Politics

BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT REJECTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANT FROM THE IMF In a move that has captured the attention of international observers and economists, Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore has made the decision to decline financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This decision marks a significant moment for the West African nation as it navigates its economic and political landscape …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS SUCCESSFUL – SOWORE Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, and the convener of the Take-It-Back movement, Omoyele Sowore, has commended the success of the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. Sowore highlighted the achievements of the protests, stressing that it succeeded before, during and after the demonstration that was strategically planned and executed. Speaking during an …

TINUBU RETURNS TO FRANCE ON INDEFINITE VACATION AFTER SEVEN MONTHS President Bola Tinubu will today commence an indefinite vacation to France, seven months after he visited the country on a “private visit”. Tinubu’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who made the announcement in a two-paragraph statement on Sunday, did not disclose when the president is expected back in the country. Quoting …

NIGERIA BACKWARD BECAUSE OF SELF-CENTERED LEADERS – OBASANJO A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the socioeconomic and political situations in the country have remained stagnant because of leadership deficit, concluding that the only way out is for “self-centred” leaders to give way. He spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday as Special Guest of Honour at …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE PRISONERS: NO BAIL, NO LAWYER, AS COURTS SEND 1,423 PROTESTERS TO PRISON The 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests may have ended, but the fallout will continue to be with us for some time to come. For instance, several protesters arrested in some states, mainly in the North, have been charged to court and remanded in prison pending their trial which may …

LP SECURES MAJORITY OF VOTES WITHOUT CANDIDATE IN BAUCHI The Labour Party in Bauchi State had secured the highest number of votes in the Bogoro councillorship election held in Lusa B Ward of Bogoro Local Government Area, despite not fielding a candidate. Consequently, the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, declared the candidate from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, …

TINUBU’S GOVT GIVES N5B BRIBE TO PDP CHIEFTAINS AHEAD of EDO GUBER ELECTION – ASO ROCK SOURCES Sources within Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, have revealed that N5 billion has been given as a bribe to key officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with influence and reach ahead of the upcoming Edo governorship election scheduled for September 21, …

Sani, Ex-ACF Scribe Former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr. Anthony Sani has raised the alarm that the rising poverty levels in Northern Nigeria are a powder keg waiting to explode soon. To this end, Sani called on leaders of Northern region to act fast and tame the snowballing abject poverty, noting that its consequences will consume them. …

WHY 2023 POLLS RECORDED LOW VOTER TURNOUT – NATIONAL PEACE COMMITTEE The Chairman National Peace Committee (NPC) and former Head of States, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), Convener Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, and other members of the committee have listed why the 2023 general elections recorded low voter turnout than expected. They spoke on Friday at the formal presentation of the …

CHINESE FIRM RELEASES ONE-ON-ONE REALLY SEIZED PRESIDENTIAL JET Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese firm has released one of the seized Nigeria’s presidential jets. Recall that Zhongshan, the Chinese firm had secured a court order to confiscate three Nigerian presidential jets pending when Zhongshan receives $74.5 million awarded to it against Nigeria. The spokesperson of the company who …