Politics

NO SECTIONAL BIAS IN TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS, FG REPLIES CRITICS The federal government has refuted claims that President Bola Tinubu’s political appointments are lopsided. Recently, Tinubu has faced criticism for allegedly favouring the south-west, his home region, particularly with his appointments. On Monday, Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno south, said Tinubu’s appointments have not reflected the diversity mandated by section …

2027: BUHARI’S FOLLOWERSHIP OCCULTIC, BE WORRIED IF HE’S NOT ON YOUR SIDE – NDUME TELLS TINUBU Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be worried if his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, is not on his side. The lawmaker, who has been a major critic of the present administration, made …

FEARING DEPORTATION, MIGRANTS IN US SEND MORE MONEY HOME Central American migrants in the United States sent home around 20 percent more in remittances in the first quarter of 2025, official data showed this week, a trend economists said reflected their fear of deportation by President Donald Trump’s administration. Nearly one-quarter of the GDP of impoverished Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador …

LP LEADERSHIP CRISIS: BATTLE SHIFTS TO INEC AS ABURE, USMAN, APAPA SEEK RECOGNITION The leadership tussle within the Labour Party, LP, took a new twist on Wednesday, with Lamidi Apapa asserting himself as the party’s National Chairman. Apapa, who made the declaration at a press conference in Abuja, cited the April 4 Supreme Court judgment that nullified Julius Abure’s leadership …

LP LEADERSHIP CRISIS: BATTLE SHIFTS TO INEC AS ABURE, USMAN, APAPA SEEK RECOGNITION The leadership tussle within the Labour Party, LP, took a new twist on Wednesday, with Lamidi Apapa asserting himself as the party’s National Chairman. Apapa, who made the declaration at a press conference in Abuja, cited the April 4 Supreme Court judgment that nullified Julius Abure’s leadership …

LP CRISIS: DOOR SHUTS ON ABURE, HE SHOULD HEED SUPREME COURT’S VERDICT – UMEH The Senator representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly, Victor Umeh, says the Supreme Court judgement on the Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis has shut the door on Julius Abure as the party’s chairman. Umeh said that Abure should take the admonishment of the apex court …

LP CRISIS: DOOR SHUTS ON ABURE, HE SHOULD HEED SUPREME COURT’S VERDICT – UMEH The Senator representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly, Victor Umeh, says the Supreme Court judgement on the Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis has shut the door on Julius Abure as the party’s chairman. Umeh said that Abure should take the admonishment of the apex court …

APC MOURNS SLAIN DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, SHUTS NATIONAL SECRETARIAT The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has shut down its national secretariat, popularly known as “Buhari House”, following the killing of its Director of Administration, Hon. AbdulRauf Adekunle Adeniji. Vanguard gathered that the deceased who was kidnapped weeks ago, was reportedly killed last month. The kidnappers were said to have concealed …

WE ERRED OVER LIST OF TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS: – PRESIDENCY The presidency has acknowledged errors in an earlier released list said to be a compilation of appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office in 2023. The previous list was released on Wednesday night by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare. Dare was …

US FORMER FIRST LADY, MICHELLE, SPEAKS ON RUMOURED DIVORCE WITH BARACK OBAMA Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has addressed divorce rumours circulating around her marriage to Barack. Michelle also claimed that it was time for her to start asking tough questions. According to her, women “struggle with disappointing people.” “They couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice …