Politics

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has come out to hail ex Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke on his 80th birthday. He recently had his say via a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba. According to him, Imoke’s tenure as governor has remained a highly ...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to say that zoning presidency is not constitutional. He recently revealed this during the maiden Annual Governor Yahaya Bello, GYB, seminar for the media, held in Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. According to him, equity must always be applied to processes like this because ...

The leadership of the National Association of Seadogs, NAS, Pyrate Confraternity has come out to say that President Mohammadu Buhari cannot be partisan when it concerns dealing with issues of insecurity in the country. National President, NAS, Mr Abiola Owoaje recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has come out to say that plans for the production of prosthetics for personnel in the Nigerian Army are underway. He recently revealed this via a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

The Federal Government has come out to direct the National Association of Resident Doctors and the Joint Health Sector Unions to withdraw their strike notices immediately. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige recently revealed this at a news conference in Abuja. According to him, these notices are not ...

Airline operators in the country will now be mandated to refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika recently revealed this at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja. According to him, henceforth, ...

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has come out to say that the Federal Government will come up with a policy to regulate the use of drones. He recently revealed this at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, despite the ...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has come out to say that the views of the Solicitor General of Alberta in Canada, Kelechi Amadi, regarding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu is weird. He recently revealed this via a statement that was issued by the ...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the appointment of Dr. Adamu Abdulhamid, as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization. The appointment was recently contained in a letter sent by the Office of the Chief-of-Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, to the Minister of Industry Trade ...

A coalition of Niger Delta youth groups have come out to urge Muhammadu Buhari not to assent to the Petroleum Industry Bill recently passed by the Senate. Solomon Lenu recently had his say on behalf of the coalition at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say that there is no alteration in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. He recently revealed this when he reacted to a point on matters of privilege by Rep Ugouna Ozurigbo (APC-Imo) at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja. According to ...

Popular Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has come out to say that there will be trouble if the truth is known about how FG arrested Nnamdi Kanu. He revealed this during a recent interview with BBC Pidgin, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he actually thinks Nnamdi Kanu was ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has come out to say that it is not illegal for people to express intention to leave any federation. He recently revealed this after the raid on Sunday Igboho’s house days ago, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the midnight raid by the ...

The People Democratic Party has come out to describe the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, to the All Progressives Congress as an act of betrayal. This was in a statement signed by the party National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, this ...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has come out to share why he withdrew his son from public school. He recently revealed this in an interview with BBC Pidgin after earlier accusations that he withdrew the child secretly. According to him, he made that decision after bandits attempted to kidnap his ...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has come out to say that anyone caught vandalising railway facilities in the country should be charged with manslaughter. He recently revealed this during the ministerial media briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, imposing strict ...

Kano State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has come out to say that the arrest of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu should serve as a warning to separatists challenging Nigeria’s authority. He recently revealed this while speaking to BBC Pidgin, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, no one should compare Boko ...

The Ogun State Government has come out to beg the Federal Government to immediately secure the release of a Nigerian citizen currently languishing in detention in the Benin Republic. The state recently revealed this via a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, and Nigerians have been ...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that some Nigerians are now leaving white-collar jobs for farming. He recently revealed this while receiving in audience former Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe. According to him, the concentration on agriculture by ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Baba Alkali has come out to warn Nigerian policemen against taking unnecessary risks while performing their duties. He recently revealed this after launching the office of Operation Search and Flush in Imo State, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, policemen should do everything possible ...