Tag: Politics
Shettima Calls for Private Sector Investment to Tackle Hunger, Transform Nigeria’s Food System
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged the private sector to increase investments in Nigeria’s food system to address the persistent hunger and economic hardship facing the nation. Speaking at the ‘Strategic Workshop on Agriculture and Food Security’ organized by the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and the Nigerian…
EFCC Chairman Reveals He Rejected N500m Offers During Mother’s Burial
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed how he turned down offers totaling N500 million from government officials during his mother’s funeral in 2019. Speaking at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja on Thursday, Olukoyede recounted the incident as an example of the ethical challenges faced by…
Court Adjourns $6.2m Fraud Case Against CBN Staff to November 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of three Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff accused of fraudulently obtaining $6.2 million from the apex bank to November 3, 2025. The adjournment followed the Federal Government’s inability to produce the accused persons, who are currently at large, for trial. The defendants—Odoh Ocheme, Adamu…
Federal Government Seeks Collaboration with Religious Leaders to End Open Defecation in Nigeria
The Federal Government has called on religious and community leaders to join forces in the fight against open defecation in Nigeria. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, made the appeal during an advocacy visit to the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, as part of the…
Peter Obi Denies Alleged Link to Abacha-Era ABN, Urges Public to Ignore Falsehood
June 12, 2025 – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has vehemently denied allegations linking him to the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), a group that opposed the actualization of the June 12, 1993, presidential mandate won by the late Chief MKO Abiola. In a statement released on Tuesday by…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Sues Senate President Akpabio for ₦100 Billion Over Alleged Defamation
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking ₦100 billion in damages for alleged defamation. The suit, filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday, also names Akpabio’s senior legislative aide, Mfon Patrick, as a co-defendant. The legal action stems from a Facebook post published by Patrick…
President Tinubu Flags Off Lagos-Ibadan-Sagamu Expressway Reconstruction
On Saturday, the 22nd of February 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially flagged off the reconstruction of section one of the Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Sagamu Expressways. During the Flag-off ceremony which took place in Sagamu, Ogun state, President Tinubu stated that the reconstruction and expansion project would include features such as underpasses and pedestrian bridges at…
Anambra 2025: Prof. Obiora Okonkwo Declares Governorship Bid Under APC
United Nigeria Airlines Chairman Vows to Unseat Soludo in November Election Prominent businessman and Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has officially declared his intention to contest the Anambra State Governorship Election scheduled for November 8, 2025. Okonkwo, who is running under the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the announcement at the inauguration…
Lagos 2027: League of Concerned Lagosians Endorses Dr. Tunji Alausa for Governorship
A key political advocacy group in Lagos, the League of Concerned Lagosians (LCL), has thrown its weight behind Dr. Tunji Alausa, the current Minister of Education, as its preferred candidate for the 2027 Lagos gubernatorial election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement titled “Alausa: Save Lagos Now,” the group emphasized Dr. Alausa’s…
Electoral Act: Appeal Court Advocates Amendments to Protect Governors with Disqualified Deputies
The Court of Appeal has recommended an amendment to the Electoral Act to safeguard governors whose deputies have been disqualified by a court of law. This proposed change aims to allow a governor, under such circumstances, to be sworn in and then choose a new deputy. This proposal comes in the wake of a significant…