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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…
Tsunami Tinubu: Options Before Opposition, By Stakeholders
…Say Opposition Must Prioritise Internal Cohesion …Peter Obi, Not Tinubu, Is Tsunami – Onovo Concerned by the recent defections to the ruling All…
2027: PDP govs strike deal with Wike
Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have agreed to make concessions to foster unity within the party ahead of the 2027 presidential…
July 12 LG polls: Lagos APC okays 432 Chairmanship aspirants for primaries
…as Ojokoro apex leaders submit authentic list, name Sanusi as consensus candidate Ahead of the July 12, 2025 Local Government Elections in Lagos, the Electoral Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…
Emergency Rule: Tinubu under pressure to reinstate Fubara May 29
Since March 18, 2025 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency, there has been relative peace in Rivers State. The eventual suspension of Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof Ngozi Ordu, and…
Peter Obi only authentic presidential candidate, not fake – Atiku’s ally, Segun Sowunmi
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesperson of the defunct Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Segun Sowunmi, has declared that the 2023 Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, remains the…
Wike Condemns Walkout on First Lady in Port Harcourt, Apologizes on Behalf of Rivers People
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly condemned the walkout staged by a group of women during…
2027: Buhari, Malami, other ex-CPC members not leaving APC – Gov Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dispelled insinuations that former President…
Stop Labeling Tinubu As ‘Yoruba President’ – Afenifere Warns
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has frowned against what it described as rising ethnic rhetoric in the country, particularly the labelling of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as a ‘Yoruba…
Fresh trouble for PDP as defection fever hits BoT
The gale of defections sweeping through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is about to hit its Board of Trustees as Senator Effiong Bob finalises plans for his own switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
Lagos LG Polls: Ojokoro APC apex leaders debunk purported chairmanship list, endorse Sanusi
Ahead of the July 12 Local Government elections in Lagos, apex leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have dismissed a purported chairmanship list submitted…
Rivers women walk out on Ibas’ wife, chant ‘We want Fubara’
Hundreds of women in Rivers State on Friday staged a walkout during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, demanding to be addressed by either the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, or the wife of the state…
‘Abure is just masturbating’ — Otti speaks on LP leadership tussle
Alex Otti, governor of Abia, says Julius Abure, factional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), is well aware that his reign is over. The LP has…
2027: I left PDP over coalition against Tinubu – Jandor may join APC guber race
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos during the 2023 general elections, has revealed the reasons behind his…