Category Politics

Can Nigerians feel the GDP growth, Makinde ask

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has stressed that the country’s Gross domestic product (GDP) is growing but he is curious to know if Nigerians can feel the growth. Governor Makinde asked this critical question in “The Business of Governance”, his newsletter for…

Tinubu is weapon fashioned against Nigeria – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the National Economic Council’s NEC approval of a $4.5 billion refinancing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC Limited’s oil-backed loan, describing President Bola Tinubu as a weapon fashioned against Nigeria’s economy. In…

Obi, Kwankwaso back Onaiyekan as Tinubu seeks new pact

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’…

Why We Frozen Osun Govt Account — EFCC

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…

Onaiyekan: Northern youths, Wike at war

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…