Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, are reportedly considering a merger ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesperson, the two politicians have learned valuable lessons from the 2023 elections and are now willing to put aside … Read more
About 50 people, mostly women and children have been kidnapped from Kakidawa ward in the Gidan Goga district of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State. Daily Trust reports that the individuals were kidnapped at about 2 am on Sunday by some bandits. A source who spoke on the incident said a total of 43 people … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tax reforms and tariffs could trouble Nigeria’s economy, particularly its banking sector and foreign direct investment (FDI). As Trump eyes reducing the U.S. corporate tax rate from 21% to 15%, experts warn of a potential repeat of the economic fallout seen after his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. … Read more
The World Bank Group has advised Nigeria and other African countries to shift their focus away from subsidies and excessive spending, and instead strengthen social safety nets to curb the spread of poverty and inequality. The group gave the advice in a recent publication titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Addressing Structural Inequalities to Accelerate Poverty … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has threatened to sanction all those involved in levelling unnecessary complaints against judges. The CJN issued the threat at the Justices of the Court of Appeal’s annual conference which took place on Abuja on Monday, December 9. At the event themed, “Judicial introspection”, the CJN said the National … Read more
One of the chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former Kaduna lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has reacted after seeing photo of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi wearing handcuffs inside the court. The picture surfaced online after DAILY TRUST reported that a Magistrate Court in Ekiti … Read more
A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu has failed to demonstrate who he should be re-elected for a second tenure in 2027. Atiku was reacting to the call by the Secretary of the State Government, George Akume, who urged Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu as he means … Read more
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged landlords and property owners to refrain from increasing rents and property prices following the inauguration of major infrastructure projects in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area (LGA). Speaking on Monday during the commissioning of the Abiola/Ajayi/Ogba and Obawole/Iju-Ishaga road projects, Sanwo-Olu stated that the purpose of these developments was to … Read more
The ongoing one-week strike by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Ebonyi State has been suspended. The suspension of the strike was announced by the leadership of the union in the state. Recall that the NLC had declared a warning strike starting from December 2, over non-implementation of the new minimum wage. Following this … Read more
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has assured Nigerians that the Lukarawa terror group will soon be dismantled. Speaking to State House correspondents on Monday after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa, Oluyede said: “We are hitting them hard at the Nigerian end, and once you hit them … Read more