Politics

FINALLY, DANIEL BWALA LANDS BIG JOB IN TINUBU’S GOVT President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications, State House. Others appointed on Thursday include three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies. The new appointees, as announced by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, include Mr Olawale Olopade, Director-General, …

TRUMP VOWS TO HELP RESTORE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA – RESPONSE TO GOODLUCK JONATHAN Following his victory as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump received a congratulatory message from former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The message, which expressed goodwill and hope for global peace, was acknowledged by Trump on his official X account, marking a moment …

Y OBIDIENT MOVEMENT BIGGER THAN LP, WE CHANGE PARTY IF… YUNUSA The National Coordinator of Nigeria’s “Obidient” Movement, Yunusa Tanko has asserted the movement’s independence and the possibility to pivot to another platform to uphold its values of good governance and accountability. He said, “The Obidient Movement is bigger than the Labour Party… We have them everywhere, academicians, traders, some …

COMMITTEE ON LG AUTONOMY CONCLUDES ASSIGNMENT The Committee on Local Government Autonomy set up by the Federal Government has concluded its meetings and signed the technical document, which is expected to be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu soon.The National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, Hakeem Ambali, made this known in an interview with our correspondent on …

NEW EDO GOVERNOR, OKPEBHOLO, HITS GROUND RUNNING, APPOINTS KEY OFFICERS Newly sworn-in governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SGG).The appointment, alongside others, was the first to be made by the governor hours after assumption of office on Tuesday.Also, a former federal lawmaker, Dr Samson Osagie, has been …

BREAKING. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUSTIN WELBY RESIGNS This comes after the independent Makin review discovered that the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister. Following calls for his resignation, Welby said the report “exposed the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth”. According to Welby, he believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution …

WAR OF FIRST LADIES: MELENA TRUMP SNUBS JILL BIDEN, SKIPS TRADITIONAL MEETING Melania Trump will not join Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, despite receiving an invitation from President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to attend. Traditionally, when the outgoing president hosts the incoming president-elect in the Oval Office, the first lady hosts her successor for …

THE UNTOLD STORY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEAS SEX TAPE LEAKIn recent weeks, Equatorial Guinea has been rocked by an explosive scandal involving leaked sex tapes of Baltasar Ebang Mr Engonga, a senior civil servant and nephew of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.What began as a salacious scandal may, in fact, be the latest power play in the fight over the country’s presidential …

THERE’S A SECRET MEMO IN GOVT AGAINST THE IGBO – SOWORE Nigerian politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has claimed that there exists a confidential memorandum within the government advising caution regarding the Igbo people. The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) said the memo warns against an Igbo presidency. Sowore asserted that the Igbo community cannot prosper …

APPEAL COURT SETS UP PANEL OVER RIVERS POLITICAL CRISIS The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has set up a three-member special panel to hear all appeals relating to the political disputes in Rivers State, including the one between Governor Simianalayi Fubara and the House of Assembly. According to reports, the panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, …