Arise Television’s Political News Editor, Sumner Sambo, has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to explain to Nigerians what his plan to return to fuel subsidy would entail if elected president in 2027. Sambo made the call on Monday while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show. His comment followed Atiku’s pledge …
The Senator representing Kwara Central, Saliu Mustapha, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) following his failure to secure the party’s governorship ticket and return to the Senate. Mustapha announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC ward chairman of Gambari Ward 1 in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara …
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the resignation of Senator Saliu Mustapha from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as evidence of a deepening leadership crisis within the ruling party. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Olusegun Adewara, said Mustapha’s departure had further exposed divisions within the APC and …
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja, hours after his meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House. The meeting was part of Adeleke’s consultations following his victory in the August 15 Osun State governorship election. A photograph of the meeting …
President Bola Tinubu has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, questioning how the programme would be funded. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had said he would bring back petrol subsidy if elected, arguing that the Tinubu administration had failed to account …
President Bola Tinubu has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to see his re-election as a mandate to serve the people rather than a victory over his political opponents. Tinubu gave the charge on Thursday when Adeleke visited the State House, Abuja, to thank him for the conduct of the August 15 governorship election and …
Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the publication of Governor Hope Uzodimma as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 election. Uzodimma and the APC are also listed as respondents in …
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has called for greater investment in technical and vocational education, saying the state needs skilled manpower capable of driving economic growth. Fubara spoke on Wednesday while commissioning three projects at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The projects are the Entrepreneurship and …
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has blamed the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 Osun governorship election on the activities of “Abuja politicians” who he said descended on the state shortly before the poll. Sule spoke on Tuesday during a press briefing in Lafia, where he stressed the importance of …
Former Bayelsa East Senator and founder of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, has urged President Bola Tinubu to bring more “mad men” into his administration to confront Nigeria’s longstanding economic and petroleum-sector challenges. Murray-Bruce, who described himself as a supporter of the administration, said support for the government should not amount to sycophancy, stressing that a …
