Chief Samuel Ortom , the immediate past Governor of Benue State, has cancelled his 64th birthday celebration to sympathise with attack victims in Benue. Ortom said this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Wednesday by his media aide, Mr Terver Akase. The former governor expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the goodwill messages and prayers…
Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola, Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government and a leading aspirant in the July 12 council election, has welcomed his party’s decision. He expressed satisfaction with the choice of Abdulganiyu Obasa as the APC’s flagbearer in the upcoming local government poll. Abiola is a political protégé of Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the…
The Senate has responded to recent remarks by Pastor Tunde Bakare, describing his comments on the National Assembly as misleading, politically motivated, and indicative of a poor understanding of the legislature’s constitutional responsibilities. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Working Committee (ZWC) has appointed caretaker committees to oversee the affairs of the party in Bayelsa and Edo states for three months. This followed the approval for the setting up of caretaker committees for both states by the ZWC at a meeting presided over by Chief Dan Orbih,…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has advised Nigerians to stop waiting for opposition to demand for good governance, rather, they should always hold government accountable on daily basis. Adebayo stated this Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen at the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife,…
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyeson Wike, has cautioned the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) against misleading his clients. Falana, during an interview on national television, argued that the Supreme Court judgment on the Rivers crisis had…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to continue to devote his life to the promotion of peace and service to humanity in the country and across the globe. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a reception organised by the “Friends of Dr Goodluck Jonathan” on his receiving the 2025 prestigious Sunhak Global Peace…
Gov Hope Uzodimma of Imo has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s reform policies for prosperity, stability, and progress of the nation’s economic and social transformation. Uzodimma’s call is contained in his Easter message delivered at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Parish, Ozuh, Omuma in Orlu East Local Government Area of the state on…
A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has said that the transparent conduct of the recent general elections in Ghana is a huge lesson for Nigeria and other countries in West Africa. Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja….
Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, has described the establishment of People’s Assembly by the organisation as a democratic tool to bridge the trust gap between elected political office holders and people at the grassroots. Itodo stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. “We launched…
