Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra state Peter Ob, in ameeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, who double as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bala Mohammed, at the Ramat House on Thursday revealed desire to work together for the betterment of the country. The two leaders expressed readiness to work hand in hand to “rescue Nigeria” from hardship and make the country work again irrespective of their political affiliation while calling for unity among opposition parties. Extolling the virtues of the former governor of Anambra...

The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy described response statement to Russian Vladimir Putin agreement to 30-day as “highly predictable and manipulative words.” Zelenskyy said this in a statement posted on his X handle a few hours after the Russian president disclosure, adding that Putin was preparing to reject the ceasefire proposal he agreed to. Russia who had agreed to the ceasefire fire of the United State proposal had emphasized that initial cause of the crisis remove in order for permanent peace to reign. President of Ukraine statement read: “Right now, we have all heard from Russia Putin’s highly predictable and...

The president of Russia Vladimir Putin has agreed to the ceasefire fire of the United State proposal but emphasized that initial cause of the crisis remove in order for permanent peace to reign. “We agree with the proposition to stop facilities but we proceed from the fact that such ceasefire should be such that would lead to permanent peace and remove the initial original causes of the crisis.” He declared Putin’s comments came as Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow ahead of talks over Ukraine with the Russian president. He exposed the U.S. persuasion of Ukraine to the ceasefire, explaining...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu articulated on Thursday the rationale behind his administration’s economic reforms, saying the primary motive was protecting the interests of future generations..“For 50 years, Nigeria was spending money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West coast of our subregion with fuel. It was getting difficult to plan for our children’s future,” he said. He made these remarks at the State House in Abuja while receiving a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues from the aborted Third Republic, during which he served as a Senator representing Lagos West. The President highlighted the challenges faced at the beginning...

He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21bn on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public funds. The ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’ where he painted the portrait and characters of chief executives at both the federal and state levels. The book was one of the two new books unveiled to mark Obasanjo’s 88th birthday last week. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, had revealed that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will cost N4.93bn per...