Thursday, 28 November, 2024

Category: Politics


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Nwanne Di na mba Authentic Multi-Purpose and Cooperative Society, Nnewi, Anambra State yesterday conferred recognition of honour on Chief Nicholas Echezona Nsoedo (Omepuruchukwu Anaedo) in appreciation of his support and contributions to humanity. The award which was Read more…


The presidency has refuted claims that the country was snubbed in the recent United Nations Human Rights Council elections. The clarification comes in response to circulating reports suggesting Nigeria’s exclusion from the council. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to Read more…


Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) have pledged to persist in referring to President Bola Tinubu as “T-Pain” if his administration fails to address the escalating hardship in the country. The nickname, which has gained popularity on social media, represents the Read more…


Contrary to the widespread impression that he was denied control of the structures of the party in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blasted Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, accusing him of whining after initially rejecting an Read more…


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian leaders to make effective use of the country’s abundant resources for national development. Speaking at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja on Sunday, Obasanjo stressed that Nigeria has Read more…


Some governors in the country may be getting more desperate to share in the monthly allocation to local governments if revelations by some sources, including a council chairman and a party candidate, are anything to go by. Findings by Sunday PUNCH showed that Read more…


Pope Francis has written a personal letter to the 21 men – bishops and priests from around the world – whom he will raise to the Cardinalate at a consistory set for December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Read more…


Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Iran’s newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian in person at a time concerns mount over Tehran’s steady supply of weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine as well as over the escalating conflicts in the Middle East. Putin and Pezeshkian Read more…


The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a new turn with the National Working Working (NWC) directing the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, to step aside. The order Read more…


President Bola Tinubu is set to head to Paris, France, from London, United Kingdom, any moment from now for another ‘significant engagement’. This was disclosed by Tinubu’s close political ally and former placeholder running mate, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, on Friday Read more…


Independent observers have attributed the violence and arson that followed the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s refusal to obey court judgement. DAILY POST reports that the controversial local government election was conducted on Read more…


The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has described as highly irresponsible and unpatriotic, calls by former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, on Nigerians to take to the streets. APC Spokesman Felix Morka, in a statement on Friday, remarked that Amaechi, speaking Read more…