…Committee, Alhaji Mufutau Adisa, announced this during a stakeholders’ meeting and press conference held at the International Conference Centre, Ibadan, the state capital, on Sunday. He explained that all the aggrieved aspirants had resolved to abide by the party’s decision on the outcome of the primaries. Adisa furthe…

…principles to the presidential ticket.Speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt, last week, Amaechi said building a strong opposition coalition is difficult because of competing personal ambitions among political leaders who find it difficult to step down for one another.Still last week…

…Eyesan, disclosed the projection at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ annual conference in Lagos on August 5. “Since 2024, the NUPRC has approved over $57bn in field development plan(s), some of which have translated to final investment decisions,” Eyesan said. According to the report, Africa’s oil and gas investment…

…the Labour Party said Ugboaja was a member of the defunct National Constitutional Reform Conferences of 2005 and 2014, where he made significant contributions to the final reports of the conferences. The party said Ugboaja’s contributions to the labour movement, democratic development and Nigeria’s political history wo…

…Atiku Abubakar to stay off the party’s activities in the state. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Yola, Omar said his purported replacement announced by Atiku was unconstitutional, insisting that he remained the authentic governorship candidate of the party. “I have read with shock the statement attributed to…

…first elected NFF president on September 30, 2022, in Benin City, Edo State.At a press conference in Abuja, Gusau said the decision followed consultations with family, friends and stakeholders, and was taken in the best interests of Nigerian football. He defended his time at the helm, pointing to coaching education ref…

…state.The governor also gave N1m each to 66 award recipients at a ceremony held at Cocoa Conference Centre in Akure.The gesture was part of a wider event recognising outstanding students, teachers, and national award recipients across Ondo State.

…reform processes. He was a delegate to the 2005 Political/Constitutional Reform Conference under former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the 2014 Constitution Review Conference under former President Goodluck Jonathan. He was appointed NLC General Secretary in August 2019, succeeding Peter Ozo-Eson, with the appointment…

…the establishment of an Electoral Offences Commission. Likewise, both the 2014 National Conference and the Senator Ken Nnamani Electoral Reform Committee also validated the recommendation. The reluctance of successive governments to act on these bold proposals is itself telling—a quiet testament to both the enduring re…

…Speaking as a panellist at the recent Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, VeryDarkMan accused checkpoint officers of monitoring motorists, identifying wealthy travellers, and leaking their movements to criminals for ransom. Reacting to the allegations on August 27, the Force Public Rela…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani spoke at a press conference in Abuja to reject Atiku Abubakar's plan to restore fuel subsidySani argued Nigeria spent between N3 trillion and N4 trillion on subsidies, calling the policy economically unsustainable for an oil-producing nationThe former senator also weighed in on…

…Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to speak at its ongoing 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. Lloyd, a former law lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, described the invitation as inappropriate, arguing that the NBA’s annual conference should prioritise serious legal discourse and…

…Premium, CAC Ambassador and PCCSIGN president, launched NISDAN at a National Youth Day Conference in LagosThe network plans to conduct unannounced visits to states and LGAs to inspect roads, schools, health centres and water projectsNwabufo warned that NISDAN will petition the EFCC and ICPC where evidence of diverted p…

…employed doctors in villages across the state. Speaking at the ‘Her Health, Her Power Conference Africa 2026’, in Abuja on Tuesday, Amaechi said, “On the issue of health, you certainly cannot make the female look healthier and stronger if the economy is bad. “In a global economy like that of Nigeria, 40 percent of wome…

Peter Obi flagged off his 2027 presidential campaign at a press conference streamed live on his social media platformsThe NDC candidate called on Nigerians to ask tough questions and demand that every candidate defend their academic records and credentialsObi also unveiled economic, security, and healthcare plans built…

…cleared the air over the reason for his invitation to the ongoing 2026 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. VeryDarkMan stated this on Tuesday while he spoke as a panellist at the conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. In his remarks, VeryDarkMan cautioned that while he wasn’t a pr…

…Democratic Congress, Photo: X | Peter Obi. Rising political disagreement marked the NBA conference in Port Harcourt as 2027 presidential contenders presented contrasting positions on insecurity, policing, fuel subsidy and economic management. Peter Obi advocated a security overhaul, while Rotimi Amaechi stressed intell…

…The ex-governor of Anambra State spoke on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while reacting to the debate over whether fuel subsidy should be restored as proposed by Atiku. Atiku, who campaigned for the removal of fuel subsidy during the 2023 presidential election, h…

…day, which featured the presidential candidates, proved to be the most engaging of the conference, with discussions centred on security, police reform, state policing, elections, and fuel subsidy. This contrasted with an earlier session featuring AAC candidate, Omoyele Sowore, senator Dino Melaye, and others, where Mel…

…APC governorship candidate for the 2027 election. In a joint statement issued at a press conference on Monday, the students described Hunye’s continued claim to the APC governorship ticket and his reported resort to legal action as attempts to create confusion within the ruling party.The statement was signed by the Nat…

…Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr Darlington Onwe, made the position known at a press conference in Abakaliki on Sunday. Onwe said the party considered the exercise “not an election at all,” alleging that the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) and the state government had failed to ensure genuine…

…TUC.Olabiyi-Agoro emerged unopposed at the association’s first Quadrennial Delegates Conference held in Abuja on Saturday. A distinguished Petroleum Engineer, labour leader and industrial relations strategist, Olabiyi-Agoro brings more than two decades of experience in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to the leadership o…

…other national officers at the end of the association’s Quadrennial National Delegates Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, after the Petroleum and Energy Advancement and Leadership Summit 2026. PUNCH Online reports that the new PENGASSAN President, a petroleum engineer and labour leader with…

…records and policy proposals. Obi made the call on Friday while speaking at a world conference held to mark the commencement of the 2027 presidential and National Assembly campaign season. The former Anambra State governor said candidates seeking the presidency should not rely on proxies or surrogates during the campai…

…answer is that belief cannot be demanded. It has to be earned. Not with speeches, press conferences or declarations that an election was free and fair. It is earned slowly, polling unit by polling unit, election by election, through thousands of ordinary decisions that tell citizens the system is working as it should.…