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Rivers: Senate Sets Up Committee To Oversee Ibas Administration
The Senate has constituted an 18-member committee saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd).
The Senate President,…
El-Rufai can’t lead opposition — he’s merely Atiku’s placeholder in SDP, says Buba Galadima
Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, cannot lead an opposition party.
In an interview with Punch, Galadima claimed el-Rufai was…
Defections: Okowa denies N500bn refund as Oborevwori visits Tinubu
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has denied allegations that he refunded over ₦500 billion to the state government as part of a covert arrangement to avoid prosecution by the Economic and Financial…
Council poll: APC working on consensus candidates ahead of primaries
Over 100 appeals from disqualified aspirants
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is working towards consensus candidates for…
I don’t need validation from political opportunists – Atiku replies Bwala
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, said he neither seeks nor requires validation from political opportunists who shed…
Delta assembly speaker, 21 PDP lawmakers defect to APC
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Dennis Guwor, and 21 other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday defected to All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection of the 22 lawmakers was sequel to the…
Place Governance Issues Above 2027 – CPC Forum Urges Tinubu, APC
A forum of state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prioritise addressing the avalanche of challenges…
Anti-Tinubu coalition: North alone can’t decide 2027 presidency — Tanko Yakassai, ACF
Coalition remains on course — Atiku’s aide
AS the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the…
It may not have been God’s will for you to govern Nigeria – Bwala tells Atiku
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should accept that presidency may not be his destiny.
Bwala spoke on Monday during an interview…
SERAP, HEDA, 54 Others Demand Akpabio’s Resignation After Court Upholds Returning Officer’s…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), and a coalition of 54 other prominent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have demanded the…
LG Polls: Lagos APC electoral committee convenes stakeholders’ meeting
…As GAC Chair, Olusi, Leads Key Party Leaders
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned an emergency stakeholders’…
I am tired of being a legislator… I want to become next Oyo governor – Buhari
Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo north, has declared his intention to contest the state’s governorship election.
In an interview with Parrot FM, an Oyo-based media platform, the All Progressives…
2027: Between Buhari’s divided bloc and Tinubu’s return plan
Barely 12 years after the founding of the All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the legacy parties in the amalgam, the defunct…
Negotiating for return of democracy in Rivers: what Wike, Fubara may have to resolve
Sensitive points that must be resolved for democracy and genuine peace to return:
- How many commissioners and aides will each…
Rivers emergency rule: N’Assembly counters PDP govs’ lawsuit, demands N1bn
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
The federal legislature, in…
Defection: Wherever Kwankwaso goes, we follow — Yusuf vows
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s political decisions.
Yusuf pledged to follow…
We’re yet to set date for CVR resumption — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that no date has been set for the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration…
Delta: PDP defectors unwilling to register for APC
SOME former People’s Democratic Party, PDP, members in Delta State who moved with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, have, for unclear…
Lawyers’ group dismisses viral post on Ambode as false and misleading
— Says Former Governor Remains Committed to a Greater Lagos
A legal advocacy group, the League of Patriotic Lawyers, has dismissed a viral social media post that claims to reveal the reasons why former Lagos State…
LG Polls: Ex-Lagos Attorney General Leads APC’s Screening Appeal Committee; Muyiwa Jimoh is…
Former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, has been appointed the Chairman of…
Lagos LG polls: Tension as ‘Baba Sope’ politics returns in APC
· Obasa’s son stirs controversy in Agege
…as odds favor ‘Able Abel’ in Yaba
As the tenure of the current local government administration winds down, tension is building…
Gale of defections giving Tinubu false sense of progress – Dele Momodu
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says President Bola Tinubu may have a distorted perception of his administration’s performance due to the wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
INSIDE THE OLD/NEW DELTA APC: Can Oborevwori stop looming implosion?
•The Ibori, Omo-Agege, Keyamo undercurrents
Old and new wine in a bottle BEFORE Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, emptied the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Opposition govs reconsider move to APC
Some governors elected on the platforms of opposition parties and reported to be bound for the All Progressives Congress may have ditched the plan.
Sunday PUNCH gathered that this might not be unconnected to…