Politics

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for a short working visit to Paris, France, where he is set to evaluate the administration’s progress and outline strategies for the second half of his tenure. This was announced in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and…

President Bola  Tinubu has approved the amended Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2024. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which disclosed this, said the legislation strengthens the legal framework of the Nigerian capital market, enhances investor protection, and introduces critical reforms to promote market integrity, transparency, and sustainable growth. “The…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of Federal Capital Territory,FCT, Nyesom Wike, have renewed their fight over the latter’s choice of running mate in the 2023 general elections. The two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who fell out with each other after the PDP presidential primaries that…

The decision of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to drag President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to the Supreme Court over the suspension of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has reignited the debate on Nigeria’s federalism. The governors are challenging the six-month suspension slammed on Fubara, his deputy,…

The leadership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the South West has said it is not aware that the motive of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Nasir El-Rufai to join the party is to win the presidential ticket in 2027 general election. The zonal…

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, has said that the allegations made against him by George Nwaeke, the former head of service in the state, were done either because he (Nwaeke) had been paid or coerced to lie. Nwaeke, in an interview on Friday, accused Fubara of being the cause…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a second reading of a bill to upgrade the Lagos State 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to full-fledged Local Government Areas (LGAs ). The bill, was sponsored by James Faleke, Babajimi Benson, Enitan Badru, and 19 other lawmakers. Titled “A Bill for…

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, chairman of Silverbird Group, has responded to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s criticisms of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Atiku, during a recent interview with journalist Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, alleged that Akpabio was involved in corruption during his tenure as governor and described him as a “serial abuser of women.”…