Seun Opejobi 
Shehu Sani, a socio-political commentator, has advised the Senate against confirming former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai to be minister. Sani warned that El-Rufai should not be cleared if Nigeria wants peace to reign. Describing the former governor as playing god while he was governor, Sani said El-Rufai was now at the mercy of the … Read more
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to resolve the industrial dispute with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. NMA urged the Federal Government to quickly conclude measures to resolve all areas of disagreement and eschew all punitive responses in the interest of industrial harmony. The President of NMA, Uche Ojinmah, … Read more
The family of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa has gone mad. Kanu’s brother, Kanunta made the remark while reacting to Ekpa’s threat directed at IPOB’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. In a statement directed at Ejimakor, Ekpa quoted a Bible verse saying the “wages … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has said the Monday sit-at-home is “dead and buried.” Kanu made the remark while urging people of the Southeast to welcome the canceling of the sit-at-home order. Speaking through his lead Counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu charged residents of the Southeast to reject those using … Read more
The ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum has called for an end of the coup that removed him from office. Describing himself as a hostage, Bazoum said he is part of the hundred Nigeriens illegally imprisoned by the junta. In a column in The Washington Post, Bazoum lamented that the Sahel region may fall … Read more
The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has vowed to hit the ground running. This was as he vowed to ensure that the party emerges victorious in the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states. He spoke during his acceptance speech at the party’s 12th National Executive … Read more
A political activist and analyst, Shehu Sani, has mocked President Bola Tinubu over his ministerial nominees. Sani said Nigerians expected Tinubu to appoint miracle-working technocrats. Tinubu had sent a 47-man list of ministerial nominees to the Senate as he prepares to constitute his cabinet. Last week, the president had forwarded a 28-man list to the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has urged the United Kingdom government to partner with Nigeria and other African countries in the areas of economy and defence. Tinubu appealed to the UK to increase its investments across various sectors to support the sustainable and broad-based prosperity of Africa. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while hosting the UK’s … Read more
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said President Bola Tinubu’s government believes in the rule of law. Akpabio made the remark during the ministerial screening of Lateef Fagbemi on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. During his screening, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe had asked Fagbemi, “What will your option be if the government … Read more
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded that the minimum wage of workers be increased to N200,000. NLC members made the call while protesting the removal of the subsidy on fuel by President Bola Tinubu. The protesters converged at the Ikeja under-bridge in Lagos State, where they lamented the high cost of living caused by … Read more