POLITICS

The leadership crisis within the Labour Party escalated yesterday as the Labour Party National Transition Committee (LPNTC) demanded the immediate resignation of Chairman Julius Abure, disrupting a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting with Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate in attendance. The labour leaders, who forcefully entered the venue of …

The Labour Party in Nigeria has called on the workers’ unions to re-negotiate with the government on a new minimum wage rather than embarking on industrial action. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday in Ogbomoso joined Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, to inaugurate the newly-constructed Ogbomoso-Iseyin Road. In his speech at the ceremony, Mr Shettima said the economic agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration was rooted in supporting each state of the federation. ”This is to help them …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will continue to run for the presidency of Nigeria if he is healthy, despite the challenges his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently facing. Atiku has ran to become Nigeria’s President for six times within three decades, his most recent attempt …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that security has improved in FCT and residents “can now sleep with their two eyes closed.” He spoke in Abuja on Thursday during the Ministerial Sectoral Update on the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the last …

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano. This decision followed the Kano State House of Assembly’s resolution to dethrone the current Emir and also dismantle the four new Emirates in the State established under a controversial 2019 law. Though it has not been officially announced, …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar met with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Abuja, earlier in the week. The meeting sparked speculations about a merger of some opposition political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an interview with BBC …

Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, has apologised to the Rivers people for appointing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor, claiming that he never instructed anyone to worship him in order to gain power. Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), issued the apology on Saturday …

‘A coward thinks he can run, hide’ — EFCC posts cryptic message amid Yahaya Bello’s disappearance. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday posted a cryptic message on social media which appears to be directed at Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi. The EFCC is seeking to arraign …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has asked the 27 members of the House of Assembly loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal… The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has asked the 27 members of the House of Assembly loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal …