You know I am a leader in the South West and at the National convention, I was elected as the leader of the Yoruba delegation. So, I am central to the Yoruba position. The Yoruba position is my position and Read more…
Category: Policy
“God does not abandon us but always seeks, waits for, and accompanies us, even to the point of placing Himself, helpless, into our hands”. Pope Francis offered that certainty in his homily at Mass in the Basilica of St. John Read more…
The Presidency has warned that if the organized labour has its way over its demand for nearly N500,000 as the national minimum wage, it will have serious consequences on the nation’s economy. Special Adviser to the President on media and Read more…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Saturday that Nigeria was becoming more volatile, uncertain and complex. He added that insecurity had made the country a dangerous place, filled with so much suffering and hunger. For him, the leadership has to Read more…
I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, just two Read more…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has expressed deep concern over the recent conflicting orders emanating from the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court regarding the stool of the Emir of Kano. Read more…
The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of Read more…
Pope Francis on Saturday received in audience Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic and her entourage. President Čaputová subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Reverend Msgr. Mirosław Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States. Read more…
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has stirred up a heated debate after a video of her sitting during the recitation of the new national anthem at an event went viral on social media. The human rights advocate has now addressed the Read more…
Tbilisi needs to “reconsider” its relationship with Washington, given that American-funded NGOs were behind at least two attempts at overthrowing the government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said. The US has threatened sanctions against senior Georgian officials after the former Soviet Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has cancelled the 10, 000 jobs in the State Civil Service approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, saying a fresh recruitment process would be carried out. Before leaving office, Governor Wike approved the immediate employment Read more…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed the fund’s plan for students to repay back the loan. Sawyer, while speaking on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, explained that students who take Read more…