Politics

REGIONALISM: WE WON’T BE PART OF WESTERN REGION – LAGOS INDIGENES INSIST Indigenes of Lagos State have vowed to reject a Bill seeking the return of Nigeria to regional government. Speaking under the aegis of De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, the Lagos Indigenes, in a statement by its Media Office, revealed that a proposed Bill seeking approval of the National Assembly …

NORTHERNERS REJECT PROPOSED REGIONAL GOVT, SAY TINUBU WANTS TO DISMANTLE THE NORTH Reactions have continued to trail the bill proposing a return to regional government in Nigeria which is alleged to be before the National Assembly and is expected to passed into law before October 1, 2024. Part of the draft bill circulating on social media, Nigeria is titled: “A …

WHY FORMER GOVERNORS, SUCCESSORS TRADE TACKLE – UMAHI Minister of Works and immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Sen. David Umahi has given reason some former governors are usually at dagger’s drawn with their successors. This is as he declared his readiness to protect the administration of his successor, Francis Nwifuru, in Ebonyi State. Briefing newsmen in his Abakaliki residence …

STAY AT HOME AND WORK FOR YOUR PEOPLE, TINUBU TELLS GOVERNORS President Bola Tinubu has decried the level of poverty and infrastructural decay in the North, saying that it is unacceptable. Tinubu, who also lamented the number of out-of-school children in the country, called on elders and leaders in the country to prevail on State Governors to stay in their …

NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE: REINTRODUCTION OF OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM MY PRIORITY – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has said the reintroduction of the old national anthem has always been his priority. Tinubu disclosed this during his meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Ajuri …

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA SHAPED NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY Since the military returned to the barracks in 1999, Nigeria has held seven elections every four years. Of these periods, three were done without the direct impact of social media: 1999, 2003, and 2007. But 2011 marked a turnaround. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who won the election that year, declared his presidential bid on social …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS BILL TO RETURN NIGERIA TO REGIONAL GOVT A bill proposing a return to regional government in Nigeria is before the National Assembly and is expected to passed into law before October 1, 2024. Part of the draft bill circulating on social media, seen by SaharaReporters is titled: “A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to …

STORMY DANIELS, WOMAN WHO BROUGHT TRUMP DOWN The legal saga involving former President Donald Trump and his dealings with porn star, Stormy Daniels, reached a dramatic conclusion Thursday as Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. This conviction, stemming from a $130,000 payment made to Daniels to conceal their alleged extramarital affair just days before …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: SANUSI LEADS FRIDAY PRAYERS AS GOV YUSUF APOLOGISES TO NSA, RIBADU, OVER FALSE ACCUSATION The Kano State Police Command has revealed that the 16th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido will lead the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque. This is coming amid reports that Alhaji Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir would lead the prayers. The Commissioner of …

LABOUR PARTY APPOINTS HEADS OF ‘OBIDIENT’ DIRECTORATE The Labour Party has appointed eight ‘Obidient’ members to control the affairs of the Directorate. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiorah Ifoh on Thursday. According to the statement, the move is part of the repositioning efforts of the party towards integrating millions of youths particularly, …