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The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima over the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed their victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election. Supreme Court had on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, …

The Federal Government on Thursday emphasized the need for non-state actors to complement its efforts in national and economic development saying it cannot bear the burden alone. The government specifically admitted that it was facing enormous challenges and revenue deficit which has compelled it to manage to pay salaries. The …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has assured party loyalists that half of the things being said about him in recent times are false, describing them as “rumours”. Obi made this known on Monday while speaking at the party’s rally in Edo …

The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Olaide Akinremi, has urged his colleagues not to complain about committees given to them. The House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled 134 Standing Committees for its oversight functions and other legislative activities for the 10th National Assembly. Some …

A former factional Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Oluwaseun Abosede, has alleged a plot by the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, and some of his supporters, to suspend, the ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola from the APC. Abosede, the youth leader of the Aregbesola faction …

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at the State House, Abuja. Kwankwaso who was the flagbearer of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in last February’s Presidential election, arrived at the Aso Rock Villa minutes around 05:30 pm. In mid-May, The PUNCH reported that Kwankwaso …

A group, under the aegis of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for finding the former Governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume, good enough to be appointed as the Secretary General of the Federation. While praising the president as a man who is genuinely interested …

Civil Society Organisations have tasked lawmakers in the incoming 10th National Assembly to give gender inclusiveness high priority. The CSOs made this demand when they spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Abuja on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Prof. Joy Ezeilo, the founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), said that …

The Labour Party in Kwara State on Tuesday announced the suspension of its governorship candidate, Comrade Basambo Abubakar, over his romance with the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. The state Chairman of the party, Chief Kehinde Rotimi, at a press conference in Ilorin, …

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has debunked reports that he dumped the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Bello, in a post via his verified Facebook page on Sunday, said his unwavering support for Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim …