I’M READY TO BE VICE PRESIDENT IF I SEE SOMEONE WHO WILL PERFORM BETTER – PETER OBI A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed his willingness to consider a vice-presidential role if he finds someone who can perform better than him. The former Anambra governor stated this in a recent exclusive interview with New Central TV , …

EDO APC GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE FACES DISQUALIFICATION OVER PERJURY A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has summoned Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State elections, to respond to charges of forgery and perjury. The charges, filed by PDP Chieftain Chief Honesty Aginbatse, stem from discrepancies in the birth dates provided in the nomination …

TINUBU NOT SOUTH WEST LEADER, BUT JAGABAN OF LAGOS – ONDO GOVERNOR’S AIDE.Nigerians, particularly on X, formerly Twitter, have called out one of the newly appointed senior special assistants to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Oluyemi Fashipe. However, after announcing the appointment, some X users went down memory lane to unearth multiple posts of Fashipe attacking the current Nigerian …

KOGI PDP SUSPENDS DINO MELAYE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has suspended its former governorship candidate in the state, Senator Dino Melaye, over alleged anti-party activities. Melaye’s suspension by the executive committee of the party in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 was announced in a memo dated September 12, 2024. The memo reads: “Ward Party …

MARKETERS COMPLAINED TO TINUBU THAT OUR DIESEL IS TOO CHEAP – DANGOTE Marketers of petroleum products in Nigeria have reportedly written to President Bola Tinubu to complain that the drop in price of Dangote Refinery’s diesel to N900 per litre, is negatively affecting their businesses. Devakumar Edwin, Vice President, Dangote Industries Limited, disclosed this on a Twitter Spaces session organized …

HOW TINUBU GOVT USED RESEARCH INSTITUTES AS FRONTS TO DOLE OUT MONEY FOR UNRELATED PROJECTS A review of the public payments portal, Govspend has shown that Nigeria Research institutes are fast becoming conduits for carrying out tasks that are outside their stated legal frameworks.Most times the monies spent on these projects inserted into these research institutes’ budgets are usually more …

I’LL RETURN TO NIGERIA SOON DESPITE BEING WANTED – SOWORE SLAMS TINUBU GOVT Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), for issuing a directive for his arrest on his arrival in Nigeria. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), said it is unfortunate …

APC STATE CHAIRMEN LAMENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN NIGERIA, RESOLVE TO MEET TINUBU Chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resolved to meet with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the state of affairs in the country. Secretary of …

HOW MY COMMITTEE SAVED LABOUR PARTY FROM BRING DE-REGISTERED -NENADI USMAN The Chairman, Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), Senator Nenadi Usman, has disclosed that for the quick intervention of the leaders of the party at the September 4 Stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) might have de-registered the party. Senator Usman disclosed this to journalists …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, FLAGS OFF REVITALISATION OF UNITED PALM PRODUCTS Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, Thursday, performed the formal flag-off of the revitalisation of the Enugu United Palm Products Limited, EUPPL. The flag-off, which took place at Ibite-Olo, Ezeagu LGA of the state, was sequel to the N100bn deal between the Enugu State Government and Pragmatic Palms …

PDP GOVERNORS LOSE AS NWC HANDS RIVERS PDP TO WIKE The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has solidified his position in the Peoples Democratic Party leadership crisis as the National Working Committee endorsed the Rivers State congresses. Wike’s loyalists within the PDP NWC not only secured the approval but also postponed the National Executive Committee meeting, originally set …

NAIRA DEVALUATION WORSENS COST OF FUEL IMPORTATION AS NIGERIA SPENT N5.8TN IN SIX MONTHS Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that petroleum worth N5.8 trillion was imported into the country in the first six months of 2024, representing first and second quarter of the year. A review shows that in the first quarter of the year, …

LP CRISIS: YOUR TENURE HAS EXPIRED – BOT TELLS ABURE The Labour Party, LP, Caretaker Committee in Abuja has urged Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on June 9. The Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party Salisu Mohammed said this during a news conference organised by the leadership …

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR UNION PETITIONS TINUBU OVER PERSECUTION OF LABOUR LEADERS International labour unions, represented by the International Trade Union Conference (ITUC) and Public Service International (PSI), have raised concerns over alleged human rights abuses and the persecution of trade unions and labour leaders in Nigeria, particularly the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. This comes amid reports …

UK COURT JAILS NIGERIAN NURSE FOR LEAVING 10-WEEK-OLD BABY DIE WHILE AT WORK A Nigerian working as a nurse in the United Kingdom, Ruth Auta, has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting her ten-week-old baby, Joshua Akerele, who died while she was at work, reports Daily Mail The 28-year-old single mother had reportedly left Joshua alone in …