Category: Politics

The Tinubu Media Group (TMSG) has revealed the hypocrisy of the PDP governors described them as chichidodos, a mythical bird that hates excreta but feed on worms that live in faeces. The group made the remarks on Sunday in Abuja following the governors’ comments on the Tinubu administration. In a twist of irony, the PDP governors who had feasted on the enormous allocations being generated by the Tinubu administration have turned to accuse the same government of non – performance. The TMSG, in a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka…

The Democratic Front (TDF) has described the successful intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the long standing crisis over a new national minimum wage as a great relief for Nigerians.   It said in a statement signed by its Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo that it was a reflection of the President’s solid,time-tested negotiation skills.   “We welcome the cheery news of the resolution of the lingering minimum wage crisis and the role played by President Tinubu in breaking the deadlock.   “As many Nigerians may have realized…

  The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The Deputy Governor, who returned to the APC in Benin, the state capital, on Saturday alongside prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP, said he was back to add value to the party. He said, “On behalf of the Legacy Group, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party. “It is time to…

The Kaduna House of Assembly has hired a human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to prosecute the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai corruption. According to Sahara Reprters, Falana will lead a battery of lawyers to begin unravelling the monumental corruption on Thursday in Kaduna. Recall that the lawmakers accused the ex-governor of mismanaging about N423 billion from loans obtained for the state by his administration. The report alleged that the loans were not used for their intended purposes, and in some cases, due process was not followed…

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described the position of Senate Whip Senator Ali Ndume on President Bola Tinubu and his administration as a self-serving blackmail to whip up public sentiment. Ndume had recently described the administration as a kakistocracy but the policy analysis group said the Senate Whip’s comment was not fact-based. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju, the policy analysis group argued that policies and programmes introduced by the government since assuming office have been well thought out contrary to what Ndume…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the inability of Sen. Mohammed Ndume to access President Bola Tinubu cannot warrant or justify his outlandish declaration that the president had been “caged”.   Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.   The statement was the party’s reaction to comments credited to Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying President Bola had been “caged”.   Ndume, while saying that securing financial autonomy for local governments was the greatest achievement of…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Dan Orbih over his alleged actions and utterances on Edo governorship primary election of the party.   The suspension was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the party Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Wednesday.   He said that the National Working Committee, NWC, at its 588th meeting on Wednesday, July 10, considered all issues, including complaints on the activities of Orbih, concerning the September 21 election.   According to Debo, the NWC at the…