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Tribunal to Deliver Judgment on Edo Gubernatorial Election, Sets Date
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has scheduled Wednesday, April 2, 2025, to deliver its judgment on the September 2024…
Kogi LG chair imposes curfew ahead of Natasha’s constituency visit
The Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Amoka Monday, has imposed a curfew across the council area, citing security concerns following a ban on political rallies and unregulated public gatherings.…
‘Hold Yahaya Bello, Akpabio responsible for any violence’ — Natasha Akpoti speaks on homecoming…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, suspended Kogi central senator, has expressed her eagerness to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr with her constituents on Tuesday. She also alleged that any violent acts during the visit should be…
Natasha’s recall: INEC may conduct referendum in 90 days
The fate of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, will be determined within the next 90 days, The PUNCH gathered on Monday. Constituents from her senatorial district…
Forget 2027, Nigerians’ll reject you, CP-PDP tells Tinubu
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has advised President Bola Tinubu to perish the thought of a second term in office because Nigerians were eager to vote him out come 2027.…
Why Nigeria needs Tinubu in 2027 – HOSTCOM
Leaders and indigenes of oil and gas-producing communities under the aegis of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in…
“Watch Your Back” – Dele Momodu Sends Message to Tinubu, Speaks on Rivers Crisis
Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned President Bola Tinubu to take caution while criticizing his…
I can sacrifice my 2027 ambition for better candidate, says SDP’s Adebayo
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, says he is willing to step down his…
I was offered N5bn to coordinate Fubara’s impeachment, says Edison Ehie
Edison Ehie, the chief of staff to Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of Rivers, has alleged that there were attempts to bribe him with N5 billion to…
Wike yet to tell Fubara real reason for hostilities – Aide
The Special Assistant to the suspended Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Jerry Omotsegunwa, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has yet to be informed by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, about the…
Despite Tinubu’s intervention, Obasa pursues suit against Meranda, lawmakers
Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), the counsel for the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, for the umpteenth time on Sunday, dismissed speculations that his principal would be dropping the…
Rivers: FG awaits service of PDP govs’ suit
The Federal Government has yet to be served a suit reportedly filed at the Supreme Court to challenge the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State on March 18, 2025. The suit was reportedly…
Too late for Atiku to buy character, integrity – Wike
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has been told that it was already too late for him to buy the character and integrity that he has lacked from birth and that no one could have known him better than President…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa Will Withdraw Case From Court Before Next Sitting — Ajomale
•Says President Intervened Because Assembly Is His Making Otunba Henry Ajomale, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has spoken on the leadership crisis rocking the State House of…
Court Summons President Tinubu, Akpabio, Others Over Rivers State Emergency Rule
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a summons to President Bola Tinubu and seven others regarding the declaration of a…
Why peace may remain elusive in Rivers under emergency rule
President Bola Tinubu, while declaring the State of Emergency in Rivers State, had assured that his action was aimed at restoring peace in the state and preventing the escalation of the crisis. However, with the alleged…
Replacing Fubara with Ex-Naval Chief suggests doubt in civilian leadership – Audu Ogbeh
Former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has criticized the recurring trend of appointing military officials to replace civilian governors during a state of emergency. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today,…
Drop bill to ‘jail eligible Nigerians who fail to vote’ – SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the oppressive bill which…
Emergency Rule: Controversy as PDP govs rush to Supreme Court for protection
The decision of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to drag President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to the Supreme Court over the suspension of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has reignited the…
We won’t succumb: Anger trails fresh emergency rule declaration threat
Following the threat by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, AGF, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, that President Bola Tinubu would declare a state of emergency in any state should the need arise,…
Wike’s character deficiency reason I chose Okowa in 2023 – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has given further insights into why he…
Don’t hijack party – SDP warns defectors
The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Southwest at the weekend made clarification on the new membership of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) , Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and…
How I nearly dropped out of 2023 presidential race – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep appreciation to Nigerians for their…
Chatham House Group condemns ‘politically motivated’ recall of Natasha
The Chatham House Group, a prominent intellectual organization representing youthful voices in Kogi Central, has denounced the ongoing recall process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing it as a…