Category: Politics


  • The Federal Government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises is currently carrying out transactions for the sale of five power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects at a cost of about $1.15bn, it was gathered on Tuesday. Although sources familiar with the development explained that the cost of the plants should exceed $5bn based…

  • Residents of Tundun Biri, a community in Kaduna State that lost scores of its residents to an accidental drone attack by the Nigerian Army, have faulted Nigerian lawmakers for not fulfilling their promise of donating their December salaries to the survivors. On December 3, 2023, 85 people were killed and dozens injured by a military…

  • President Bola Tinubu has justified his cabinet of 47 ministers saying the number reflects the diversity of roles required to run an efficient government. The president expressed doubt about reducing his cabinet, saying no guarantee this would boost performance He also urged the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria to propagate the message of…

  • For those who have continued to see my issue-based constructive criticism of a bad system as bad and are maligning my person and the Obidients for seeking good governance and a better future for all Nigerians, let them now read this report from the respected international newsmagazine, The Economist of London and do the same.…

  • Beware the fury of a betrayed friend. A patient, pitiless friend like Godwin Emefiele. The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may be out for blood amid his trial for fraud and official misconduct during his time as CBN head honcho. Indeed, revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth that…

  • President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said that democracy must be progressive and inclusive with a primary focus on tackling poverty through the provision of job opportunities for youths and quality education for all Nigerian children. Tinubu expressed support for the establishment of the National Institute of Progressive Studies while receiving members of the National Working…

  • They protected this crook because he was doing their bidding, today, he’s left to become the fall guy, Tunde Sabiu opened an airline, he owns the biggest oil haulage ship based in the Niger Delta region, the @officialEFCC even told @officialabat last week Wednesday that former AGF Abubakar Malami stole so much that even a…

  • President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, Peter Odili, former governor of the state, and other stakeholders at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting follows the face-off between the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT). Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Ngozi Odu, Rivers deputy…

  • The list of commissioners, special advisers and other key aides as well as their portfolios was handed over to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Saturday PUNCH gathered. A close aide of the governor, who disclosed this exclusively to Saturday PUNCH, said Fubara had no input into the appointments as…

  •   A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has alleged that the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government is the worst ever.   Asari, in a viral video clip on Wednesday, said that some Niger Delta people, particularly the Ijaw ethnic group, are already angry with the present government.   The former militant, who was…