A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday January 12, in Igbomoso. Akala served as governor of Oyo state between 2007 and 2011. He was also a deputy governor under former governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Chief Ladoja was impeached and consequently became the acting…
Lagos state house of assembly’s first female Deputy Speaker, Adetoun Adediran is dead. Adediran died early today, Wednesday, 5 January, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the first elected female Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly when she served between 1999 and 2003. Since then she has held many political offices including…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said that South-Easterners have a right to the presidency in 2023 as they understand the country better. Addressing journalists after visiting President Buhari at the state house in Abuja, Ikpeazu described South-Easterners as “Pan-Nigerian people”. He said; “I think that the southeasterners have a right to take a…
President Buhari received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan in the State House today December 30. The reason for the meeting was not disclosed by presidential sources.
A staunch supporter of President Buhari has publicly dumped the President following the recent abduction of five of his brothers by bandits in Sokoto state on December 12. Bandits had abducted over 20 people in separate attacks on communities in the Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Immediately after the abduction, Saidu took…
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega has warned that the increased insecurity witnessed across the country might stop the 2023 general elections from holding. Delivering a keynote address at the fourth Abiola Ajimobi annual roundtable and the 72nd posthumous birthday of the former governor of Oyo State, held at…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has asked the APC-led government to start preparing its handover notes. Ayu stated this in his inaugural speech at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, during the inauguration of the newly elected national officers of the PDP today December 10. The PDP…
President Muhammadu Buhari has given an assurance of a free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, revealed that he said this at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organised by President Joe Biden of the United States. Buhari also assurred the international…
Following his donation of N250 million to orphanages across the country, activist Deji Adeyanju, has called on singer Davido, to run for House of Representatives come 2023. He said this in a post he shared on his IG page this afternoon. ”Happy birthday OBO Baddest @davido. I appeal to you to run for House of Reps…
Yerima Shettima, the president of Socio-cultural group, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has ruled out the possibility of supporting any presidential aspirant, who is above the age of 60 ahead of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Yerima said he is in support of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida’s (rtd) statement that…
