Category Archives: Politics

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has approved the immediate rollout of national construction and household support Programmes.  This was stated in a Twitter post on the official handle of the President via @Ngrpresident.  Some of the supports rolled out are; allocation of a N10billion one-off support to the states and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for theContinueContinue reading “Tinubu Government Announces N155billion For Provision Of Foodstuffs, Distribution To Nigerians “

A former federal lawmaker and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has said there are alleged plans by northern political forces to use former President Muhammadu Buhari to undermine the government of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Arise News TV, Sani said there is evidence of rallying and regrouping of political forces from the NorthContinueContinue reading “Northern Political Forces  Rallying round Buhari In Plot To Sack tinubu’s Government – Shehu Sani “

The immediate-past Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has challenged his successor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, to disclose the wage bill of the state. In a statement on Tuesday by his media aide, Terver Akase,  the ex-governor also asked Alia to publish the allocations received since his assumption of office. Ortom’s call came on the heelsContinueContinue reading “ORTOM DENIES LEAVING N359BN UNPAID SALARIES IN BENUE”

The Governor Abba Yusuf-led Kano State government announced on Wednesday that Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano, is now considered a “private citizen.”  According to a statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature, the government’s declaration followed rulings from the Kano State High Court upholding the State Assembly’s repeal of the 2019ContinueContinue reading “Kano Government Says Deposed Emir, Ado Bayero Now Regarded As ‘Private Citizen’”

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that Nigerian would not have been ravaged by banditry as it is today if the country had not changed its national anthem in 1978. Akpabio, who said this on Tuesday during his visit to the Nigerian Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, saying Nigeria is experiencing the currentContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Wouldn’t Be Hit By Banditry If Our National Anthem Wasn’t Changed In 1978 – Akpabio”

Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has shared his profound disappointment in former President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership. Galadima, who was once a staunch supporter of Buhari, said this in a Tuesday interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme. He said, “Even those people you can vouch for that are goodContinueContinue reading “I Could Have Bet My Life Buhari Would Be A Good Leader But He Was A Disappointment –Ex-President’s Former Ally, Galadima”

The National Assembly has no constitutional powers to make laws banning open grazing and establish a national agency for the regulation and management of ranches in Nigeria, a retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ejembi Eko, has said. The retired judge disclosed this in a chat with Law & Society Magazine on the current Bill atContinueContinue reading “National Assembly Lacks Constitutional Powers To Legislate On Open Grazing Bill – Retired Supreme Court Justice, Ejembi”

A poll has been conducted by the Governance Advancement Initiative for Nigeria (GAIN) to allow Nigeriana rate the performances of the state governors, ministers and other public officials in the country. The respondents were asked to provide the names of those they believed to be the most effective elected or appointed public servants, to whichContinueContinue reading “Nigerians In New Poll Rate Performances Of 36 State Governors, Other Public Officials “

As the Adamawa State prepares for the LG Polls in July,  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reserved its Vice Chairmanship tickets for the party’s female candidates. This was disclosed on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the leader of the party in the state.ContinueContinue reading “Adamawa Local Council Election, PDP Reserves  Vice Chairmanship Tickets For Female Candidates”

The House of Representatives has moved to create the office of two Vice presidents, representing the Southern and Northern parts of Nigeria, as part of a series of proposed constitutional reforms. The six bills, which have passed their first reading in the House, are sponsored by 35 members.  At a press conference in Abuja, IkengaContinueContinue reading “Nigerian House Of Representatives Proposes Two Vice Presidents For North, South In Reform Bill”