Otunba Segun Showunmi, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defended Nyesom Wike. He is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. This comes amid ongoing internal crises rocking the party. Showunmi spoke with SYMFONI in an exclusive interview. He emphasized that Wike should not be singled out as the root cause of…
Members of the disbanded State Working Committee were requested to leave the party’s state secretariat by the newly established 16-member State Caretaker Committee, which has caused a new crisis for the Peoples Democratic Party in Taraba State. According to Naija News, Dr. Falack Victor, the chairman of the Caretaker Committee, released a statement on Thursday…
Buba Galadima, a leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has compared the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections to the current government of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News says that Galadima said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday that if Jonathan can be removed because of…
Senate President Akpabio Praises Tinubu as Governors Receive Fourfold Increase in Federal AllocationsSenate President Godswill Akpabio has openly expressed admiration for the sharp rise in federal allocations to states under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, revealing that today’s governors now receive nearly four times the funds available during his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom State….
Organised labour in the federal public service has issued a Friday ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria, demanding the immediate release of funds to clear three months of outstanding wage awards and other unpaid allowances owed to workers across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). According to the leadership of the Joint National Public Service…
Kayode Egbetokun, the former inspector-general of police (IGP), says he is happy that Tunji Disu is taking over from him as the country’s acting police chief. Egbetokun spoke on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja, during the swearing-in and decoration of Disu as acting IGP. The former IGP resigned from his position on Tuesday following…
