Category Archives: Politics

The Nigerian Senate held an executive/closed session on Thursday to deliberate changing the national anthem. The move is to replace the anthem with the former one ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’, which was adopted as the country’s first national anthem on October 1, 1960 but was dropped in 1978 by the Olusegun Obasanjo military regime. SenateContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Senate Holds Secret Session To Change Nigerian Anthem.”

Former vice-president and Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar hosted his former running mate and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi on Monday at his place of residence. This was disclosed in a tweet issued by Atiku on his verified X page while sharing the pictures of theContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Peter Obi Visits Former Vice President, Atiku Amid Speculations Of New Alliance”

PDP also condemned the continuing increase in electricity tariff and price of petroleum products.  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that Nigerian workers and citizens have been subjected to misery, hardship and insecurity in the last nine years by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.  The opposition party made this known in a statementContinueContinue reading “With Petrol Selling For N1000 Per Litre, APC Government Has Brought Distress On Nigerians – PDP”

A fresh crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been suspended from the party in Kano State. Ganduje was suspended for alleged corruption including allegations of bribery levelled against him by the Kano State Government.  The former governor was suspended byContinueContinue reading “APC Suspends Party’s National Chairman, Ganduje Over Alleged Bribery”

The Assembly impeached the deputy governor on Monday after it adopted the report of a seven-member probe panel set up to probe allegations of gross misconduct against him. The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The Assembly impeached the deputy governor on Monday after it adopted the reportContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Edo Assembly Impeaches Deputy Governor Shaibu”

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has said that whatever bill President Bola Tinubu’s administration brings to the National Assembly will be passed. Abass made this known while speaking during a dinner hosted by the President for over 60 members of the House of Representatives to break the Ramadan fast. The SpeakerContinueContinue reading “Whatever Bill You Bring To National Assembly Will Be Passed, House Of Reps Speaker Assures President Tinubu”

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded an immediate thorough investigation into the alleged N3trillion budget padding rocking the Nigerian senate. Senator Abdul Ningi had on Saturday last week while granting an interview to the BBC disclosed that the President Bola Tinubu-led government was implementing a different budget other than that what was approvedContinueContinue reading “Atiku Knocks Tinubu: Your Padded Budget Has Translated To Padded Poverty, Padded Insecurity For Nigerians”

Nigerian Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume on Wednesday admitted that 10 Senate leaders including him got more than N200 million budget each for their constituency projects in the approved 2024 Appropriation Act. The Senator from Borno South Senatorial District disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, adding that it is a normalContinueContinue reading “It’s True 10 Senate Leaders Including Me Got Over N200Million Each For Constituency Projects —Chief Whip, Ndume”

#RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, has described Nigeria’s National Assembly, particularly the Senate as the coven of thieves. The activist also described the Senate as a retirement home of chronic liars, never-do-wells and corrupt former governors. Sowore, who was the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections said thisContinueContinue reading “Budget Padding: Nigerian Senate Is Coven Of Thieves, Retirement Home Of Corrupt Ex-Govs, Chronic Liars, Never-Do-Wells –Sowore”

The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Veŕheijen, made this known while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday while responding to questions about whether the government had returned the fuel subsidy according to the IMF claim.   The Nigerian government has stated that it reserves the right to pay fuel subsidy intermittently toContinueContinue reading “Tinubu Government Reserves Right To Pay Fuel Subsidy To Cushion Hardship Of Nigerians — Presidential Aide Admits”