Politics

The Senate on Thursday passed for second reading, the tax reform bills forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The passage followed a debate among the lawmakers. The bill was thereafter referred to the Committee…

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his 78th birthday. President spokesman Sunday Dare in a statement said Atiku has been an active player in Nigeria’s democratic journey. “President Bola…

Almost 500 vehicles belonging to the Edo State Government are still missing, according to Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo. A committee set up by Edo State to recover vehicles and other assets…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “urgently” review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiqué issued at…

Doyin Okupe, a former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says President Bola Tinubu legitimately won the 2023 election. Okupe, who resigned from LP after the polls — based on “ideological grounds”— has…

A former vice president Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s newest request for a loan, describing it as “bone-crushing”.  The Senate has approved the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Tinubu after a…

The Senate has granted approval to the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Bola Tinubu after a voice vote in favor of the request. The Senate presided by Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, approved the loan after the…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has announced its decision to support northerners running for the presidency and other offices who might be interested in contesting elections in 2027 in order to save the region and the country in…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed…

The Senate will approve the $2.2bn (about N1.77tn) loan request of President Bola Tinubu today (Wednesday). This request, submitted by the President, is part of the external borrowing plan outlined for implementing the N28.7tn 2024…

President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on public communication and orientation, Sunday Dare, has fired back at Olusegun Obasanjo, calling the former president a mischief-maker who ran the most corrupt presidency in Nigeria’s history.…

Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, has asked the national assembly to reject any attempts to “cheat” the north with the proposed tax reform bills. Kwankwaso spoke on Sunday at the convocation ceremony of Skyline University…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has emerged victorious in the Ondo State governorship election, securing 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 117,845 votes. The Returning…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says he is not afraid of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if he wants to. Wike made the assertion statement while explaining reasons for not…

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has replied to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over his comment on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2027 presidential ticket. Wike had earlier said…