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YPP Presidential Candidate Urges Tinubu To Reshuffle Cabinet For Better Governance

02.06.2025

Malik Ado-Ibrahim, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently reshuffle his cabinet, citing the need for more competent and visionary leadership within the current administration. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ado-Ibrahim criticized the composition of the current Federal Executive Council,...

805 Candidates To Contest Elections – NSIEC

02.06.2025

The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has announced that a total of 805 candidates from 10 political parties will participate in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for November 1, 2025. Chairman of NSIEC, Mohammed Jibrin Imam, made this known in Minna during the official flag-off of the campaign season. He confirmed that political...

Wamakko Hosts Special Prayer For Tinubu, Gov Aliyu’s Success

02.06.2025

As part of activities commemorating the second anniversary of All Progressives Congress (APC) administrations at the federal and state levels, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC–Sokoto Central) has organized a special prayer session, seeking divine guidance and continued success for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State. The solemn prayer session was held...

APC Stakeholders Applaud Tinubu For Appointing Dogara As Chairman Of NCGC

01.06.2025

Following the appointment of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as the Chairman of the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC), the stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State have praised President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Saturday by Rabiu Garba on...

Early Convention Sure Way To Reposition PDP – CP-PDP

01.06.2025

The Conference of Professionals in Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has said that the planned early national convention of the party is the surest path to repositioning the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by its Protem National Coordinator, Obinna Nwachukwu, the group expressed confidence that new leadership emerging from the...

Osun Youth Dialogue: Stakeholders Harp On Inclusion

01.06.2025

Youths in Osun State have been urged to look beyond political appointments and embrace broader opportunities for meaningful participation in governance and state development. This call was made during the Osun Youth Dialogue, themed “The Role of Youth in Good Governance”, held in Osogbo on Saturday. The dialogue aimed to foster critical conversations around youth...

Nigeria Avoiding Solution To Insecurity, Instability – Ebijomore

01.06.2025

The General Overseer of God’s Anointed and Blessed Church International, Pastor Toye Ebijomore, has called for a national prayer conference as the divine solution to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, insurgency, and banditry. Delivering a sermon on Sunday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Ebijomore commended Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and the Chief of Naval Staff,...

Nigeria’s Democracy Under State Capture – Wabara

01.06.2025

Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has decried what he described as the “state capture” of Nigeria’s democracy, warning that unless checked, it could spell doom for the country’s democratic future. Marking his 77th birthday anniversary on June 1st, Wabara said...

Sen Dickson Warns Atiku, Amaechi, El-Rufai Over New Opposition Coalition

01.06.2025

Former Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Sen. Seriake Dickson, has issued a veiled warning to top Nigerian political leaders forming a new opposition coalition against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the 60th birthday celebration of former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, held in Abuja on Saturday, Dickson addressed reports of...

Mid-Term Scorecard: Akintola Lauds Makinde’s Performance

01.06.2025

A renowned Ibadan-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adeniyi Akintola, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his impressive performance in infrastructure, security, agriculture, and human capital development. Akintola, who was a 2023 gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave the commendation on Saturday during his appearance on...