Politics

A high court in Ikeja, Lagos, has ordered the state house of assembly to suspend its probe of Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of the state, pending the hearing of his suit. Yetunde Adesanya, the judge, […]

By Fredrick Nwabufo I do not know much about sports, but I know what good sportsmanship is. Diego Maradona, the Argentine football shaman, was a great player, but he is not celebrated as much as […]

Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, says the party is leaving the supreme court’s judgement on Atiku Abubakar’s appeal to “God the ultimate judge”. Secondus was reacting to the defeat suffered by […]

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos state governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, has invited Atiku Abubakar to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) to move the nation forward rapidly. Congratulating the APC and President […]

Akinwunmi Ambode, immediate past governor of Lagos State has dragged the Lagos State House of Assembly to court over a probe of the procurement of 820 buses by his administration. Ambode urged the Lagos High […]

Yet another trip to Saudi Arabia for another jamboree economy forum. Somebody somewhere and somehow must be enjoying flying across the globe looking for what is not lost. Leaving the country at every opportunity that […]

It’s a summons war in Lagos as former governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has procured a court order asking Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and members of the committee probing him to appear before it tomorrow, […]

Former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has dragged the Lagos State House of Assembly to court over its ongoing probe of the ex-governor for allegedly procuring 820 buses worth over N7 billion without budgetary approval. […]

The Lagos state house of assembly has summoned Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of the state, a second time to give account of some financial dealings under his administration. Two weeks ago, the assembly invited the […]

Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), has sent a cryptic message to Bourdillon, saying he who stole will vomit all he has stolen before he goes. Speaking during a sermon at […]

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, said corruption and political interference have disrupted the original purpose of setting up the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mr Akpabio, who spoke on Saturday in an […]

I once wrote: ‘’There is no morality in global politics. It is eat or be eaten. The nucleus of international relations, beyond the niceties of diplomacy, is interest. Substantially, foreign relations are a trade of […]

LAGOS – The media was awash with report last week with a report credited to a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Moshood Oshun, in which he allegedly indicted all Nigerian politicians on […]

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a United States diplomat, has likened Nigeria’s political circle to an old men’s club. Thomas-Greenfield, who was the assistant secretary of State for African Affairs between 2013 and 2017, made this known on […]

Christopher Kolade, former Nigerian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, says the transformation agenda of former President Goodluck Jonathan failed because it was not centred around the people. Kolade spoke at a capacity-building workshop organised […]

Why are Nigerian politicians ravished by the thought of election? They plot and machinate over it. And when they eventually get into office, they spend four years scheming for another turn instead of honouring their […]

Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former minister of works, says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the most prominent politician in the south-west. In an interview with Daily Independent, Ogunlewe said […]

Bola Tinubu, the National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says it is the responsibility of the people to challenge their political elite and insist on good governance otherwise the political class […]

The former Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Wale Oluwo on Friday tackled the Lagos State House of Assembly over the threat to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor […]