•Tinubu and PDP logo The Peoples Democratic Party has warned that the Supreme Court’s judgment on the President’s emergency powers could open the door to authoritarianism, undermine Nigeria’s federal structure and threaten democratic governance. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said in a statement today that the interpretat...
•Engr. Leye Kupoluyi The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Nigeria’s foremost Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice within the Organized Private Sector (OPS), has elected Engr. Leye Kupoluyi as its president and chairman of the council. His emergence followed the completion of Mr. Gabriel Idahosa’s tenure, during which he served...
•Tinubu and Baba-Ahmed A former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has expressed his wish that the president does not seek re-election in the 2027 presidential race. Baba-Ahmed, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television last night stated that Tinubu has not demonstrated the hunger or drive of someone committed ...
•Governor Eno (R) and Prof Gambari Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has again urged Nigerians to queue behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he works tirelessly to address the challenges facing the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit by officials of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), led by it...
•Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (C) Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya officially entered Guinea’s presidential race yesterday, submitting his candidacy for the December 28 elections that are meant to restore constitutional order following the general’s 2021 coup. Doumbouya has ruled the West African nation with an iron fist since first coming to power. ...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel because it may further deepen the economic hardship for Nigerians already burdened by the astronomically high cost of living, warning the president not to push the people to [&h...
•92-year-old President Paul Biya and protesters The ‘victory’ of Paul Biya in Cameroon’s recent election has had some sections of the country revolting over the results, and there, the authorities, in a swift reaction, have deployed the police and the military to forestall what might lead to an insurrection. One of the major areas where [&hell...
•Paul Biya Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 per cent of the votes. This is according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council today. Rival candidate and former government minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary came second with 35.2 per cent, the council said. Chiroma had claimed vic...
•Tinubu and House of Representatives The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to confer institutional independence on the anti-corruption agency. The resolution of the House followed the consideration of a bill sponsored by Plateau...
•Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa next to one of the attacked vehicles in his motorcade today Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by stone-throwing protesters and what one minister described as a volley of gunshots yesterday. Noboa was inaugurating a water treatment plant in central Ecuador when ...

