Tag: Politics

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Tuesday described President Bola Tinubu as a detribalised leader committed to fostering national unity through fairness, merit and equal opportunities. Akume said the President’s administration places competence, character and patriotism above ethnic or religious considerations in governance. He spoke in Abuja while receiving […]

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has heard claims that a businessman was defrauded of N400 million by the council’s purported Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, under the guise of securing a government contract. The committee, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, also […]

Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has condemned the allocation of ₦1.08 trillion to the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Enugu State, for the execution of 2,791 capital projects across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, describing it as a major distortion of […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, insisting the administration inherited a severely damaged economy that could not be repaired overnight. Speaking during his monthly media chat with selected television stations in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike argued that although the government’s economic policies had caused short-term […]

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested nine suspects in connection with separate cases of culpable homicide, an attack on a police station, and violent disturbances at Gujungu Market in Taura Local Government Area. The arrests were confirmed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, in a statement issued on Monday in Dutse. […]

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration over its handling of the economy, insisting that “no amount of lying with statistics” can hide what he described as the government’s worsening economic performance. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public […]

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise the rehabilitation and completion of existing infrastructure rather than embarking on new projects that risk being abandoned. In a statement issued on Saturday, Obi said he has consistently advocated for governments at all levels to focus on fixing and completing […]