Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has promised to fast-track Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, aligning with the success models of emerging economies like Brazil. According to a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Tinubu, who spoke on Tuesday when he met with a cross section of Nigerians resident in Brazil, President Tinubu emphasised his administration’s commitment to transformation through innovation, reform, and inclusive growth. We must bring Nigeria to the forefront of Africa’s progress, driven by technology, food sovereignty, and the courage to change our destiny,” Tinubu declared. Tinubu described his visit to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied that the decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South was intended to glorify Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, stating that the move was made to build the party and ensure stability. Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, revealed this during an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, when he answered questions on the PDP’s current state, the upcoming national convention, and dissenting views within the party. Ologunagba emphasised that the PDP was never in a ‘critical care unit’, despite claims made by…

A large gathering of Niger Delta youth leaders protested against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Towers in Abuja beginning at approximately 6 a.m. On Wednesday, activists stopped the entrance and exit gates, causing considerable traffic problems along Herbert Macaulay Way in the Central Business District. According to Channels TV, the demonstrators are waving banners with bold writing and have demanded the resignation of NNPCL’s Group CEO, Bashir Ojulari, accusing him of corruption and mismanagement. They also advocated for a Niger Delta indigene to be named the company’s new GCEO. The protesters demanded the appointment of a Niger Delta…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for 2023, has called for renewed public trust in Nigeria’s transport infrastructure in the aftermath of the Abuja-Kaduna train catastrophe. In response to the accident, which occurred on Tuesday, Obi voiced worry about passenger safety and underlined the necessity for ongoing investment in vital infrastructure such as rail transport. The Nigerian Railway Corporation stated that the train was carrying 583 passengers and 15 NRC personnel members. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) also stated that six individuals were injured in the derailment, with no fatalities. In a post on X on Tuesday, Obi…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated for comprehensive electoral reforms in Nigeria to deepen democracy, improve accountability, and assure election credibility. Jonathan spoke on Wednesday at the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought’s National Action Plan for Electoral Reform Dialogue, emphasising the importance of structural changes to improve the country’s democratic processes. Jonathan, represented by Ann Iyonu, Executive Director of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, admitted that, while Nigeria has made progress since its restoration to democratic governance in 1999, the electoral process remains flawed. “Nigeria has made notable progress since our return to democratic rule, but we must acknowledge…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) zoning decision for the 2027 presidential election, calling it a political tactic to entice notable figures, including Peter Obi, Goodluck Jonathan, and Rotimi Amaechi, to join its ranks. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, made the statements during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday. Abdullahi chastised both the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for emphasising political manoeuvring over tackling Nigeria’s serious issues. He stated that their early zoning arrangements demonstrated insensitivity to the problems of ordinary Nigerians, particularly when the…

Senator Abba Moro, the Senate Minority Leader, has conceded that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made an expensive error by choosing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its 2023 presidential candidate. Moro told Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday that the party’s choice to abandon its zoning scheme in 2022 and pitch a northern candidate to succeed a northern president had a big role in its defeat. He said, “In 2022, the PDP, in an attempt to wrest power from the APC, had actually thrown open the zoning arrangement of the party, and we were going to put our best…

No fewer than 239 first-class graduates of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, employed as lecturers, left the institution within seven years. Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, made the announcement on Tuesday while speaking as a guest speaker at The PUNCH Forum, entitled “Innovative Funding of Functional Education in the Digital Age”, held at The PUNCH Place, Lagos-Ibadan Motorway. Ogundipe provided figures, stating that UNILAG retained 256 first-class graduates as instructors between 2015 and 2022, but just 17 remained on the institution’s payroll by October 2023. He ascribed the enormous flight to inadequate pay, unfavourable working conditions,…

The Osun State Government has filed a new lawsuit in the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the alleged unconstitutional withholding of statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils from March 2025. The new complaint, filed on Monday, comes months after the state government filed an application to withdraw an earlier one against the AGF on the same issue. In the originating summons filed on Monday, the state, through its Attorney-General and a legal team led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), is asking the Supreme Court to compel the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership’s decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria has divided northern groupings, with many criticising the move as undemocratic and opposed to the spirit of fair competition. At its 102nd meeting on Monday, the party’s National Executive Committee zoned the presidential ticket to the South while maintaining the current National Working Committee, which is led by Ambassador Umar Damagum. Although prominent northern figures in the PDP, including foundation members such as former Information Minister Prof. Jerry Gana, have been at the forefront of urging the party to look south for a candidate…