Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, has rebuked the state government for increasing the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu‘s led government had recently approved a flat rate increase for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ...

  The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is mired in a fresh Certificate controversy following a discovery that his WAEC certificate bears a different name. Atiku’s WAEC certificate bears the name ‘Siddiq Abubakar’. According to documents displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ...

FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES SINGLE-DIGIT LOAN FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, REINFORCES ITS ROLE IN STRENGTHENING GENDER INCLUSION IN NIGERIA The FirstGem fund (FirstGem loan) is a single-digit loan scheme, exclusively designed to put women at an advantage in contributing to the socio-economic development of the country. The loan scheme covers female-owned or partnered ...

  The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his decision to stick with Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa despite pressure to replace him. Vanguard gathered in Abuja on Saturday that 13 governors and loyalists of the PDP are reaching out to Atiku to douse ...

  Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday droved a tricycle (keke) as part of his 85th birthday celebration. The elder statesman rode through some roads in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun, to pick up passengers. The former president caught the attention of residents of the community who cheered ...

  Scores of children were allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, on Friday evening.   It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church.   A source said victims ...

  The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party appears far from over as the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu seeks to resolve the differences. The likes of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele ...

  A three-storey building under construction has reportedly collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos. It, however, gathered that nobody was trapped when the building went down at about 6.30 pm. The building, located at 17, Cardoso Street, off Martin Street, was reportedly owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of ...

  Few months after the demise of Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo, one of the late monarch’s wives, Olori Kafayat, has passed away. Although details of the queen’s death are still sketchy, POLITICS NIGERIA learned that she breathed her last on Friday night.   Olori Kafayat Adeyemi, who was the ...

  The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the Ekiti State election, Segun Oni has revealed why he’s yet to congratulate the winner and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Biodun Oyebanji. In an interview with Punch, Oni disagreed with the outcome of the election stating that investigations are ...