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‘I’ll go to court,’ – Kano politician declared dead by party leaders threatens
Musa Mohammed Ali, a Kano State politician who was declared dead by his party leaders, has threatened court action. He demanded a public apology and the withdrawal of the false death notice. The Chairman of the Action…
I returned to APC to help Tinubu succeed, not because of 2027 guber ambition – Adelabu
Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says he returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to help President Bola Tinubu’s administration succeed. Adelabu spoke on Friday during his official return to the APC at the…
JUST IN: Federal Lawmakers Storm Rivers, Hold Solidarity Walk for Fubara
Federal lawmakers and their constituents have taken to the streets of Port Harcourt for a peaceful march in a show of solidarity with embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The…
APC Woos Wike, Offers Him Party Leadership In Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said efforts were ongoing to woo the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to the party and that whenever he agrees to join it, he would assume the…
Edo 2024: Obaseki Vows To Support Whoever Emerges PDP Candidate
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed to support whoever among the aspirants under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerges as the party’s candidate for the…
Why I Joined Edo Governorship Race – Ighodalo
A governorship aspirant in the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Mr Asue Ighodalo, said his desire to serve the people informed his decision to join the governorship race. Ighodalo, who had…
BREAKING: FG Breaks Silence, Reacts to Political Crisis in Rivers State
The Federal Government has distanced itself from the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, stating that it has no hand in it. The Minister of Information and National…
BREAKING: PDP Launches Legal Proceedings against 25 Rivers Lawmakers, Reveals Resolutions
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued four resolutions following the defection of 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the…
BREAKING: Rivers state lawmaker reverses defection, returns to PDP
Hon. Linda Somari Stewart, the lawmaker representing Okrika in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has reportedly made a U-turn on her earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports from…
Rivers crisis: Wike nothing without his position as FCT minister – Adamu Garba
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has opined that Nyesom Wike would be nothing without his current position as the Minister of…
Rivers defection: Can Fubara survive? What’s Wike’s next move?
The political crisis in Rivers State intensified dramatically on Monday when 27 state House of Assembly members defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This mass defection…
PDP Chieftains Push for Peter Obi’s Return, Reject Northern Candidate in 2027
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has initiated reconciliation efforts to bring back its former members, including Labour Party’s presidential candidate,…
Rivers: Elder statesman, Edwin Clark fumes, asks Tinubu to call Wike to order
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has raised concerns about the actions of former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum…
PDP in Rivers is finished – APC caretaker chairman says
...Hails defection of 27 PDP lawmakers…Calls on Wike to join, lead Rivers’ APC The newly inaugurated caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
LP Backs PDP, Demands Fresh Polls over Defection of 27 Rivers Lawmakers
The Labour Party has joined the call for fresh elections in Rivers State following the mass defection of 27 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic…
Rivers: Why we defected from PDP to APC — 27 lawmakers
The factional members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday adopted a resolution condemning the alleged withholding of funds for the…
Edo governorship: I’m nobody’s candidate, says Ighodalo
A former chairman of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Asue Ighodalo, has said that he is the best man to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki, having worked in the background for…
Defection: Declare Rivers Lawmakers’ Seats Vacant, PDP Tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the seats of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly vacant, following their defection from the Peoples…
SDP members defect to PDP in Rivers State
In a surprising twist, several key figures from other parties have announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State after a massive…
Rivers Lawmakers’ Defection Plot To Impeach Fubara – PDP Chieftain
Anabs Sara-Igbe, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) in Rivers State, has said that defection by the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly is a plot to further the impeachment process of…
PDP may become garbage if northerner gets 2027 presidential ticket – Bode George
Bode George, the former deputy national chairman (south) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party will go into the “dustbin of history” if a northerner becomes the party’s presidential candidate in 2027.…
Defections: Fubara Has Great Support, PDP Chieftain Boasts
In the wake of gale of defections within Rivers State, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Karibo Wilson, says he is confident that Governor Siminalayi Fubara enjoys great support from the people of the state. He…
Rivers APC welcomes pro-Wike lawmakers, expects more defectors
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said it is open to receive more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, describing the defection of the 27 members of the State House of Assembly as a…
Rivers crisis: Call Wike to order – Ijaw congress urges Tinubu
The Ijaw National Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his loyalists to stop their moves aimed at sacking the Rivers State Governor,…