Politics

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 …

IT’S BEEN ONE YEAR OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, INSECURITY, HOPELESSNESS – LP HOUSE OF REPS CAUCUS The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year in office as a “reign of economic hardship, insecurity and hopelessness”, contrary to the promised ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra of the administration. This was contained in a State-of-the-Nation …

TINUBU’S ONE YEAR OF MISMATCH: BETWEEN PERFORMANCE & REALITIES – PREMIUM TIMES Today, Wednesday, 29 May, President Bola Tinubu is one year in office. It is a milestone that evokes serious reflections, given the electoral promises of every occupant of that office and the country’s existential challenges that need to be tackled. A juxtaposition of the two extremes in one …

DRAMA AS COURT ORDERS SANUSI’S EVICTION, ANOTHER COURT STOPS ENFORCEMENT A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the eviction of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Kofar Kudu Palace, while a State High Court has restrained the police and other security agencies from carrying out the eviction order. The Federal Court had, on Tuesday, ordered the police to ensure …

CONFUSION AS TINUBU’S AIDES CONTRADICT EACH OTHER Presidential spokesmen, Bayo Onanuga, and Ajuri Ngelale contradicted each other on the speech of President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office. The president who took his oath of office on May 29, 2023, clocks on year in office today. In commemoration of the first anniversary, both spokesmen issued contradictory statements. While Onanuga said …

BREAKING: ABDUL NINGI, SUSPENDED SENATOR PARDONED, RECALLED The Senate has pardoned and recalled Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi. Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, for accusing the Senate of budget padding. The recall process was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended …

40 KANO DISTRICT HEADS PROSTRATE BEFORE SANUSI, AFFIRM LOYALTY Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano, presided over the inaugural emirate council meeting on Sunday at the Gidan Rumfa palace. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi’s leadership was reinstated by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Friday. This first expanded council meeting witnessed the …

THUGS, ANTI-ABURE SUPPORTERS CLASH AT LP NATIONAL SECRETARIAT Pandemonium erupted on Monday when suspected thugs attacked members and executives of the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party who came to protest the continued stay of the National Chairman, Julius Abure, in office after his purported suspension last week. The hoodlums, numbering about 20 swooped on the demonstrators as they …

WAS JUSTICE LIMAN’S SIGNATURE ON KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE FORGED? A fresh finding has raised suspicion of forgery in the controversial order issued by Justice Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano on the emirship tussle in the state. Justice Liman had on Thursday last week granted an ex-parte order restraining the Kano State Government from implementing an already signed …