POLITICS

Gov. Mbah Presents Landmark N521.5bn Enugu 2024 Budget Estimates

Education gets 33 per cent, as healthcare, infrastructure, water, agriculture, also top budget Speaker assures on thorough scrutiny, speedy passage ...

Obono-Obla pushes for merger of PDP, LP, others to form formidable opposition party

Former presidential adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Obol Okoi Obono-Obla, has called for the merger of the leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP) with La ...

COP28: Tinubu Must Apologise Over ‘Embarrassing Speech’, 1,411 Delegation — Frank 

A political activist and former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must apologise to Nigerian ...

Kano Guber: 500 Lawyers To Defend Gawuna’s ‘Victory’ At Supreme Court 

No fewer than 500 private legal practitioners have volunteered to defend the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Nasir Gawuna, at the Supreme Court. The la ...

WE ARE FOCUSED ON DELIVERING GOOD GOVERNANCE TO OUR PEOPLE – GOV OTTI

Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Yanko Yordanov; Governor Otti and deputy, Emetu, during the visit. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OF ...

The Governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah has presented the budget for 2024 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly.

The budget christened Budget of Disruptive Economic Growth is estimated at Five Hundred and twenty one Billion, five hundred and sixty one million three hundred and eighty six tho ...

‘Join APC, let APGA have peace’ – Njoku challenges Soludo

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Edozie Njoku, has called on the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, to allow peace reign in the party. ...

Our Members Planning Protest Against Tinubu, Akume – Benue APC

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State said it has uncovered a plot by officials of the Benue State government to stage protests against President Bola Tinubu, the secretary to the g ...

Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha’s suit against Uzodinma

 L-R Governor Uzodimma, Ihedioha. The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ...

Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha’s suit against Uzodinma

 L-R Governor Uzodimma, Ihedioha. The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ...

FG defends oversized COP-28 delegation 

*Says representation “very much in line with our status” RE: NIGERIA AT COP-28 The Federal Government has noted with inter ...

Alleged Forgery: Court discharges, acquits APGA national chairman, Njoku

Justice Mohammed Madugu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Bwari, has dismissed all the forgery allegations levelled against the National Chairman of the All ...

Alleged treason: Absence of judge stalls Sowore’s case

The alleged treason case filed by the Federal Government against a former Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore was stalled on Tuesday at the Federal Hi ...

NNPP Crisis Gets Messier As Group Dissociates Self From Kano Protests

The crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) took a new dimension as a group disassociated itself from the Kano protest, urging security agencies to target the group loyal to the ...

Court orders transfer of suit seeking NASS takeover of Rivers Assembly to Abuja

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday ordered that a suit seeking the takeover of the functions of the Rivers Assembly by the National Assembly be transferred to the Abuja Di ...

2024 Budget: N15bn New House For VP Shocking, Disheartening — Peter Obi

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has described as shocking and disheartening a proposed budgetary provision of N15 billion for the construction of a new re ...

Hired elements trying to discredit Yusuf, Kwankwaso – NNPP raises alarm

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has raised an alarm that some sponsored individuals are trying to discredit Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano Sta ...

BREAKING: Benue ignores National Assembly, confirms caretaker committees

Amid controversy surrounding the appointment of caretaker committees by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, the state assembly has confirmed the nominees. This conf ...

Gov Sani orders investigation of bomb attack on Kaduna community

Following the Nigerian Army’s claim of responsibility for the bombing of over 30 residents of Tudun Biri village, Governor Uba Sani has ordered an investigation into the tragedy. A statemen ...

Group kicks against move to thwart Tinubu’s intervention in Ondo political logjam

Ondo State Redemption Initiative (OSRI), a socio-political group, has expressed concern over the actions of certain individuals in Ondo State who are allegedly making moves to thwart t ...

BDI x-rays Bayelsa 2024 Appropriation Bill, decries priority for frivolities against development – From Kingsley Okorie/Yenagoa

Gov. Diri: Accused of profligacy The Bayelsa Development Initiative (BDI), has described Governor Douye Diri’s 2024 Appropriation Bill as a rehash of similar past budgets without ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABILITIES: We’ll continue to consider the interest of persons with disabilities – Gov Otti

ABIA State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration will continue to consider the interest of persons with disabilities in all of its programmes and policies.  ...

$30bn GDP: Igbo captains of industry embrace Gov Mbah’s economic growth plans, as governor inaugurates Enugu Investors Network

Gov Mbah reels outs his economic growth plans (Photo: Enugu Govt House) Captains of industry and prospective investors of South-East extraction have expressed their readiness to k ...

Benue: Appeal Court upholds Hyacinth Alia’s VICTORY

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the election of Hyacinth Alia as the Governor of Benue State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Tit ...

Breaking News:Appeal court dismisses NNPP’s petition, affirms Kefas Agbu as Taraba governor

The court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed Kefas Agbu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, ...

Niger State Gov’t to construct 100 million dollar worth sports arena

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has disclosed that plans are underway to construct the first-ever Sports Arena in the State worth 100 Million Dollars. The Governor disclos ...

$30bn GDP: Igbo captains of industry embrace Gov Mbah’s economic growth plans, as governor inaugurates Enugu Investors Network

Gov Mbah reels outs his economic growth plans (Photo: Enugu Govt House) Captains of industry and prospective investors of South-East extraction have expressed their readiness to k ...

Contractor finally hands over Second Niger Bridge to Tinubu govt

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the Second Niger Bridge from the contractor, Julius Berger, seven months after the previous administration inaugurated it. ...

Democracy would’ve ended in Buhari’s tenure – Fani-Kayode defends DSS boss over allegations

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that the Department of State Services thwarted the disruption of democracy in Nigeria during the tenure ...

George Weah Wins IAWPA International Peace Prize Medal Award

  The International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) through the office of its International Director, African Affairs, His Eminence, Amb. Dr. John Metchie, yesterday, announced ...