One week after President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the row over the Presidency’s criticism of Cardinal John Onaiyekan has continued to elicit reactions, reigniting the fragile church-state tension ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Catholic Bishops’…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded to allegations by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over the freezing of the state government’s bank account, saying the action was taken to prevent the alleged movement of public funds under…
By now, you must have noticed how the APC hound dogs’ attack quickly turns into an echo chamber. For instance, one of them uses derogatory language, and others take up the refrain to resound it across multiple channels. In their…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused his predecessor and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, of masterminding what he described as a coordinated campaign of intimidation, killings and arrests targeted at members of the Accord Party ahead…
Osun State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada on Wednesday, said he has the mandate of the governor to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after the anti- graft agency froze government accounts. Jimi-Bada said a ‘Post…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, said yesterday the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, was not neutral during the 2023 general elections, dismissing suggestions that the cleric’s recent criticisms of the…
The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN) says John Onaiyekan, cardinal and former archbishop of Abuja archdiocese, commented on President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with Catholic bishops out of concern for Nigeria. Catholic laity are ordinary, baptised members of the Catholic…
Former South-East spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, has defended the President’s nomination documents submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the omission of primary and secondary school certificates on the Form EC9 complies with the Constitution and…
I detest ethnic politics. I think it is both immoral and wicked and even inhuman. Having said that, I think Ndigbo should be weary and very careful of Adams Oshiomhole, this man has for long been attacking Igbo elites without…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday warned political opponents seeking to unseat him in 2027 that he would not yield ground without a fight and that all was fair in a democratic contest. Tinubu made the remarks when he received the…
