Politics

EL-RUFAI QUITS APC, JOINS SDP Former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has announced his resignation from the ruling party and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC as …

US SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST UNFREEZE FOREIGN AID PAYMENTS A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work already completed on the government’s behalf. The court ruled 5-4 with Chief Justice John …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

Hom Fubara invites assembly members for crucial meeting over Supreme Court judgement Publi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to a meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday, March 10, at 10:00 AM. This invitation was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy …

ATIKU NOT DEFECTING – MEDIA AIDE Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar denied reports of defecting from the party. Atiku said reports of his defecting from the PDP were part of efforts to confuse the coalition in process. There have been reports of Atiku finalizing plans to defect from the PDP to the Social Democratic Party, SDP. …

TRUMP APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADORS TO REPRESENT US IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES United States President Donald Trump announced via his Truth Social on Friday that he had appointed a number of new ambassadors to represent the US in some countries. Trump announced Amer Ghalib will serve as the US ambassador to Kuwait. He also disclosed that Michel Issa will serve as the …

HOW LAGOS SPEAKER OBASA TRICKED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO ACCEPT HIS RETURN, FAILED TO RESIGN AS AGREED The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, was expected to return and later resign as part of the agreement to resolve the leadership crisis in the House, a source said on Saturday. The source said unlike the claim of the ruling All …

PAROCHIALISM OR COMPETENCE?: EXPERTS ANALYSE TINUBU’S ECONOMIC TEAM Within a spate of 24 hours this week, two key developments occurred in the Nigerian economic sector. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the appointment of Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as Accountant-General of the Federation while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appointed 16 new directors as part of reforms within the apex bank. The …

PAROCHIALISM OR COMPETENCE?: EXPERTS ANALYSE TINUBU’S ECONOMIC TEAM Within a spate of 24 hours this week, two key developments occurred in the Nigerian economic sector. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the appointment of Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as Accountant-General of the Federation while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appointed 16 new directors as part of reforms within the apex bank. The …