Politics

NIGERIANS KNOCK TINUBU ON FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE Majority of Nigerian citizens are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs in the country, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a new survey by the Africa Polling Institute (API). API’s Executive Director, Bell Ihua, said in a statement on Wednesday that the survey showed an overwhelming majority of citizens …

THUMB DOWN FOR TINUBU AS 84% OF CITIZENS EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION WITH REGIME Majority of Nigerian citizens are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs in the country, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a new survey by the Africa Polling Institute (API). API’s Executive Director, Bell Ihua, said in a statement on Wednesday that the survey showed an …

‘HUNGRY PEOPLE DON’T SING’, TINUBU UNDER FIRE OVER NATIONAL ANTHEM ACT Some Nigerians have expressed outrage over the bill President Bola Tinubu signed into law on Wednesday morning. The bill, which was simultaneously introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives last week, received an accelerated consideration and passage. The speed with which both chambers of the National Assembly …

COUNT ME OUT OF RESTORED OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM – OBY EZEKWESILI Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education and Nigerian activist, has publicly declared her refusal to sing the newly confirmed national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee.” In a statement posted on her X account, Ezekwesili said she will continue singing the previous national anthem, “Arise, O compatriots.” Ezekwesili’s declaration comes …

COURT FREES MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT OF TERRORISM CHARGES A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, of all terrorism charges against him. Justice Inyang Ekwo delivered the verdict on Wednesday after the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) unexpectedly withdrew the charges. During the hearing, Ms. Aderonke Imana, representing the AGF, …

KANO GOVERNOR BANS DEMONSTRATIONS, ORDERS ARREST OF ‘STUDENT PROTESTERS’ Governor Abba Yusuf has banned all forms of public demonstrations in Kano State. He also imposed stringent restrictions on all public gatherings intended to protest within the state. The Governor, in a statement by his Media and Publicity Director Sanusi Bature on Wednesday, said he was exercising the authority vested in …

SANUSI, BAYERO CLING TO KANO EMIRSHIP AS COURTS GIVE CONFLICTING ORDERS Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. Conquering the clouds on a journey …

SOUTHEAST PEOPLE STILL OBSERVE SIT-AT-HOME Despite states and federal governments’ assurances to the people to go about their normal daily activities especially on Mondays in the five states of the South East geopolitical region, business activities have continued to be in their lowest ebbs, no thanks to the unending “Sit-at-home” called by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra (IPOB) since …

TEN MAJOR POLITICIANS THAT FELL OUT OF LIMELIGHT The past 25 years have sprouted different calibres of politicians, with many retaining their relevance while others have simply faded into political oblivion. These politicians once swayed enormous powers in Nigeria’s fourth republic. But now their names are like a whisper from another life, almost forgotten. While some have faced a natural …

ONE YEAR OF TINUBU’S GOVT, NIGERIA NOT WORKING; IT’S A COCKTAIL OF TRIAL-AND-ERROR ECONOMIC POLICIES, BY ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has picked holes in the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during his first year in office. He described the period as a “cocktail of trial-and-error economic policies”. Atiku, who was the …