Interview

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement he issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership style, accusing the leadership of the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding members. He disclosed that he had expressed concerns both privately and publicly over the […]

Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, says benefits accruing from reforms introduced by the Governor Douye Diri-led Administration into local government councils in the state will surpass the expectations of people of the state.   Senator Ewhrudjakpo made the assertion while addressing the Chairman and all the 15 elected councilors of Yenagoa Local Area at a meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, over the weekend. The Deputy Governor says that […]

As reactions continue to trail the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate over her conduct within the chamber, some residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital have said the sexual harassment allegations  against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, should not be swept under the carpet. They called for stronger commitment to addressing sexual harassment in politics and ensuring that women’s voices are not only heard in the hallowed […]

Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide has died at the age of 72. It was gathered that Dr. Okupe died this morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer. Dr. Okupe was in 2022 appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election. He also served as Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Special Assistant on […]