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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has called on residents to continue supporting President Bola Tinubu, saying he deserves strong backing for his commitment to the state and the country. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Wednesday in Kano. Dawakin-Tofa quoted Yusuf as making the call in Kano ...
Former Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, has commended Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari, for awarding full education scholarships to 20,000 orphans and vulnerable children. The beneficiaries were drawn from underprivileged families in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the ex-chairman in Gusau on Wednesday. Danfulani described the ...
The Constitution Amendment Bill on State Police passed its second reading during the Senate plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion for the suspension of Senate rules to accelerate consideration of the executive bill seeking constitutional backing for state police services. Leading the debate on the bill, Bamidele said ...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) have cautioned Islamic clerics against political partisanship, hate speech, and the spread of misinformation Speaking at a capacity-building workshop for islamic clerics from Northern Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday,NSCIA Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, urged clerics to champion responsible communication in their sermons. ...
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo, Tony Alile, says the party’s campaign for the 2027 general elections will focus on practical solutions to the country’s challenges. Alile made this known in an interview with the News reporters on Wednesday in Benin. He described the ADC as the only credible alternative ahead ...
Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, to urgently establish an emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation programme for communities devastated by insecurity in different parts of the state. The resolution followed a motion presented during plenary by the member representing Ihiala Constituency 2, Mr Golden Iloh, during plenary on ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has delivered a warning to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates warning that its flagbearers must brace themselves for a brutal political struggle to reclaim power rather than expecting victory on a silver platter. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the high-stakes 109th National Executive Committee ...
Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been elected as the President of the Forum of African Regions (FORAF). AbdulRazaq was elected alongside four regional vice presidents representing Central Africa, North Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin by ...
The Senate on Wednesday swore in four senators-elect following their victory at the just concluded by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Newsmen reports that the new Senators-elect include Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza (APC Nasarawa North), Ikeje Asogwa (APC Enugu North), Olaka Nwogu (PDP Rivers South)and Francis Faduyile (APC Ondo South). Newsmen also reports ...
Perturbed by the growing wave of political violence in Osun State, the Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun State has reiterated its calls for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Osun, Ibrahim Gotan, saying the command under his leadership has failed to inspire public confidence. The civil society groups also gave the ...
The Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has cautioned Governor Ademola Adeleke and his supporters against actions capable of escalating the ongoing crisis over the control of local government councils in the state. This warning was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the ALGON Chairman in Osun ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Monday has received former loyalists of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke at the Ilerioluwa Campaign Office, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo. Among the defectors are Honorable Kazeem Azeez Olatunde, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke; Mr. Lukman, Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke on ...
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Abuja, calling for an inclusive, transparent and credible process for the emergence of the party’s governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 election. The protesters urged the party leadership to provide a level playing field for all aspirants and ...
Sen. Garba Maidoki, representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The defection was announced during Tuesday’s emergency plenary through a letter read by the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Jibrin Barau, before members of the Senate. Maidoki said his decision followed extensive consultations with ...
…highlights plan for agriculture, health By Omobolaji Adekunle The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has unveiled a broad development agenda focused on security, education, healthcare, agriculture, rural development, and local government autonomy, declaring that good governance remains the foundation for sustainable growth and prosperity in the state. ...
The Presidency has dismissed Mr Peter Obi’s call for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, describing it as misplaced and based on what it called a selective interpretation of developments in Nigeria since 2023. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who said Obi’s position failed ...
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday stepped down a request by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), lawmakers to change the minority leadership positions in the assembly. The request followed the defection of the three remaining PDP lawmakers to the NDC. The house faulted the request for failing to adhere to the standard parliamentary procedures. ...
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors has charged Gov. Biodun Oyebanji to remain inclusive, noble and magnanimous in victory, as he leads Ekiti for greater progress in second tenure. Mr Tunde Rahman, Director, Media and Publicity, Renewed Hope Ambassadors gave the charge in a statement on Monday in Abuja, while congratulating Oyenbanji on his landslide victory in ...
Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has visited the family of the late Ezekiel Olapade, who was killed on Sunday by suspected political thugs in a branded campaign vehicle, warning that Osun State will not be intimidated by brigandage and violence. The governor, accompanied by top government officials, wept alongside the family of the victim, ...
The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed recent comments by Peter Obi calling for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu, describing the remarks as misguided, selective, and a distraction from ongoing national reforms. In a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency said Obi’s comparison ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has debunked a fake public notice circulating on social media listing All Progressives Congress (APC), candidates for Lagos Federal House of Representatives seats for the 2027 elections. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by INEC. According to the commission, “The document is fake, misleading and did ...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State chapter of the All Congress Progressives (APC) and the Imole Campaign Council (TICC) have condemned the killing of a 14-year-old boy, Ezekiel Olapade, during a violent attack in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the suspect. ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Mr Dare Bejide, has rejected the Ekiti State election result. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Bejide described the election as lacking credibility. He alleged tnat the exercise was conducted in “an atmosphere replica of a war zone”. The ADC candidate accused the ruling party of engaging in vote ...
