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Rivers Crisis: Niger Delta monarchs ask Tinubu to fire Wike or call him to order
Some Niger Delta monarchs, HRM King Dodo II of Bilabiri Kingdom, Bayelsa State, and HRH King-Jerry Prebor, the Meinbutus Federal Communities, Warri, Delta State, have called on President Bola Tinubu to fire the…
How impeachment works and who becomes governor if Fubara, deputy removed
Political tensions in Rivers State intensified on Monday as the State House of Assembly issued a notice of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. This move formally initiated…
Fubara denies reports of PANDEF, Obasanjo’s visits
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied viral reports that a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited him in Government House at the…
JUST IN: Wike revokes PDP national secretariat land
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land of the Peoples Democratic Party’s national secretariat, which is situated in Abuja. Wike issued the revocation notice in a letter…
PDP loses two more Rep members to APC
Two more members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Husseini Mohammed Jallo representing Igabi Federal…
Leave Rivers Judiciary out of crisis – NBA urges Amaewhule, others
The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly and other actors in the ongoing political unrest in the state to leave the Judiciary arm out of the imbroglio. The eight branches of…
Electoral Act will be amended for statutory delegates to participate in parties’ primaries,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has hinted that the Electoral Act 2022 will be amended to include statutory delegates in political parties’…
You’ve no power to prosecute electoral offenders – Court tells AGF
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, held that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, has no power to initiate, maintain and…
Wike gives Fubara conditions to avert impeachment
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike,…
Rivers Assembly’s Notice Of Misconduct Not Addressed To Fubara — Govt
The Rivers State government has downplayed the impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi…
Wike Knelt Before Clark When He Wanted To Be Governor – PANDEF Chair
Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Godknows Igali, has said former first lady, Patience Jonathan, pleaded with late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, to support Nyesom Wike to become governor of…
Jandor was an APC mole in Lagos… he ruined our party – PDP Chieftain
Hakeem Olalemi, the Lagos vice- chairman (central) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Abdul-Azeez Adediran,…
Reconsider another Ijaw man if Fubara is impeached – Group urges Wike
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to reconsider supporting another Ijaw man as governor if Siminialayi Fubara is impeached. The…
Stop sulking, we remain focused – APC tells El-rufai
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent comments against the party and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of pursuing a…
Court dismisses Obasa’s bid to change Lagos Assembly’s legal representation
The Lagos State High Court has rejected an application by reinstated Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to change the legal representation of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro ruled that Femi…
Opposition lawmakers dismiss Rivers Assembly’s impeachment move as invalid
The Nigeria Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has dismissed the impeachment move against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as an invalid attempt by pro-Wike lawmakers to avoid the presentation of…
Why I returned to APC, by Lagos former PDP candidate Jandor
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has justified why he returned to his initial political family.…
We begged El-Rufai to help Tinubu – MURIC
An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has claimed that it solicited the help of the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to mobilise the north towards…
Wike’s toxic politics threat to your re-election bid – N’Delta youths tell Tinubu
••••Clark’s family condemns FCT minister’s disparaging remarks against late sage The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) youth leadership has raised the alarm over the growing political crisis instigated by the Minister of…
Ahead Of 2027: Tinubu Firms Grip On APC, May Retain Ganduje’s NWC
As the political manoeuvrings ahead of the 2027 general election gather pace, there are indications that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and most of the serving National Assembly lawmakers on the All Progressives…
Buhari’s men adamant, insist on dumping APC
Despite the denial of former president, General Muhammadu Buhari, that he remains a bonafide member of the All…
FULL TEXT: Rivers Assembly’s Accusations Against Fubara, Deputy
The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu of gross misconduct. Twenty-six members of the House of Assembly raised the allegation in a letter they…
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly Serves Gross Misconduct Allegation Notice On Fubara, Deputy Gov
The Rivers State House of Assembly has served a notice of alleged misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu. According to the notice obtained by Channels Television, the lawmakers…
BREAKING: Jandor to defect to APC today
Indications have emerged that the 2023 Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has perfected plans to defect to the All Progressives…