Seun Opejobi 
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said the subsidy removal would damage President Bola Tinubu’s government. To this end, Ayodele said his administration would not be good until 2026 if God decides to show him mercy. Primate Ayodele said it’s not yet time for Tinubu to remove the fuel subsidy … Read more
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy. NEF’s spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said Tinubu’s decision does not give his administration a good start. During his inauguration on Monday, Tinubu announced an end to the fuel subsidy regime. The president had said money meant for fuel subsidy would be … Read more
The member-elect for Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo federal constituency, Philip Agbese has pledged that the 10th National Assembly will take the fight against drug abuse to the next level. Agbese spoke in reaction to the move by the outgoing 9th House of Representatives to declare a state of emergency on drug abuse. While admitting that the … Read more
Kano Central Senator, Ibrahim Shekarau, has described his relationship with the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso as cordial. Shekarau said he and Kwankwaso are best of friends. The former Kano State governor had fallen out with Kwankwaso during the build-up to the 2023 general elections. Shekarau dumped the All Progressives Congress, … Read more
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint his cabinet without wasting time. Agbakoba said Tinubu should appoint good people into his cabinet. He suggested the replacement of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, with either Mustafa Chike-Obi, the Chairman of Fidelity Bank Nigeria or Yemi … Read more
The hike in the pump price of fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has led to an increment in transportation fare around Abuja. This development has left transport operators groaning over the step taken by the newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu. During his inauguration, Tinubu declared an end to the fuel subsidy … Read more
Abia State House of Assembly members-elect, have been urged to stop the State Governor, Alex Otti from imposing a stooge as the next Speaker. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Integrity Forum made the remark while charging members-elect of the House to stop Otti’s alleged attempt to produce a rubber-stamp Speaker. In a statement by … Read more
Deji Adeyanju, a public affairs analyst, has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint nine young Nigerians as ministers. Adeyanju said Tinubu should appoint people under the age of 40 years old into his cabinet as ministers. Tweeting, the socio-political activist said appointing former governors as ministers was a waste of slot. He urged the newly … Read more
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused ex-President Muhammadu Buhari of escalating terrorism in Nigeria. El-Rufai said Buhari’s government failed to take his advice on how to tackle terrorism and banditry in 2017. The governor spoke at the inauguration of his successor, Senator Uba Sani, in Kaduna. El-Rufai lamented that the … Read more
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has reacted to reports circulating that a detachment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials has been deployed from Abuja to arrest him. The unconfirmed report which was circulating mostly on social media claimed officials of EFCC had arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State … Read more