Politics

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has blasted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy. He recently made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the decision was taken without consultation and adequate understanding of ...

Consultant on Communications and Strategy to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kenny Okolugbo, has dismissed recent reports circulating on social media about the Senate President’s health. He recently had his say while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s programme Morning Brief, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the ...

The National Opposition Movement (NOM) has warned that the Federal Government’s proposed tax regime could worsen the country’s deepening social and economic crisis. The group recently accused the administration of imposing harsh fiscal policies on citizens already overwhelmed by poverty, insecurity and rising living costs. According to him, the planned ...

The embattled Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Engr. Farouk Ahmed and his counterpart in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, have resigned. President Bola Tinubu recently asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the ...

Former Nigerian lawmaker Shehu Sani has reacted to the newly announced United States travel restrictions affecting Nigerians. Under the new policy, Nigerians are barred from entering the US as immigrants or on several non-immigrant visa categories, including B-1 (business), B-2 (tourism), B-1/B-2 (business and tourism), F (academic studies), M (vocational ...

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have started gathering at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja for a nationwide protest over worsening insecurity across the country. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, was among those already present at the secretariat, alongside leaders of labour unions and civil society organisations. Also in ...

NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned that workers and Nigerians are facing the worst survival crisis in the nation’s history. He recently revealed that the crisis is driven by rising inflation, deepening insecurity, poor wages and the collapse of social protection systems. According to NLC President, Mr Joe ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to the recent ActionAid/Plan International report, which puts Nigeria’s youth unemployment rate at 80 per cent. He recently described the report as an indictment of Nigeria’s leadership and its economic direction. According to him, the figures ...

Former First Lady, Dr Aisha Buhari, has said that late President Muhammadu Buhari suffered from la ong history of malnutrition. She recently revealed that it affected his health a whole lot when he was the president, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, some powerful individuals who were working ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to call the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order. NBA President Afam Osigwe recently described the planned resumption of enforcement of the suspended tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, as an affront to the authority of ...

Former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would emerge better and stronger from its current challenges. He recently had his say while speaking at the Southern Kaduna PDP Stakeholders’ Summit in Kafanchan, Headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. According to him, no party ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun is firmly united behind its 2026 governorship candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. He recently had his say via a press statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, and ...

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected as false a viral report alleging that he expressed an opinion on which region should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Recall that reports recently suggested that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain said it was the South’s turn to produce the next ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that internal leadership failures, instead of external political pressure, led to the defection of former Osun governorship aspirant, Ademola Adeleke, to the Accord Party. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Anambra State Governor, Dr Chris Ngige, on Friday. This comes after his arrest on Wednesday in what relatives described as a forceful dawn operation at his Abuja residence. In a press statement ...

The Office of the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, has defended the ex-minister over the alleged withdrawal of his bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The office recently had its say via a press statement signed by Mohammed Bello Doka, Special Assistant on ...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigeria is providing strong regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu. Its spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, with Tinubu in charge, the country ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Accord Party was driven by uncertainty within the PDP. He recently stressed the need to protect his political future and the stability of the state, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

President Bola Tinubu has expressed displeasure over the backlog of debt amounting to about ₦1.5 billion owed to federal contractors. He recently had his say via his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to Tinubu, he was enraged after learning that about ...

The Osun State Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, has revealed that the recent Peoples Democratic Party convention in Ibadan delayed the state governor, Ademola Adeleke’s public declaration for the Accord Party. He recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...