By Abiola Olawale The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has expressed his willingness to serve as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2027 presidential election if called upon. This is as Barau emphasized his loyalty to the President and focus on governance over what he described as "premature political campaigns." Speaking…
By Kolawole Ojebisi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Deputy National Chairman (Southwest) of the party, Chief Olabode George, has insisted that the meeting scheduled for Monday, June 30th will be held regardless of the conflicting positions of key members of the opposition party concerning it. George said the party does…
By Abiola Olawale The Nasarawa State High Court in Lafia has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a former gospel singer, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Aboki, handed down the judgment on June 26, 2025, after finding Ajayi guilty…
By Kolawole Ojebisi In what appears to be a scene from a well-scripted movie, the hearse, knot of mourners and rehearsed dirge intended as accompaniment to the funeral service of former Zambian president, Edgar Lungu, will not proceed as planned. This is following a ruling by a South-African judge on Wednesday, ordering the burial service…
Cancels NEC Meeting By Kolawole Ojebisi In a dramatic twist to the protracted crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the major opposition party has reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as its National Secretary. This is as the party also cancelled its National Executive Committee meeting earlier scheduled for June 30. These couple of decisions were…
By Abiola Olawale The people of Kwara State, the pro-democracy community in Nigeria and Nigeria as a whole have been thrown into a state of mourning as eminent elderstatesman, second Republic governor of Kwara State, Second Republic Senator as well as former Minister of Transportation and later Communications Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, passes on. It…
By Abiola Olawale The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has criticized the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State over an alleged demolition of his younger brother’s property in Ikeja. Obi, a two-term governor of Anambra State alleged the destruction was carried out without a court order or legal…
By Abiola Olawale Senator Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district of Borno State at the Senate, has dropped a political bombshell, revealing that he has attended coalition meetings and is on the verge of ditching the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu doesn’t turn things around. This is as Ndume…
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with heartfelt accolades as the governor marks his 60th birthday. Tinubu lauded Sanwo-Olu for what he called his commitment to transforming Lagos into a global economic powerhouse, describing him as a “visionary trailblazer” whose leadership inspires millions. In a statement signed…