Written by Zainab Bakare Vice President Kamala Haris, the Democratic candidate for president in the 2024 election, chose her running mate today: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to several sources and media outlets. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was floated as a possible vice presidential candidate almost immediately after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, following a bad performance at a June debate with former President […]
Kamala Harris will announce her running mate today, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory. All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris will kick off her five-day run Tuesday in the largest — Pennsylvania — as she builds momentum for her showdown […]
All Progressives Congress lawmaker , Representative Alhassan Doguwa from Kano State says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He condemned the unfortunate looting and vandalisation of public and private properties that characterised the 10-day nationwide protests […]
By: Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, has passionately appealed to the planners of the nationwide protests, especially the Nigerian youth, to shelve their action in the interest of the country and its citizens. Speaker Abbas, who noted the frustrations and reservations of the Nigerian youth, said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is not relenting in its efforts to bring succour to Nigerians. […]
Venezuela’s opposition has declared victory in Sunday’s presidential election, challenging the government’s earlier announcement that President Nicolás Maduro won. The National Electoral Council, controlled by Maduro loyalists, reported that Maduro secured 51% of the vote to González’s 44%. However, they withheld the detailed tallies from the 30,000 polling booths, promising to release them in the “coming hours,” which has hindered verification of the results. In his victory speech, Maduro mocked […]
Kenyan President, William Ruto on Wednesday named four heavyweight opposition politicians to join a “broad-based” cabinet in the wake of more than a month of anti-government protests. Ruto announced the names of 10 ministers to be part of a reformed cabinet, including four who are close to veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, after a list of another 10 ministers was submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The embattled president had sacked […]
The Kebbi Government has announced the dissolution of all the 21 Local Government Council Administrators. The dissolution is contained in a circular addressed to the Sole Administrators and made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. It was signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Hassan-Kalgo. According to the statement, all the local government sole administrators are to hand over the affairs […]
The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for today in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and give his administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes. A circular shared with newsmen on Tuesday by sources with knowledge of the meeting indicated that all the ministers, the Secretary to the Government of […]
Deputy President of the Senate , Senator Jibrin Barau has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting the North West Development Commission Bill which is now an Act. Expressing his happiness on Presidential assent to the bill, the Deputy President of the Senate in a media chat with journalists said the commission , when established , would help to drive development across the seven states in the zone. He explained that […]
