Welcome to our monthly assessment of Nigerian governors, a mandate the Board of Ripples Nigeria thrust upon itself in August, 2019. With enormous power and resources...
The Edo State chapter of Labour Party, LP, has declared that it will not allow the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to pocket...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has been urged to declare the seat of Yakubu Dogara vacant. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made...
President Muhamamdu Buhari is presently in a meeting with governors from north eastern Nigeria, joined by the Service Chiefs. Also in attendance are the Inspector General...
The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Investigative Committee probing the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been reportedly granted judicial powers, it was...
Governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde has said that 21 more patients had recovered from COVID-19 pandemic in the state. He meanwhile, announced that the state also...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been cautioned to guide its utterances over the killings in southern Kaduna. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has revealed its readiness to unveil a masterplan for the development of the troubled sub-region which has witnessed unending attacks...
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi has been cleared by the leadership of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) to contest the October 10 governorship...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has written President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that he is not corrupt, and that neither...
Striking doctors in Ekiti, under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), have accused Governor Kayode Fayemi-led government of neglecting...
Governors of states in the Northeast geopolitical zone have called on the Federal Government to adequately equip the military and other security agencies to be able...
A construction firm, Webster Global Ventures, accused of being used by some National Assembly members to engage in alleged contracts scams at the Niger Delta Development...
The camp of the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has alleged that there is a plot by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to create...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has been asked to arrest and prosecute Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contractors, who after receiving mobilisation funds, failed...
The Nigerian Muslim rights advocacy group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has warned the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku to stop marginalising Muslims and non-Jukuns in...
Fresh update provided by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has revealed that Lagos State has recorded no fewer than 107 new cases of the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. Kashamu’s ‘political doggedness and sagacity’ admirable —Tinubu The National Leader of the All...
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 437 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of a former federal lawmaker, Buruji Kashamu....
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Friday, lamented that societal values had been badly eroded in Nigeria. Diezani, who spoke at a virtual...
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immediately overhaul the country’s security apparatus. Ayokunle, who made...
A former member of the House of Representatives, Sunday Karimi, on Sunday urged the Edo State House of Assembly to immediately commence the impeachment process for...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday gave a seven-day ultimatum to the management of Lagoon Hospital in Apapa area of the state to remove trailers...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, Mai-Mala Buni, at the weekend expressed confidence that the party would reclaim Edo State on September...
The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives on Sunday condemned an alleged attempt by the All progressives Congress (APC) to forcefully take over...
The presidential panel of inquiry probing the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, for alleged graft is expected to...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the co-convener of the #Revolutionnow Movement, Olawale Bakare. Bakare, who is also the coordinator of the movement in...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Saturday he would not support a northern candidate for the presidency in 2023. El-Rufai has publicly expressed...
The Kwara State government on Sunday confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, who disclosed this...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the Buhari Presidency’s response to public uproar over the visit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in...
Former Ekiti State Governorok, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the comment credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Fayose said that Obasanjo...
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative to the dreaded Covid-19. The former President took the test last Friday, August 7, 2020, at his Olusegun...
A former senator from Kaduna State, Shehu Sani has questioned the rational behind government’s selectivity on those arrested and prosecuted for violating covid-19 directives put in...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the World Bank President Mr David Malpass, urging him to encourage the Federal Government...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Sunday confirmed the return of 332 Nigerians from the United Kingdom. The commission said on its Twitter handle, that...
A pro-Biafra group, the Biafra Nations Youth League (BNYL), has dared Miyetti Allah Kautal Haure to make the Fulani security group visible in South-East, South-South. The...
We return this week with some of the most exciting stories that made headlines last week. These include Femi Adesina telling Nigerians to ‘calm down’ in...
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd.) has intervened in the agitation by groups of military veterans over their security debarment allowance. The...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the lesson to learn from the demise of Senator Buruji Kashamu was that nobody can maneuver death. According to...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been making overtures to convince him to dump the Peoples...
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has raised an alarm over alleged sponsored smear campaigns by his political opponents which he said, are aimed at...
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has claimed that some individuals have been sent to Edo to assassinate some known people. Shaibu said during...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 453 new cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s total to 46,140; death toll now...
The Akwa Ibom State government on Saturday night confirmed the discharge of 26 COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities. The Special Adviser to the governor...
The ex-Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Alwell Asiforo Okere, on Saturday emerged the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state....
Nigeria on Saturday night recorded 453 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
Governors of the six North-East states met on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State, to deliberate on how to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the region....
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday described the death of former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi as a major loss to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, said on Saturday he would not choose his successor in 2023. The governor will complete his second term of four years...