Severance allowances of the 469 members of the National Assembly and their legislative aides will cost the nation N30.17 billion next year. The sum is a part of the  N238.78 billion National Assembly appropriated for itself as contained in the  N21.8 trillion 2023 national budget. The assembly okayed the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. The Senate will receive N33.27  billion out …

The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has declared that the struggle for the Southern part of the country to produce the next president must continue until it is realised. To this end, Akeredolu urged the people to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the February 2023 election, in the spirit of …

The Lagos State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite; and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman in the state, Comrade Sesi Akinsanmi have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential  candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at an event, the duo also supported re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Adegbite noted that Tinubu had enhanced the quality of …

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the group of five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who are demanding the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu have not agreed to support the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was reported that the group (formerly known as G-5, …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reportedly canvassed for the endorsement of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was at a marathon meeting on Tuesday held in London, the United Kingdom. Led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, others are Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel …

The new Director General of Labour Party presidential campaign council, Mr Akin Osuntokun has dismissed speculations that he might have influenced his new appointment. The former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo was unveiled as the new helmsman of Mr Peter Obi campaign in Abuja on Tuesday. He replaced Dr Doyin Okupe, who announced his resignation last Tuesday following a Federal …

Security experts have alleged that Nigerians who are afraid of elections are behind the rising attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in several parts of the country. According to recent data released by INEC, 50 attacks  have so far been recorded on its facilities in 15 states in the last four years. Imo State has the highest …

Supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan have commenced grassroots mobilisation in the South-East and South-South zones for the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN) had endorsed Tinubu in November. In a statement issued after the grassroots campaign commencement in Port …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised that Nigerian would not spend the next Christmas queueing for petrol, if he is elected in the 25th February 2023 election. Amid scarcity, fuel stations in major cities across the country are offering the product at about N240 per litre as against the official rate of …

The Rivers State government on Friday has sealed the state campaign office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Located in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the office was sealed on the directive of the state government following a court order. The governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri said that a state executive …