Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The 2023 Presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has spoken out against the planned demolition of about 200 houses in the Nuwalege community of Abuja to make way for the expansion of the presidential fleet. In a statement on Thursday via his X account, Obi said he was “shocked” and “pained” by the […]

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said that Catholic Churches in the country would not bless same-sex unions. The bishops said the blessing of the same-sex union is against God’s law, the teachings of the church, and the law of the country. They made this known in a statement released and signed by the […]

A member of the Rivers Elders’ Forum and former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Chief David Briggs, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed the resolution concerning the crisis in the state on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, who said he attended the resolution meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, insisted that the governor signed […]

A foremost aviation journalist, Mr Horatius Egwa, has been appointed with 45 others as new agencies’ directors in the Aviation Ministry by the Federal Government. He is to be the director in charge of special duties. The appointees would replace the over 38 directors recently sacked from the aviation agencies. A statement from the Ministry […]

Osun State House of Assembly has approved N273,908,997,410 appropriation bill for the 2024 fiscal year. The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu made this known in a statement in Osogbo on Thursday. He said: “The motion for the Bill to be read for the third time, which signal the Approval of the House, […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday, December 21, charged members of the National Economic Council (NEC) to shelve the idea of vacation in the yuletide and carry on with issues of governance to ease the burden of Nigerians hanging on their shoulders. He charged the council members to be alive to the demands of Nigerians, […]

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that despite the current challenges confronting his administration, he would not be distracted from his oath of office to defend Rivers people and protect their interests. He made the declaration while speaking to newsmen at Ngo Town, the Capital of Andoni Local Government Area, shortly after inspecting […]

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to institute appropriate disciplinary action against one of its founding members and former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, for alleged unguarded utterances intended to bring down the main opposition party. The allegation followed a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party […]

Akpabio swears Lalong in The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, swore in a former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as the senator to represent Plateau South Senatorial District. Lalong of the All Progressives Congress replaced Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party, whose election was on November 7, 2023, nullified by the Court […]