President Bola Tinubu has stated that his main focus is dedicated to restructuring the economy for the benefit of the Nigerian people and not on the 2027 general elections. The President spoke at the 2024 South West Assembly of the APC held at Victoria Island, hosted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who serves as the Zonal Coordinator of the APC on Saturday. He was represented at the event…

The Action Peoples Party has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State local government election. According to a Punch report, the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, disclosed this on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. While declaring the results, Enebili said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the results collation is ongoing. He…

Rivers State – Dele Momodu, a former presidential aspirant from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has openly criticised the current APC-led government, expressing concerns about their handling of the situation in Rivers State. In a recent post on his Facebook page, Momodu voiced his dissatisfaction, stating: “I’m beginning to believe the rumours circulating in high places that the APC is desperately trying to take over Rivers State. Their ultimate goal…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has clarified his position on tithing, stressing that he has never discouraged Christians from paying their tithes. Earlier, New Daily Prime reported that Pastor Adeboye issued an apology for a previous statement, which implied that those who do not pay tithes would not enter heaven. However, during the RCCG’s October Holy Ghost Service at Redemption City,…

The Russian government has warned Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom against accusing it of sponsoring protests in Nigeria. This development comes amid allegations and counter-allegations of interference in Nigeria’s domestic affairs, raising tension between Russia and Ukraine, with both countries trading sharp statements. In the warning issued on Friday, Russia said the countries (US, UK and Ukraine) should rather be blamed for interfering in Nigeria’s internal affairs…

The Ondo State Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WBSN), codenamed Amotekun has arrested a family of seven for allegedly looting food items from shops and houses. Disclosing this at the corps’ headquarters in Akure, the Ondo capital, the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye said the suspects, John Avor, 42, his wife, Mary, and their five children, two of whom are minors, were apprehended for stealing bags…

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the government to prioritise the welfare of teachers as part of the celebrations marking World Teachers’ Day. In a statement shared on his X page, Obi emphasised the pivotal role teachers play in shaping society by contributing significantly to the intellectual and moral development of children. The former Governor of Anambra State further called for enhanced living conditions, improved working…

As the current administration in Edo State begins to wind down, the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has warned Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to protect government properties from being looted by outgoing political appointees. Shaibu gave the warning in a statement he personally signed, titled: ‘Warning to Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies’, issued on Friday and made available to newsmen by his…

As the local government election gets underway in Rivers State, suspected arsonists, in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), in Port Harcourt, the state capital. A short video clip trending on social media platforms showed that the main gate and the security post of the APC secretariat and some parts of the building were damaged by the explosive,…

The Lagos State Police Command has returned the sum of N1 million extorted from three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by four policemen in Surulere Lagos. An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, shared on his X handle that the officers extorted N1m from the unidentified corp members for failing to present their vehicle particulars in Surulere, Lagos. Meanwhile, one of the corp members said that the policemen also…

In reaction to the earlier protest by the House of Representatives, President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on October 1, Tinubu had conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president, a development that led to a…

With the local government election in Rivers State finally here, there is palpable tension and uncertainty over the conduct of the election due to conflicting signals from many quarters. The heated battle for supremacy between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has raised the tension in the state, and the duo is locked in a fight to finish in the quest for…