Category: Politics

                        President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments to lead the River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. This was announced in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga. The …

                                Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for Ukrainian military leaders to overthrow President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and install a “transitional administration” in Ukraine. He vowed that Russian forces would “finish off” Ukrainian troops. These harsh remarks come as U.S. President …

                          Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced a reduction in the curfew hours in Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin communities, which were recently affected by violent communal clashes. The previous 24-hour curfew has now been relaxed to a 17-hour curfew, starting at 2:00 …

                    The Senate has confirmed Nnanna Uzor-Kalu, the second nominee from the South-East, as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission. Kalu, a former two-term House of Representatives member, is the younger brother of former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu. Kalu was among 12 …

Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa State, has been urged to face the serious business of governance and stop raising baseless security alarm on a mega rally in support of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT …

                Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has denied claims that he received money from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for his 2023 presidential campaign. This statement was issued by Atiku’s Media Office in Abuja on Thursday. Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Media Aide, refuted reports circulating that Sanwo-Olu had given …

                      The All Progressives Congress (APC) stated on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State has resolved 90% of the political crisis there and helped prevent chaos. Tony Okocha, Chairman of the APC caretaker committee in Rivers, made …

                          Ukraine’s European allies have firmly stated that now is not the time to lift sanctions on Russia, despite Moscow’s condition that it would only agree to a U.S.-brokered deal to end the Black Sea conflict if some sanctions are eased. At a …

                                      The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State has expressed concern over the non-payment of salaries to local government workers in the state since February. The NLC has threatened to withdraw its members …

The Senate has rejected a motion to rename the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in honor of the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC). Nwosu was the head of the NEC, which oversaw the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, won by Chief Moshood Abiola. The motion, …