also had internet sites. They have set up organisations like the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Voice of …

DESPITE PREVAILING HARDSHIP, TINUBU WANTS MORE TIGHTENING OF BELT, SAYS NO FREE BEER PARLOUR ANYMORE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that there is no free beer parlour anymore. He said the people must work hard, focusing on agriculture and should be patient with the government. Tinubu said his administration was in the process of retooling and rebuilding the …

EDO 2024: THE THREE HORSE RACE: HOW THE CANDIDATES STANDEligible voters in Edo State will go to the polls on Saturday, September 21, to elect a new governor that will take over from the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, who will complete his statutory eight-year tenure by November 12, 2024.Campaigns for the coveted seat have been intense. Candidates from 17 political parties …

I WAS ASKED TO PAY BRIBE FOR FCC JOB SLOTS – WABARA Former Senate President and current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adolphus Wabara, has called for the sacking of the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Muheeba Dankaka, over corruption allegations.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH, the former Senate President shared …

COURT DISMISSES SUIT SEEKING TO REPLACE 27 PRO- WIKE LAWMAKERS The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. The suit seeking to replace the 27 lawmakers on account of their alleged defection …