Usman Yusuf, former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of trying to silence critics and suppress dissent. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, Yusuf claimed that his recent Read more…
…dismisses allegations of coercion, bribery, blackmail The Presidency has dismissed claims that recent defections of prominent opposition politicians into the All Progressives Congress (APC) are part of a plot to create a one-party state, insisting that democracy in Nigeria remains “strong Read more…
The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has issued a sarcastic and satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, reigniting discussions about gender dynamics and power struggles within Nigeria’s legislative Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of Read more…
Despite the bold posturing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders after the collapse of its Delta State structure into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the pro-President Bola Tinubu stance of some PDP governors, morale within the party has Read more…
Dele Momodu is a journalist and politician. He was one of the few Nigerians who fought the military for the country to return to democratic rule using NADECO. In this interview with Sunday Sun, he looked at governance in Nigeria today, Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Former Minister of Aviation and public policy advocate, Chief Osita Chidoka, has formally endorsed the re-election bid of Gov Charles Chukwuma Soludo, describing him as “a model for the Anambra of our dreams.” Ikechukwu Okafor, the Special Read more…
Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukraine may need to temporarily cede land as part of a peace deal with Russia, Britain’s BBC reported on Friday. “One of the scenarios is… to give up territory. It’s not fair. But for the Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said no amount of blackmail will bring peace to Rivers State. For peace to reign in the state, Wike said all critical stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly, must Read more…
Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers State to properly brief the lawmakers on developments in the state. Ibas made the request at a meeting with the committee in Read more…
…blasts critics of visit to Buhari…says people’s enemy is Tinubu’s ‘abysmal failure’ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the defection of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his successor Sheriff Oborevwori, and a large section of the Peoples Read more…
The Presidency has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Okowa was Atiku’s running mate. Atiku contested the 2023 Presidential election under the Read more…