GIOTV reports that the Igbimo Agba Osun (Elders Caucus) of the All Progressives Congress, APC Osun State have sent a message to Rauf Aregbesola. The caucus called on Rauf Aregbesola, a former governor of the state, to apologise to the Leadership of the party for his actions. The APC, Igbimo-Agba Osun Chairman, Sola Akinwumi made…
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Baffa Bichi has offered a new explanation on why the symbolic Tumbin Giwa roundabout at Kano Government House. Bichi who sat for a radio interview, said the roundabout was demolished because it had a Christian cross which is against the teachings of Islam. He said; “If you…
Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate has tendered more evidence in court to support his suit challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the February 25 polls. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Obi and his party, Labour Party tendered 18,088 blurred polling unit result sheets among other documents before the Presidential…
British Oscar-winning actress and politician, Glenda Jackson has passed on aged 87. In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side”. Jackson won the Oscar for best actress…
Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. According to him, Yakubu must leave office by resignation or removal. He said this on Thursday in a statement while…
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday warned the lawyers representing the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and those of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against ‘fighting’ in court. According to the Tribunal, the lawyers should stop making derogatory remarks against one another. During Wednesday’s proceedings, the lead counsel to Peter…
Abbas Tajuddeen, the Speaker House of Representatives, has declared the seat of his predecessor, Femi Gbajabiamila, vacant. Gbajabiamila, who has been representing Surlere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos at the lower chamber of the National Assembly since 2003, had been re-elected for a record 6th term. However, he resigned following his appointment as Chief of…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore has slammed President Bola Tinubu for removing fuel subsidy. Sowore also stated that Tinubu was not elected as claimed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), but was selected. Sowore, who spoke in Lagos State on Monday at a symposium…
Former President of the United States, Donald Trump was on Tuesday arrested by US Marshals. According to CNN, Trump, who is the first to be faced with a federal charges, was arrested and taken to the federal courthouse in Miami, where he will face 37 criminal charges related to his handling of classified documents at…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has revealed his plan for the 10th National Assembly. Abbas pledged to work with the executive and judiciary to deliver good governance for the benefit of all Nigerians. Abbas made the pledge in his acceptance speech after his emergence as Speaker on Tuesday in Abuja. “Under…