politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has faulted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, for expressing doubts over the credibility of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal which will be deployed for the 2023 election. Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of Commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, expressed shock that Tinubu could question the efficiency of the technology which had been used in several […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the citizens of the Guinea-Bissau to ensure free and fair electoral processes in their country. Buhari gave the advise in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to work with the West African country to sustain and strengthen democracy and good governance in the sub-region. It, however, encouraged them to support the entrenchment […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of a new Head of Service. A statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, revealed that Samuel Aina will be sworn in today, in Osogbo, the state capital. Aina will succeed Festus Olowogboyega, who was appointed Head of Service by the administration of Rauf Aregbesola.

Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has submitted a N272.736 billion budget proposal for 2023 to the state House of Assembly. Akeredolu presented the budget, dubbed “Budget of Shared Prosperity,” during a plenary session on Monday. According to Akeredolu, N129.224 billion was budgeted for recurrent expenditure while N143.511 billion was set aside for capital expenditures. The Governor stated that the 2023 budget was created using input from Town Hall meetings held with […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has cautioned presidential candidates against downplaying the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed, who disclosed this during a briefing to present the scorecard of Buhari-led administration in the water sector, accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. He noted that those involved in this acts were doing this in desperation to get into power in 2023. The minister […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commenced the payment of salaries to workers in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed. The statement noted that any Ministry, Department or Agency that fails to submit its salary schedule will be sanctioned, adding that any agency head that obstructs the process of scheduling will face disciplinary procedures. It stated that some agencies are still holding […]

Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike has called on other parties to avoid campaigning in the State, maintaining that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP would sweep the oil-rich state in next year’s elections. Wike made the disclosure during the State Honors and Awards held at the Banquet Hall, Government House in Port Harcourt the state capital. According to him, his government already has a successor and that is based on the […]

Reports say the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State was attacked by some hoodlums. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday. The statement noted that critical facilities were not affected in the course of the attack. Recall that on December 1, 2022, INEC office in […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria is yet to realize its expectations from world leaders at independence in 1960, and the country has also not continued to maintain its leadership position in the African continent. Obasanjo stated this at a book launch in Abuja on Thursday The former president stressed that Nigeria should blame itself for failing to harness God’s given natural resources. He expressed hope that God will […]