Author: Alade Adisa

Contrary to the news making the rounds, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has debunked reports that it invited former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race on its platform. Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ibrahim Abdullahi, debunked the reports in an interview with BBC Hausa, explaining that the party did not issue its presidential ticket to Jonathan. He said reports that PDP has ceded its presidential ticket to the former President, or invited him to contest the 2027 presidential election, were not true. Abdullahi said, “What happened is this: I had an interview with a journalist…

The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader. The new suit marked SC/CV/667/2023 is praying the apex court to sack Tinubu on two major grounds of alleged non-qualification to hold office as Nigeria’s president and usurpation of the same office against the law of the country. A candidate in the 2019 presidential election on the platform of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, filed the fresh suit directly at the Supreme Court. Defendants in the suit are former President…

President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged the difficult economic conditions in Nigeria, urging citizens to endure what he described as “unintentional hardship” caused by ongoing reforms. Speaking at the 48th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Tinubu, represented by Tope Fasua, the Special Adviser on Economy to the Vice President, assured Nigerians that the reforms are designed to benefit everyone in the long run. “I do not take pleasure in inflicting pain on Nigerians,” the President said, emphasizing that the current challenges are a necessary phase for sustainable national development. He expressed optimism, stating, “There is…

Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, on Saturday, absolved his principal, Nyesom Wike against allegations of anti-party activities leveled against him by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP.) It is note-worthy that Wike’s romance with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), since his recruitment into President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet has been raising concerns amongst some PDP members, leading to accusation that APC was fueling the leadership crisis rocking the main opposition party. Recall that Segun Sowunmi, a PDP chieftain and former spokesman of the…

….Says party afflicted by stomach infrastructure syndrome Former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has said that contrary to the oft-said accusation, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should be held responsible for Nigeria’s slide towards becoming a one-party state, not the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC.) The former VON boss made this statement on Sunday in Enugu while reacting to insinuations that APC and, by extension, President Bola Tinubu, were responsible for the weak opposition in the country. Okechukwu described the insinuations that the ruling APC was the architect of the emerging one-party state as misplaced, saying…

“I find it interesting that everyone defines me as a Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with my specific ethnic group. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Being Yoruba is my true identity and I refuse to be lumped with the northern people of Nigeria who were our ethnic enemies, all in the name of being called a Nigerian”- Kemi Badenoch. Kemi Badenoch MP, the leader of the British Conservative Party & Opposition in the UK Parliament, has refused to stop at just denigrating…

Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications for State House, Daniel Bwala has disclosed that Nigeria recorded an unprecedented revenue generation milestone. In a post on his X account on Saturday, the presidential spokesman wrote ”A gross total revenue of N3.143 trillion is the highest-ever recorded since FAAC allocations began. ”Kudos to President @officialabat for blocking loopholes and freeing up funds for rapid development. ”States and local governments are now receiving unprecedented allocations, and it’s time for Nigerians to enjoy the dividends of these reforms. ”I enjoin our state governors to make judicious use of these increments in allocations in service…

President Biden pardoned two Chinese spies and the relative of a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party, who was caught with tens of thousands of images of child pornography on his computer last month in a prisoner swap between the two countries that was made public Thursday when the three received clemencies. Yanjun Xu and Ji Chaoqun, who were both convicted of espionage, were granted clemency last month, along with Shanlin Jin, who was convicted of possession of more than 47,000 images of child pornography while a doctoral student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 2021. Their clemencies,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disclosed that any Deposit Money Banks found culpable of issuing illegal flow of mint naira notes to currency hawkers across the country will be fined N150 million. A statement by the acting Director of Corporate Communications of the apex bank, Sidi Ali Hakama disclosed this information in Abuja. This development comes amidst the misinformation about the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes still in circulation. According to the apex bank, the denominations remained valid legal tender in line with a Supreme Court ruling issued on November 29, 2023, and warned…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory. A visit to NNPCL retail outlets showed that the petrol pump price was reduced from N1,060 to N1,040 per litre, representing a reduction of N20. According to a filling station attendant at the NNPCL retail outlet along Kubwa expressway, “The price was reduced to N1,040 per litre from N1,060 on Saturday morning, Also, a motorist, Ezekiel Njoku, confirmed the development, saying, “The reduction of N20 is significant. We need further fuel price reductions in the…