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Political affairs analyst Jerry Chukwueke has stated that supporters of 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, are loyal to individuals rather than political parties. Chukwueke made the remarks on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. He stated that, “Obidients actually don’t follow parties; they follow individuals. It’s about where they perceive a performer is …

Hundreds of demonstrators on Friday took to the streets of Lagos, marching from the Ikeja Bridge to Alausa, the seat of the Lagos State Government, to protest worsening hunger and the ongoing demolition of buildings in Oworonshoki. The protesters, led by the Take It Back Movement in collaboration with several civil society organisations, said the demolitions have left many residents …

The Federal Government has launched the National Job Centre Project, a nationwide network of employability hubs aimed at tackling unemployment and promoting dignified, inclusive, and transformative work for Nigerians. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, announced the initiative while speaking at the Mastercard Foundation Annual Nigeria Partner Convening held in Lagos yesterday. According to the Minister, …

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that the will of God and the mandate of the people will determine who wins the 2027 governorship election in his State, warning that nobody should contemplate rigging results against people’s wills. Otti, who sounded the warning at the Government House, Umuahia, on Thursday, during October edition of Alex Otti Speaks to Abians, …

The Kano State Government has filed a lawsuit against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, two of his sons, and several others before the State High Court over an alleged N4.49 billion fraud The suit seeks to recover the state’s 20 per cent equity stake in Dala Inland Dry Port Limited and to reclaim public funds totalling N4,492,387,013.76, which were allegedly misappropriated. …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused governors defecting from its fold of greed, selfishness, and covetousness, insisting that Nigerians will ultimately decide their fate in the 2027 general elections. The opposition party maintained that it is not governors who make a political party, but the people, adding that those abandoning the platform that brought them to power would soon …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is facing its worst time as a political party in Nigeria. Apart from the 2015 general elections, when then Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State led four of his colleagues out of the party, the PDP has never had it so bad. The recent gale of defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress, …

There were indications on Thursday that some names on the presidential pardon list approved by the Council of State, as presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), may be dropped. The development comes amid growing public outcry over the inclusion of certain high-profile and violent offenders among those pardoned by President Bola Tinubu. The presidential pardon, …

Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has condemned the ongoing demolition of homes under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State. Emenike, in a post on his Instagram page, claimed that the demolition is targeted at Igbos from the South-Eastern part of the country. Emenike also blamed the Igbos over the demolitions, stating that they do not invest …

Muslim scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library are being accommodated with prayer spaces, its Vice Prefect has confirmed. Fr Giacomo Cardinali, Vice Prefect, said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Muslim academics had requested a small area in which to pray, and the library had agreed. “Some Muslim scholars have asked us for a room with …