Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the leadership caucus of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have endorsed the 2027 reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu. They vowed to work for the success of the re-election of the President, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued after…
Security operatives including the police have stopped Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from accessing the National Assembly premises. As of the time of this report, she has arrived at the premises and her supporters were seen arguing with the police and other security personnel who barricaded the entrance. The senator arrived in a black Sports Utility Vehicle…
Julius Abure, the embattled factional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has described his recent meeting with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a personal encounter wrongly politicised by party rivals and critics. Speaking on Monday at the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Abure seized the…
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.13 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2025. This is according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.According to the Bureau, this represented an improvement over the 2.27 per cent growth recorded in the corresponding period of 2024….
the by-election to fill the vacant seat of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency has been reportedly marred with controversy with nine aspirants rejecting the outcome of the exercise.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that it will ground medical services nationwide if the government fails to meet its demands before the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum on Wednesday, July 23. The association President, Prof Bala Audu, confirmed this in an interview on Sunday, noting that the association was prepared to take decisive…
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Borno State to Muhammadu Buhari University in honour of his late predecessor. The President announced this during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held in honour of the late former president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The special session was attended…
Following the resignation of Atiku Abubakar from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said those holding the party down are free to leave. Makinde stated this on Wednesday during the 10th Coronation Anniversary Colloquium of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, held in Akure, Ondo State. Makinde who is…
Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned as a member of the party. His resignation notice was contained in a letter dated July 14, 2025, addressed to the chairman of the PDP, Jada 1 Ward, Jada LGA, Adamawa State….
The remains Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, will be laid to rest today (Monday) according to Islamic rites. The burial rites is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at his Igbeba residence, Ogbagba Court, in Ijebu Ode. Oba Sikiru Adetona passed away on Sunday at the age of…
