THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday, said that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery would become functional by December this year.The Minister disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council FEC, meeting ...

...Says 2023 budget presentation likely in 1st week of Oct.14/09/2022The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday called for the speedy completion of the ongoing renovation of the National Assembly complex ahead of the delivery deadline of August ...

Gov. Ayade makes his staff stand for hours under the sun for resuming late to work in Cross River StateCross River State Governor Ben Ayade, this Wednesday, locked out some of his aides, including some staff of Government House, Calabar, for coming late to work.On arriving at the office as early as ...

  The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to go after the sponsors and perpetrators of mayhem in Agosasa town of Ipoka Local Government Area of the state, over the obaship tussle.Clashes had erupted in the town at the weekend over the next Oja of Agosasa, leading to the death of at least ...

Peter Obi left $150m in 3 banks – Alex Otti replies Anambra govt published on May 19, 2017By Wale OdunsiFormer chairman of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, yesterday stated that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi left $150 million in three banks.His reaction may not be unconnected to claims by ...

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has indicted the President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and his ruling All Progressives Congress for keeping their promise of relegating the country in their manifesto to Nigerians.In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the demand by some political big wigs in his party, calling for the resignation of the National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, was achievable.Atiku disclosed this when he met with PDP stalwarts ...

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was due to address the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry today. However, Arise Television began announcing that Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu had pulled out of the event (Chief Tinubu is due to address the chamber in October). The actual fact ...

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for the people of the South to feel a sense of belonging in the party.Makinde made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the ...

Nigerian netizens have reacted to a picture of Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman dragging Tinubu along in a rather disrespectful manner.Internet users have reacted differently to the picture, each having a different comment to make.For instance, the picture generated mostly negative ...

A five-member panel, headed by Justice Amina Augie, delivered judgement today, after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the appeal marked: SC/CV/ 939/2022 filed by Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii.Mr Odii and Senator Ogba had locked horns in a legal battle over who was validly elected ...

Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor and a staunch supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has lambasted the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign council, Festus Keyamo, over a social media post.The American psychologist ...

By Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo:The governorship candidate of Labour Party(LP) in Abia State, Monday cried out over the destruction of its billboard by alleged agents of the state government even after he had paid N10 million fee as required.Spokesman of the Alex Otti Campaign Organisation, Mr Ferdinand ...

By Mumini AbdulKareemThe House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Basic Education and Services on Tuesday warned governors in the country to prioritize basic education or be ready to face the consequences.The chairman of the committee, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, said this in Ilorin, Kwara State ...

As the crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) persists, the camps of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, begin legal fireworks at the Federal High Court in Abuja on the legality of the primary election ...

The number of justices of the supreme court has further depleted following the retirement of Abdu Aboki.Aboki clocked 70 years on August 5, 2022, being the statutory retirement age for justices of the supreme court.However, the valedictory court session could not hold due to the annual vacation of ...

Two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ward chairmen in Kogi Local Government Area, Unit leaders and a former Special Adviser, weekend, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.The two Chairmen who defected are Muhammed Ozahi and Abdulkarim Shaibu Saikayi.They duo were the former Ward ...

Governor Bello Muhammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has described the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq as a worthy daughter of the State.The Governor made the remark at the flag-off of the Cash Grant for Vulnerable Groups held at the ...

Farmers across the 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed their readiness to tap the opportunities in cassava and maize value chain as proposed by the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu.The farmers, under the ...

Minister of state, Labour and Employment and Director, Public Affairs of the All Progressives Congress APCPresidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo SAN has reacted to calls by the Labour Party LP asking security agencies to place him on a terror watchlist.He said, instead, it is the LP ...

 The Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Council, Plateau State, Hon. Bitrus Zulfa Rimven, has been impeached.Hon Rimven was impeached by 14 members of the 18 members of the legislative council of the Local Government Area.A source from the local government informed Daily Trust that the ...

 A 2023 presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, says it will take a “miracle” for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to win the 2023 presidential elections.According to him, there are only two parties in Nigeria – the PDP and the All Progressives ...

 The 19 northern governors and all the traditional rulers in the region have called for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to give legal backing to state police.They said this was the only way to tackle the myriad security challenges affecting the region and the country at large, among them ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says his administration will address the nation’s security challenges by taking tough decisions if elected in the coming general elections.With about six months to the polls, the PDP candidate promised to prioritise ...

"...He is not Asiwaju’s doctor and is not privy to his medical record, Obi has again disgracefully elevated what has for long been a beer parlor gossip and social media lie being propagated by his IPOB supporters."The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says those who should be speaking about the achievements of his administration are not doing so. Buhari said this on Tuesday during a visit to Imo to inaugurate some projects in the state.He said considering the available resources when his administration came into power, ...

