Politics

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to affirm that security agencies will guarantee that everything is under control regarding the identified hotspots in Edo ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Mr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voter Education of INEC revealed this recently when he ...

The Oyo State government has come out to reveal that it is ready to fully back the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) towards effective management of disaster in the state as the rainy season begins. Governor Seyi Makinde revealed this today while hosting the agency during an advocacy visit to ...

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that he would not renege on payment of gratuity to the State workforce and pensioners. He recently revealed that his government is committed to prioritizing the welfare of the workers despite the dwindling resources accrued to the State. According to ...

Foreign nationals in South Africa battle regular harassment, violence, and discrimination by locals and government authorities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The group recently revealed that xenophobia is still everywhere in SA despite a government action plan rolled out in May 2019 to tackle “intolerance.” According to HRW, law ...

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) has come out to blast a recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for saying Nigeria has become a failed state. This is coming after Prof. Wole Soyinka also supported Obasanjo that the nation has moved closer to extinction. ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use the Edo Governorship election as a model to create hope in the electoral process. He revealed this today in a statement by Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt. According to ...

Nigerian youths must embrace honesty and selflessness in politics, Rep. Ossai Ossai (PDP-Delta) has said. He revealed this as he advised the National Political Equity Movement (NPEM), a youth group, in Abuja on the occasion on the International Day of Democracy. According to him, it is important for Nigerians to ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has come out to respond to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN’s claim that they are in the South-East only for business interest. IPOB recently revealed that Miyetti Allah’s kind of business actually leads to loss of lives and the sacking of ...

Indian Health and Family Welfare, Minister Harsh Vardhan has come out to say that the nation would have a vaccine against the coronavirus disease by early next year. He recently revealed that India is also making effective efforts for vaccines just like other countries. According to him, three candidate vaccines ...

Ex-governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has come out to say that using what he said about Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the last governorship poll against him is a lazy man’s argument. He recently revealed that the main thing he wants everyone to know is that he cannot campaign ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has come out to say that the past governments responsible for Nigeria’s current problems should be ashamed to speak on it now. Mr. Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, it is ...

Ex Nigerian Ambassador to The Netherlands, Mrs. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu has urged Nigerians to elect people into political offices base on merit and competence. She recently revealed that this will guarantee our dear country the required development and growth. According to Awolowo-Dosunmu, who made the call at a virtual national dialogue, ...

The candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has urged PDP to not drag his party into the controversy surrounding the inferno that gutted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. He revealed this via a recent statement issued on his ...

The Presidency has come out to respond to ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent comment against Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Recall that Obasanjo recently said that the country is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state and Nigeria is economically becoming the poverty capital of the world. Reacting, according ...

Kebbi State governor has come out to ask for national drainage architecture to be able to contain perennial flooding across Nigeria. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu recently revealed that the adoption of a national drainage plan would really checkmate the annual havoc caused by floods. According to him, the state’s flourishing rice ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office stopped Nigeria from becoming a failed state after a lengthy stretch of rapacious and rudderless leadership. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed recently revealed this in a statement in Abuja. According to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to mourn the family of former Managing Director of Nigeria Airways, Captain Paul Mamman Thahal. The deceased was Captain of Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s Presidential Flight for nine years. According to a recent statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has come out to say that the organised labour will soon react to the recent increases in prices of various essential commodities, including fuel and electricity. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President revealed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos ...

The Federal Government has come out to insist that it is ready to provide quality healthcare for older persons and vulnerable communities in the country amid the pandemic. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunimbe Mamora revealed this recently during an interview. According to him, FG is willing to ...

Ex-President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to blast President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration again. He recently revealed that the nation is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state under Buhari’s watch. According to him, Nigeria is currently a basket case and poverty capital of the world, and ...