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Controversy as Wike, s’court judge who read verdict on Rivers crisis attend UNICAL event
The presence of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and Emmanuel Agim, a judge of the supreme court, at the convocation…
It’s not too late to give Humphrey Nwosu posthumous national honour, says Mahmood Yakubu
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is not too late to honour Humphrey Nwosu, the late chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC). Yakubu…
Lagos APC chairman loses wife, Sanwo-Olu mourns
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned Ebunoluwa, the wife of the state chairman of the All…
Justice Agim didn’t follow Wike to Calabar – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has debunked a report that one of its justices, Emmanuel Agim, accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to a recent convocation ceremony of the University of…
Democracy not working in Nigeria — Obasanjo, Obi, Tambuwal, Kukah
….Democracy has failed in Nigeria because it’s not African — eX-pRESIDENT …Everything has been knocked down — Obi …Actors don’t play by the rules — Tambuwal …lIt is work in progress — Kukah Former…
Simplicity Movement rejects emergency rule in Rivers, Fubara’s suspension
The Simplicity Movement, a sociopolitical group with a strong presence across Rivers State, has condemned the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as unconstitutional and an abuse of power.…
Rivers Emergency Rule: Tinubu indirectly inviting military, says Group
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Southeast Zone on Monday said that President Ahmed Tinubu is indirectly…
Seyi Tinubu will transform Lagos into Dubai – APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obidike Chukwuebuka, has said that Seyi Tinubu will…
2027 presidency: Only Igbo people can offer lifeline to you – Ohanaeze Ndibo tells Tinubu
The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it is only the people from the Southeast region of Nigeria that can offer the president the lifeline needed to win the 2027 presidential election. Okechukwu…
BREAKING: INEC Receives Petition to Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from…
Releasing withheld Rivers allocations to sole administrator an aberration – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has faulted the release of withheld federation allocation…
2027: Finding alternative political party is our main hurdle, says anti-Tinubu coalition
….’Coalition leaders negotiating to set aside personal ambitions’ …Zoning not on table yet Ahead of the 2027 general election, the recently formed broad-based coalition of opposition leaders says it is on the…
Rivers State of Emergency won’t last longer than necessary – Minister
The State of Emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu would not last longer than necessary, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation has assured Nigerians. Idris while…
Pat Utomi unveils opposition coalition to challenge APC in 2027
The leader of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), Prof. Pat Utomi, has announced plans to form a formidable opposition coalition aimed at unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general…
Problem In Rivers State Is Being Cured With The Wrong Solution By Tinubu – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reiterated its position…
PDP governors head for supreme court over Rivers emergency rule – Report
Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have instructed lawyers to file a suit against the president to challenge the…
S’South govs, N’Assembly plan to reconcile Fubara, lawmakers
Multiple sources from the Presidency have told The PUNCH that political leaders from the South-South, especially governors from the region, are making efforts to reconcile warring parties, insisting the…
You can’t fight Tinubu by emotion, anger — Lamido warns opposition
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), stated that the opposition will not succeed in challenging President Bola Tinubu through emotion and anger. He made this…
State Of Emergency: PDP Group DEmands Akpabio, Abbas’ Resignation
The Conference of Professionals in the People’s Democratic Party (CP-PDP), has called for the resignation of the…
Again, PDP Professionals Demand Wike’s Expulsion From Party
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has again demanded the expulsion of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the party. The PDP Professionals, who…
Tinubu’s minister slams Kwankwaso over comments on Rivers emergency rule
The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has criticized Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s opposition to the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it unpatriotic…
SDP’ll not merge ahead of 2027, says former presidential candidate
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has ruled out any merger between the party and others ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adebayo made the declaration during a…
Kwankwaso says 10th NASS rubber-stamp, worst in nation’s history
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has blasted the National Assembly for voting in support of the unilateral suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Deputy and…
2027 Coalition Against Tinubu: PDP gives condition to back Atiku, Peter Obi, El-Rufai
Although the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hasn’t made its official position known on the coalition being put together by some key leaders of the opposition to wrestle power from the ruling party at the federal level,…