POLITICS

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged eligible voters to come out in large numbers to vote for APC candidates in the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024. His appeal came during …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigeria’s debt burden has surged, with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reporting that each Nigerian owes an average of N619,501. This staggering figure comes as the nation’s total public debt reached N134.3 trillion by June 2024, reflecting a significant increase from the N121 trillion recorded …

EWEKORO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – At the recent end-of-year and Horta Day celebration organized by the Ewekoro Local Government chapter of the Yewa Youth Association, participants were urged to be proud ambassadors of Yewaland. Comrade Isikalu Olanrewaju Alamu, President of Ijoun Progressive Youth Forum (IPYF) and Deputy National President of …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has called for Nigeria to abandon its executive system of governance in favor of a parliamentary model. Speaking at the National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja on November 11, 2024, George argued that the executive system concentrates too …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Bode George, has called on Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take action against the ongoing abuse, extortion, and physical mistreatment of traders by state officials and security agents. In an open letter, George expressed shock and disappointment over the harsh treatment …

BENIN, EDO STATE, NIGERIA – Edo State Governor-Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has made his first official appointment, naming Mr. Fred Odianosen Itua as the Chief Press Secretary. This key role will commence on November 12, 2024, aligning with the start of the new administration. Mr. Itua, an accomplished journalist with …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Following Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the recent U.S. presidential election, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, the Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Ejigbo, Lagos, has addressed the controversy surrounding his earlier prophecy. He reiterated that he does not make predictions, but instead shares messages as revealed …

AUCHI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA – In a recent message broadcasted by Arise TV, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, leader of Omega Fire Ministries International in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria, shared a prophecy regarding the political future of the United States. The outspoken pastor declared that he received a revelation indicating significant events …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has declared that based on the performance of his administration in the last five years, opposition parties are clearly unpopular and invisible in the forthcoming local government election. The Governor added that the quality of candidates the ruling All Progressives …

… APC’s Response to Obaseki’s Claims BENIN, EDO STATE, NIGERIA – Edo State’s outgoing Governor, Godwin Obaseki, voiced his disappointment at not being invited by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the inauguration of the incoming governor, Monday Okpebholo, scheduled for November 12, 2024. Obaseki claimed that the APC has …