Former US president Donald Trump is “safe” after he was rushed off stage when gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a shocking incident that will fuel anxiety in the run-up to the 2024 election. As the bangs ran out, 78-year-old Trump grimaced and clutched a hand to his right…
A lawyer and policy analyst Daniel Bwala says he has left the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is “close” to being in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala was a spokesman for the campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar – the PDP candidate for the 2023 presidential election. But on Thursday’s edition of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has praised the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the right of local government councils to receive their monthly allocations directly from the federation account. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, the ruling marks a historic step in strengthening democratic federalism in Nigeria. Morka emphasized that…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as the Chairman of the NPA Board. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu expects the appointees to bring excellence…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the renaming of the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, to The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. This decision coincides with the celebration of Soyinka’s 90th birthday on July 13, 2024. Wole Soyinka, a distinguished playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer, and documentarian, is renowned globally…
The Kano State Police Command has secured convictions for 106 thugs arraigned in various courts at Justice Aloma .M. Muktar and Justice A. B Wali Court complexes. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 11, 2024, said 43 other suspects linked to offences of culpable…
What if Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, cut off Joe Biden’s campaign funding? That possibility now looms large after actor George Clooney and other wealthy donors urged the US president to withdraw from the White House race. “I love Joe Biden. But we need a new nominee,” Clooney wrote in a column in the…
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the election of Usman Ododo as the governor of Kogi State. A three-judge panel upheld the decision of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, affirming Ododo’s victory in the November 11, 2023 election. The tribunal dismissed the appeal filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Murtala Yakubu Ajaka….
The Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has claimed that residents and animals drank from the same pond during the administration of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Sani faulted the defence by El-Rufai’s followers over allegations that the former governor misappropriated the sum of N423 billion during his administration. He accused El-Rufai’s followers of posting dump from…
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the state governments’ refusal of financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades. Justice…
The Supreme Court has granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. In a landmark judgement on Thursday, the apex court ordered the Federal Government to immediately start the direct payment of local government funds to the latter’s exclusive accounts. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex…
The upcoming peace talks in South Sudan face significant challenges as opposition groups call for the repeal of a recently passed bill that allows detention without arrest warrants, a condition they insist must be met before any agreement can be signed. Since May, Kenya has hosted crucial meetings between South Sudanese government officials and rebel…
Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has reiterated the irreversible exit of his country, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), despite reconciliatory efforts from the bloc. The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso broke away from regional grouping ECOWAS earlier this year and formed a confederation…
The Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faced internal conflict on Monday regarding the formation of the campaign council for the upcoming off-cycle gubernatorial election. The party criticized its gubernatorial candidate, Agboola Ajayi, for not involving the party in selecting council members. Ajayi’s spokesperson announced the appointments of Eddy Olafeso as Chairman, Clement Faboyede as…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2024 budget to the House. The order follows the first sitting of the pro-Wike House on Monday after some months. The other House led by Victor Oko-Jumbo is also holding a parallel…
The two factions of the Rivers State House of Assembly are having parallel sittings as of press time. On Sunday night, July 7 the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House loyal to the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara had in a letter by the Clerk, Dr G. M Gillis-West, invited a new commissioner-nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear before it…
US President, Joe Biden has received another major blow in his bid to contest the next presidential election after Democratic lawmakers held a crisis call to discuss his viability. The meeting took place on Sunday afternoon July 7, amid growing concerns over their own political futures in November. On the call, at least five…
Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic’s ninth president, state media reported Sunday. “The swearing-in ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5,” said the official IRNA news agency, quoting Mojtaba Yosefi, a member of parliament’s presiding board. “The president will have…
The three West African nations—Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso—currently governed by military regimes, have signed a treaty signaling their commitment to a unified path independent of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has been advocating for their return to democratic rule. The confederation treaty was finalized on Saturday during the inaugural summit…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian public servants to uphold public trust and remain accountable to the citizens. He emphasized that public institutions are not personal enterprises and that public servants are employees of the Nigerian people. The President conveyed this message on Saturday during the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS)…
The National Women Leader of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Mary Alile-Idele, has praised Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia for fostering an environment that enables women in the state to succeed in both public and private sectors. Dr. Alile-Idele made this statement in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, during the launch of her nationwide initiative,…
Twelve political parties are set to participate in the local government elections scheduled for July 13 in Adamawa State. The chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), Alhaji Mohammed Umar, announced this at the conclusion of a two-day screening for candidates seeking various positions. Umar stated that the screening was conducted to ensure…
The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has said the letter to the Senate, accusing the Federal Government of laying siege on Kano State is not from the party. NNPP made this clarification in a statement by the National Chairman, Dr Major Agbo, on Thursday in Abuja. The party was reacting to a letter written to…
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party swept to power early on Friday after winning the country’s general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons. A mandate like this comes with a great responsibility,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn rally in London, moments after…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said, on Thursday, that the $150bn Samoa Agreement entered into by the Federal Government was in the best interest of the country. He said the agreement did not contravene the Nigerian Constitution and other laws of the land, including the law against same-sex marriage. …
Britain’s main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated on Thursday, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule marked by financial austerity, Brexit division and scandal. As polling stations closed at 10:00 pm (2100 GMT), the survey for UK broadcasters suggested centre-left Labour would win 410 seats in the…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reacted to the nullification of the party’s governorship election, insisting that Asue Ighodalo is its flagbearer. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja voided the February 2024 election that produced Ighodalo on the ground that 378 delegates who were supposed to…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. Justice Charles Wali had in May, while ruling on a motion exparte following a prayer brought before his court by Victor Oko Jumbo, issued an ex parte…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that selected Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate for the upcoming governorship election in Edo State, scheduled for September 21. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Ekwo determined that the PDP primary election held on February…
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has appealed to members of the Benue South Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to vote for credible candidates during the forthcoming congresses of the party. He admonished them to avoid dwelling on issues that divide them and instead embrace peace and unity within the party. Moro said this on…
The South East Governors’ Forum has resolved to pay a visit to President Bola Tinubu to seek the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The governors made the resolution after a meeting in Enugu state on Tuesday, July 2. Present at the meeting were Governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo),…
