A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has declared that the recent Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy will help to attract grassroots development across the country. Oguntoyinbo said the judgement would also strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and enhance the better livelihood of the masses across the country. The NNPP chieftain…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s government on Tuesday, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together a governing…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced Senator James Donald “J.D.” Vance as his choice for Vice President for the 2024 Republican ticket. Trump made this announcement on the opening day of the Republican National Convention. “After lengthy deliberation and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited…
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Sokoto/Zamfara States, sitting in Sokoto, has annulled the election of Umar Yusuf Yabo Danmaje, a member of the House of Representatives representing Yabo/Shagari federal constituency in Sokoto State. In its ruling on Monday, the Tribunal also ordered Danmaje to pay N500,000 in damages to…
The Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly has shut down all expenditures of the Rivers State governor until Governor Siminalayi Fubara presents his budget before the House. This follows a seven-day ultimatum the lawmakers gave the governor to present his budget before the House. The Leader of the House Major Jack raised the motion informing the…
US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America’s hostile politics. “It’s time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that,” Biden said…
Uncertainty has once again gripped the political landscape in Rivers State, as the seven-day ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resubmit the 2024 budget reaches its deadline this week. The ultimatum, issued on July 8, will expire on Monday if weekends are counted, or on Wednesday if they…
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission has announced the results of the local government elections held last Saturday across the state’s 25 local government areas. During a ceremony in Asaba, the Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Jerry Agbaike, declared that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secured all 25 local government chairmanship positions and 499 councillorship seats out…
A gunman and an audience member have died in a suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident took place on Saturday evening. According to the Secret Service, the shooter fired “multiple shots” from an “elevated position outside of the rally venue.” The gunman was killed, and…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, and the National Population Commission, NPC. The appointments were contained in separate statements issued by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in Abuja on Saturday, July 1 3. According to the statement, the President approved the appointment of Silas Agara as…
A former Senate President Pius Anyim has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and wants Nigerians to support the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Anyim who is also a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside other politicians at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township…
United States President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage…
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…
