politics

The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says that Nigerians deserve wealth, rather than poverty. He stated that, for all the abundant wealth of natural resources, Nigeria’s poverty situation is unacceptable. Noting that “there are way too many poor people in Nigeria,” he warned that there should …

LEADERS and stakeholders of the South-South region have berated lawmakers from the region, both Senate and House of Representatives, for allegedly failing the people in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, accusing them of displaying nonchalant attitude to an important legislation. There have been outrage in the Niger Delta …

Founder of the Customary Government for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Barrister Emeka Emekesiri says that even as the method and manner of the re-arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu could be faulted, Kanu’s rearrest may make many resonate with the original philosophy and method of operation of IPOB before …

Nigerian-born Olugbenga Shoyele, QC, is one of the eight new judges appointed to the Provincial Courts of Alberta. According to report, the appointed is the largest number of judges to be appointed at once in at least the last two decades. Olugbenga obtained his bachelor of laws in 1980 and …

The party made the comment in reaction to the alleged threat by Fayose to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) if his preferred candidate is not picked as the governorship flagbearer. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed June 18, 2022 for the gubernatorial election. In May, Fayose publicly declared …

A Biafra separatist leader and UK national was arrested by Nigerian authorities in Kenya and taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary rendition, his family and lawyers have claimed. Nnamdi Kanu, a British-Nigerian citizen, fled Nigeria in 2017 while on bail facing charges of terrorism and incitement. He was …

A video making rounds on social media shows the moment LASTMA General Manager made a controversial statement during an interview with NigeriaInfo FM. The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Engr. Jide Oduyoye, in an interview with Sandra Ezekwsili, stated that the agency won’t respect court of appeal …

Unsatisfied with invading the home of Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, and finding little of substance to substantiate their apocalyptic theory of his secessionist plot, and unfulfilled at ‘intercepting’ Nnamdi Kanu of IPOB fame and running into a needless diplomatic storm that is still brewing, the Department of State Service …

A pan-Fulani group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have cautioned Southern governors against banning open grazing in September and employing what they called intimidation tactics in their bid to get power to return to the South in 2023. The Southern governors had come …

The ruling All Progressives (APC) has postponed Indefinitely its ward, local and state congresses scheduled to commence on the 24th of July, Daily Independent has gathered. In a letter dated 6th July which was addressed to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party said it has rescheduled its …