In a dramatic turn of events early Wednesday, Fox News became the first and only major network to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2024 United States presidential election. The network made the call after projecting Trump’s victories in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which played a crucial role in securing his…
The Senate has confirmed a former beauty queen, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, and six others as new ministers to serve in the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. This came after the seven ministerial nominees had been screened by the senators. Apart from Bianca, other nominees confirmed are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Hon….
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt all payments to the state. In a statement Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the…
A prominent elder statesman and activist from the Niger Delta, Sokari Soberekon, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to remain vigilant against deceitful counsel masked as half-truths. In a recent interview in Port Harcourt, Soberekon highlighted concerns regarding the recent hike in fuel prices, attributing it not directly to the…
On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Bianca Odimiegwu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, along with six other nominees, after a nearly five-hour screening. It was reported that the nominations were finalized through a voice vote led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, marking a transition following the recent dismissal of several ministers by President…
The Lagos State Government has dismissed reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It was reported that Sanwo-Olu had allegedly filed a lawsuit against the EFCC, alleging threats of arrest, detention, and prosecution once his tenure as governor concludes. The suit, a fundamental rights enforcement action, was submitted to…
The Nigerian Senate is set to commence screening today for the seven new ministerial nominees submitted for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees, already cleared by the Department of State Services, crowded the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, on Monday to submit their curriculum vitae…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has strongly denounced the physical assault on a Bolt driver by Alex Ikwechegh, the House of Representatives member representing Aba North and South. A viral video showed Ikwechegh slapping the driver, sparking widespread outrage. The incident has sparked a national conversation on the need for leaders to exemplify respect and…
The former minister of communication, Adebayo Shittu, has said Nigerians don’t have the patience for trial-and-error ministers appointed based on political considerations. According to the former minister, the cabinet shake-up was more politically motivated than bringing in superior minds as ministers into the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Shittu was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics…
Vice President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York, the United States. According to a release issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on…
