Over 200 lives were lost and thousands displaced when devastating flood hit Mokwa town in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. In response to the devastating flood disaster in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, Governor Umaru Bago has announced a package of interventions aimed at restoring hope and rebuilding lives. During his visit…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said there is nothing wrong with the removal of fuel subsidy, but President Bola Tinubu’s approach to implementing it was flawed. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Monday, Obi maintained that while he supports subsidy removal in principle, it should have been…
Economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has projected that the naira would trade within N1,600-N1,650 to a dollar in the near term. Rewane said this during his presentation at the June edition of the Lagos Business School Breakfast session. The analysts who did a mid-term economic review of the current administration…
Maryam Abacha, widow of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has rejected long-standing allegations that her late husband looted billions of dollars during his time in office, insisting there is no credible evidence to support the claims. Speaking in an interview with TVC on Sunday, Mrs. Abacha challenged the narrative surrounding her husband’s…
The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Abubakar Kyari, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security has had a profoundly positive impact on the nation’s agricultural sector. Speaking to the press in Maiduguri, Kyari stated that food security remains one of the top priorities of the administration, underscoring the…
By Seyi Adeniyi (ASP) No doubt, some Osun APC leaders have been having sleepless nights over the visit of Governor Adeleke to the president a few days ago. Some of them, who are backers of Bola Oyebamiji, even organized a press conference to register their displeasure, questioning why the president would open his doors to…
“Even Wars have Rules.” ICRC “From the Gaza Strip the cries of mothers and fathers rise to the heavens as they hold the lifeless bodies of their children”. Pope Leo XIV When Hamas and other militant groups carried out the 7th of October 2023 terrorist attacks, the question was: What is going to be the…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator (Dr.) Ajibola Basiru, has come down hard on the former Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye; ex-Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan; and the former Finance Commissioner, Bola Oyebamiji, describing their recent attacks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and…
By Comrade Samakin Abdul-Jeleel Abiodun Politics, like football, is result-driven, no one backs a losing team. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has lost two consecutive gubernatorial elections and, by political standards, should reflect deeply on why they were rejected at the polls. It is illogical and misleading for anyone to suggest that…
The federal government has declared Thursday, 12th June, 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement on Sunday by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. He congratulated Nigerians on 26 years of…
