One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Vanguard reports that before his untimely demise, the politician had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, on Thursday, March 21, 2023,…
The 2023 candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the gubernatorial election in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has explained why he often wears white outfits. The architect cum politician, in an interview with Legit, described his style of dressing as classy and calm, stressing he is mostly seen in white attire because it symbolises…
Nigerians have attacked the eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu. This comes after he pleaded with Nigerians on Monday to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry…
It was gathered that Aziegbemi was kidnapped along Idaro Street, off Country Home Road, Benin City, Edo State capital around 11pm on Friday. Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi. He was said to have left a meeting at the Government…
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s government has a history of neglecting transparency concerns. Atiku said Tinubu’s government ignores issues of due process in public administration. Posting on X, the former Vice President said the unresolved $3.3 billion NNPCL loan is…
President Tinubu has decided to withdraw the nomination of Ruby Onwudiwe as a member of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) board following objections raised by prominent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The complaints filed were regarding Onwudiwe’s support for Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, as reported by WesternPost. Senators…
The N1.1tn Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Bill of 2024 has scaled the second reading at the Senate. A breakdown of the N1.1tn showed that N280bn was booked for overhead, N726bn for capital projects, and N140bn for what was termed “personnel”, bringing the total budget to N1.147tn. Leading the debate on Thursday, the sponsor of…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen Oluremi Tinubu has said that she is too old to be afraid of death. Speaking at the palace of Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, during a visit to the state to commission an Alternative High School and ICT centre on Tuesday, March 12, she recalled how an Islamic…
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the integrity of the Nigerian Senate has been totally damaged. Akpabio said this on Tuesday amid the controversy trailing the allegations made by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, that the 2024 budget was heavily padded by the Senate President. Senator Ningi in…
Former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has done well for the country given the prevailing circumstances he met when he assumed office in May 2023. Speaking on Sunday, March 10, when he received the comptroller-general and members of the management team of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in…