YOU HAVE WRITTEN YOUR OWN HISTORY, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS GOV. HOPE UZODIMMA OF IMO STATEPresident Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Owerri, Imo State, commended Gov. Hope Uzodimma for his efforts in developing the state, saying, “You have written your own history,’’ after he saw the ultra-modern chamber ...

Defections in APC dangerous, ex-aspirants tell TinubuAmid the defections that have hit the All Progressives Congress in recent weeks, all former aspirants of the party under the aegis of APC360, have called on its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to urgently set measures to halt the “dangerous” ...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Prince Uthman Shodipe on Monday announced his resignation from the party.Shodipe who until his resignation was the PDP Chairman , Ward A1, Lagos Island Local Government in a statement he personally signed said he is " moving to the ...

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, eligible voters across Nigeria have overwhelming rejected Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, preferring to vote a mixed-faith ticket, a new poll has revealedThe poll was conducted by the African polling Institute (API), in partnership with BusinessDay.The ...

Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku, Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, has once again put a smile on the faces of the state's youths through his charity organization, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku Youth Empowerment Forum (PAAYEF).Asuku, through his PAAYEF, held a graduation ceremony for ...

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has urged Nigerians to vote for candidates based on competence, character and not sentiments in the 2023 general election. Obi said this at a two-day Leadership Retreat with the theme “Nigeria at a Crossroad; Labour Party the Only Option in ...

By Chuks Okocha, Dike Onwuamaeze and Segun James:Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said he would resuscitate Nigeria’s ailing economy by launching a $10 billion Economic Stimulus Fund within his first 100 days in office, if he wins the 2023 ...

PRESS STATEMENTPeter Obi spins another lie about Asiwaju TinubuIncurable liar and Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi expanded his catalogue of lies on Monday by playing the medical doctor, declaring Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as unwell for the presidency.He even added most ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that its preliminary investigation established the offences of a logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism against Tukur Mamu.The DSS, in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 filed before ...

Atiku Abubakar @atikuJoin me today. -AA #AtikuAtLCCIhttps://twitter.com/atiku/status/1569566550981574656Atiku Abubakar @atikuI thank the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry for giving me this platform to speak to such a distinguished audience and on such a germane issue.As you are aware I have ...

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, showed up at the Court of Appeal to witness the case of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja.Sowore shared pictures from the court via his Twitter handle.He ...

By Hammed Shittu:The gale of defections last weekend hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State as no fewer than 5,000 members of the party publicly defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ahead of the 2023 election.The mostly affected local government councils by ...

In the coming days, Nigerians will launch massive campaigns for their preferred presidential aspirants, so many factors will determine the electorate's support, one of which is the party's support for its candidates.The Presidential election, which is the focus of all eyes, will undoubtedly require ...

BUHARI COMMISSIONS ORLU/OWERRI DUAL CARRIAGE ROADPresident Muhammadu Buhari has today, 13th September, 2022 inaugurated for use, the 37km Owerri to Orlu dual carriage way in Imo State amidst tight security.The Owerri-Orlu road was in terrible shape before Hope Uzodinma was sworn in as Governor of ...

Indications emerged yesterday that for the intervention and appeals by former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the peace meeting called by the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Victory Giadom on Monday on how the party would perform well in the ...

A group of concerned All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Niger Delta region has again written to President Buhari, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, the federal government, and the APC leadership, to express “disappointment with the delay in inaugurating ...

By Ibrahim Oyewale:Ahead of the 2023 general election, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has warned against anti- party activities by any  member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).Bello gave the warning in Lokoja yesterday  during an interactive session with critical stakeholders ...

By Laleye Dipo:All the support groups for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Niger State are to form a coalition ahead of the flagging-off of the presidential election campaigns later this month, THISDAY has learnt.However, according to sources ...

 Ogun State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of two lawmakers from the assembly.The suspended lawmakers are; Oludare Kadiri from Ijebu North II and Solomon Osho, from Remo North State constituency.Speaker of the House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo who made the pronouncement during ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, met privately with the presidential candidate of the Action Alliance, Hamza Al-Mustapha at his private residence in Port Harcourt on Monday night.Major Al-Mustapha (retd) was the Chief Security Officer of the late former Head of State, Sanni Abacha.The latest ...

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has come under heavy criticism for spraying money at residents of his states, while he was being driven in a convoy through a cheering crowd.Bala Mohammed during the weekend caused a chaotic scene during his visit to Azare town where threw money at ...

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has apologised to Christian clerics over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.He also appealed to them to help talk to their followers about the need to forgive and give the party a chance.This was contained in a statement ...

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reminded Nigerians, particularly Christians, of the need to fully participate in forthcoming general election and not sit on the fence as being the case in past elections.CAN described the 2023 general election as one valid chance and opportunity that ...

Media aide to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, Comrade Valentine Obienyem, has debunked rumour making round that his boss was attacked in Abuja.Obienyem in a statement urged the public to ignore the rumour and described it as a falsehood.He ...