By Bukola Olasanmi Three years ago, Chief Festus Keyamo made a bold prediction. As the then Minister of Labour and Employment and spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, he foresaw a landslide victory for President Bola Tinubu. Keyamo proclaimed that Asiwaju was not just a winner, but the chosen…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, says he informed the former President Muhammadu Buhari, whom he calls his godfather, before he left the All Progressives Congress. El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling APC, said this in an interview with BBC Hausa service on Wednesday. He said, “I left the APC with his…
I, Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu, representing the good people of Epe Constituency 2, wish to categorically address the recent article that falsely claims I am among the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC). These assertions are not only baseless but also an affront to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with all members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other key state leaders at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The high-level meeting is presumed to be a critical intervention in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the Lagos…
The political tension in Rivers State has escalated as the State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara a 48-hour ultimatum to sack all commissioners and other appointees who were not screened and confirmed by the legislature. In a resolution passed during its 131st Legislative Sitting…
The Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vehemently rejected her six-month suspension imposed by the Senate. Speaking after the decision, she declared, “This injustice will not be sustained!” as she exited the Senate chamber, signaling her refusal to accept the disciplinary action. The suspension, handed down during a plenary…
Okonkwo announced this in a lengthy post on X today February 11. He mentioned that his decision to resign from the party is because the party is “non-existent as presently constituted.”His statement in part reads “In the Constitution of Labour Party, the tenure of the ward, local government, and state party executives is three…
Who changes a winning team? As we prepare for the APC primary election for Anambra south senatorial zone, the vacancy created by the demise of Sen.Dr Ifeanyi Uba of the blessed memory, we should be able draw a thick line of demarcation between capacity and sentiment. We all have to be sensitive to the fact…
The inauguration of the committee followed the resolution at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, at the assembly complex in Ikeja. Mrs Meranda named a six-man committee to include: Abiodun Tobun, Desmomd Elliot, Stephen Ogundipe, Abiodun Orekoya, Femi Saheed and Sabur Oluwa. She said that the committee was expected to report…
Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji, OON (JP), member representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 01 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, presented 1,500 free JAMB forms to students. This was done through the Adewale Temitope Adedeji Educational Initiatives (ATA-EI), an initiative that aims to make Ifako-Ijaiye the most educated local government in Nigeria by 2037. ADVERTISEMENT …
