Former Governor of Lagos state and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu has stated that the Nigerian economy has remained weak with too much unemployment and resources left idle even after the exit from recession. Tinubu who delivered a speech as the chairman of the 2021 Sardauna Memorial Lecture held in honour of…
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said there will be no Nigeria again if the APC or PDP fails to field an Igbo person as their presidential candidate come 2023. The National President of Ohaneze Youth Council, Igboayaka. O Igboayaka, said this in a statement released over the weekend…
Governor Seyi Makinde has said that his second term bid will not stop him from fighting corruption in Oyo state he governs. Makinde said this at the public presentation of two books written by the immediate past Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Professor Temitope Alonge. He stated…
The presidency has debunked claims of an alleged rift between President Buhari and his strong ally, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President Garba Shehu, the Presidency stated that reports of a rift between the two leaders of the APC are false and the…
Governor Nyesom Wike has claimed that his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi became Governor of Rivers state through his help. Wike who served as Chief of Staff during Amaechi’s tenure, made the disclosure during an interview with BBC pidgin on Friday March 19. The Rivers state Governor stated in the interview that he wonders how…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has warned that people should be ready to bury Nigeria if Governor Ortom is killed. The Benue state governor’s convoy was attacked by gunmen who ortom says trailed him to a river bank in Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday,…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has approved the appointment of Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu as the Secretary to the State Government. Before her appointment, Odu who holds degrees in Law, Sociology and Industrial Sociology from the University of Lagos, University of Benin and the University of Calabar respectively, was the Chairman of the State Universal…
Former Governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has alleged that the leadership of Lagos state was headed in the wrong direction between 2017-2018. Recall that Akinwumi Ambode who failed to secure a second term, was governor of Lagos state between 2015 and 2019. Tinubu who spoke at…
Former Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc and two-time governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has opined that handing the Igbo Nigeria’s presidency would not solve the problem of Nigeria, as some fundamental structural problems must be handled for an egalitarian society to be institutionalised. The…
Governor Godwin Obaseki has debunked report of the Edo state government ceding lands to herdsmen for grazing. In a statement released by the Secretary to the State Government Osarodion Ogie Esq, Obaseki warned against politicizing of security issues and further alleged that some political actors are trying to instigate the type of killings witnessed in some states in…
