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Rivers State Govt Reacts To Reports On S’Court Decision
The Rivers State Government has clarified that its case challenging the leadership of the State House of Assembly and the membership of the members who defected in December 2023 are still before the…
El-Rufai speaks on APC betrayal, says their conscience won’t let them sleep well
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted to claims of betrayal by the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that while he has moved on, those responsible will struggle with their conscience.
In a…
“I’m Available” – AfDB Boss Adesina Hints at 2027 Presidential Ambition
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has hinted at running for the position of Nigeria’s president in…
Atiku, Tambuwal, Imoke In Closed-Door Meeting With Obasanjo
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday led a delegation to meet with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the hilltop residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.…
Lagos assembly crisis: Plot to remove Meranda as speaker thickens
There are indications that the camp of the embattled ex-speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is plotting to remove the incumbent…
PDP Crisis: Defection scare overshadows Ikimi-led disciplinary panel invitations
Concerns are mounting over the future of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following recent defections and rising tensions surrounding invitations issued by the Chief Tom Ikimi-led Disciplinary Committee.…
Inspired by Kemi Badenoch, Nigerian-American joins California’s gubernatorial race in U.S
Nigerian-born American, Dr. Akinyemi Agbede, has declared his intention to contest the upcoming California governorship election next year.
His decision has sparked excitement among his friends and political…
2027 Realignment: New move spells out role for Atiku, Obi, el-Rufai, Kwankwaso
…•Amaechi, Fayemi, Tambuwal, others too
The 2027 general elections are about two years away and the realignment of forces to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) from power, especially at the…
PDP Crisis: Call Atiku, Wike to order or we lose all in 2027 – Bode George
On the Abuja free-for-all: I felt ashamed
•Speaks on the ‘madness’ in Lagos: They are paying the price of working for Tinubu
CHIEF Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic…
I’ve evidence Binani won Adamawa poll – Dismissed REC
The former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, has insisted that he has enough evidence the…
Cracks in Tinubu’s dynasty as president locks horn with Lagos lawmakers, GAC over Obasa
The removal of the embattled lawmaker, Mudasiru Obasa, as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has created cracks in President Bola Tinubu’s dynasty. Ismaeel Uthman writes
There are indications that…
Aregbesola, Kwankwaso hold ‘strategic meeting’ in Lagos ahead of 2027
Rauf Aregbesola, former minister of interior, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, ex-governor of Kano state, have met in Lagos, to “strategise” ahead of the 2027 general election.
“Aregbesola and Kwankwaso just completed a…
POWER STRUGGLE: Impeachment of Lagos Speaker Obasa sparks crisis in Tinubu family
President Bola Tinubu, mindful of divisions exposed by his loss of Lagos State in the 2023 presidential vote, is keen to avoid further cracks in his…
INEC defends N126bn budget request, says N85bn earmarked for salaries
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has defended the commission’s N126 billion budget request for 2025.
Yakubu…
PDP govs, BoT targeting me over ties with Wike — Anyanwu
Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Sam Anyanwu, has accused…
774 electoral offenders on trial over 2023 elections – INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said that about 774 alleged electoral offenders from the 2023 general elections are currently being prosecuted across the…
Lagos assembly leadership crisis: GAC sliding into extinction – Critics
The rumpus within the Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, has no doubt continued to grow as opinions pile up on the usefulness or otherwise of the Governance Advisory Committee, GAC, a body created by…
Obasa: Normalcy returns as Meranda steers affairs of Lagos Assembly
Normalcy has returned to the Lagos State of Assembly as the newly elected Speaker, Mrs Mojisola Meranda gained more support and collaboration of other lawmakers to steer the affairs of the House.
The legislators,…
Meranda was duly elected Lagos speaker… she mustn’t be treated like an appointee – Women Group
The Safe Haven Women Group Abuja has demanded fair treatment for Mojisola Meranda, the speaker of the Lagos house of assembly.
Zainab Kassim, the group’s convener, spoke on Thursday during a press conference in…
Plans for 2027 coalition in full swing as opposition forces unite to topple Tinubu
As the 2027 general elections draw closer, opposition parties and dissatisfied members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are intensifying their behind-the-scenes consultations, strategizing to form a…
Obasa: Sanwo-Olu heaves sigh of relief; Lagos assembly resumes sitting as Tinubu succumbs to…
Strong indications emerged on Wednesday, that President Bola Tinubu may have finally backed down on the lingering crisis…
PDP Disciplinary Committee Summons Anyanwu, Ortom, Others Amid Party Crisis
The National Disciplinary Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned several high-profile members, including former Benue…
Awosanya ‘Segalink’ Writes Tinubu, Warns Against Returning Obasa As Lagos Speaker
Human rights activist, Dr. Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has called on President Bola Tinubu to support the Lagos State…
Tinubu not God in Lagos; we won’t accept Obasa’s return as speaker, GAC member says
A member of the Governance Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Muraina Akanbi Taiwo, says moves to reinstate the impeached speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, will be rejected,…