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Rivers: Elder statesman, Edwin Clark fumes, asks Tinubu to call Wike to order
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has raised concerns about the actions of former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum…
PDP in Rivers is finished – APC caretaker chairman says
...Hails defection of 27 PDP lawmakers…Calls on Wike to join, lead Rivers’ APC The newly inaugurated caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
LP Backs PDP, Demands Fresh Polls over Defection of 27 Rivers Lawmakers
The Labour Party has joined the call for fresh elections in Rivers State following the mass defection of 27 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic…
Rivers: Why we defected from PDP to APC — 27 lawmakers
The factional members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday adopted a resolution condemning the alleged withholding of funds for the…
Edo governorship: I’m nobody’s candidate, says Ighodalo
A former chairman of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Asue Ighodalo, has said that he is the best man to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki, having worked in the background for…
Defection: Declare Rivers Lawmakers’ Seats Vacant, PDP Tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the seats of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly vacant, following their defection from the Peoples…
SDP members defect to PDP in Rivers State
In a surprising twist, several key figures from other parties have announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State after a massive…
Rivers Lawmakers’ Defection Plot To Impeach Fubara – PDP Chieftain
Anabs Sara-Igbe, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) in Rivers State, has said that defection by the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly is a plot to further the impeachment process of…
PDP may become garbage if northerner gets 2027 presidential ticket – Bode George
Bode George, the former deputy national chairman (south) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party will go into the “dustbin of history” if a northerner becomes the party’s presidential candidate in 2027.…
Defections: Fubara Has Great Support, PDP Chieftain Boasts
In the wake of gale of defections within Rivers State, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Karibo Wilson, says he is confident that Governor Siminalayi Fubara enjoys great support from the people of the state. He…
Rivers APC welcomes pro-Wike lawmakers, expects more defectors
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said it is open to receive more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, describing the defection of the 27 members of the State House of Assembly as a…
Rivers crisis: Call Wike to order – Ijaw congress urges Tinubu
The Ijaw National Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his loyalists to stop their moves aimed at sacking the Rivers State Governor,…
BREAKING: Gov Fubara summons executive council meeting after defection of 27 Rivers Assembly members…
Governor Sim Fubara has reportedly called for an emergency executive council meeting following a monumental defection by 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All…
Group Reveals Plot to Weaken Kwankwaso, Northern Politicians Ahead of 2027 Elections
The Coalition of Northern Youths Movement Initiative (CNYMI) has alleged a deliberate scheme to weaken prominent politicians from the Northern region ahead of the 2027 general elections.…
BREAKING: 27 House Of Assembly Members in Rivers State Defect from PDP to APC [PHOTOS]
27 Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This may not be unconnected to the unending political tension in the…
How 2023 general election worsened Yoruba-Igbo relationship in Lagos
The 2023 general election has come and gone but the effect of the exercise appears to linger. One major effect seems to be the strained relationship between the Yorubas and the Igbos in Lagos. A lot has been…
Labour Party Slams President Tinubu for “Outdated Style of Governance”
Mr. Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has slammed President Bola Tinubu for his “outdated style of governance,” citing…
Edo poll: I’m not Obaseki’s candidate, says Akpata
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, says his governorship ambition is not being sponsored by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Akpata, who is an aspirant on the platform of the Labour…
Why Tinubu was preferred as APC presidential candidate, by Lukman
Former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has offered an insight why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu easily…
Rivers: One Assembly, two speakers, multiple battlefronts
The emergence of factional Speakers to carry out legislative business in Rivers State House of Assembly,…
96% female contestants lost in 2023 polls
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, a Civil Society Organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of women and girls, has said that about 96 per cent…
Atiku Refuses to Release Academic Records After Demanding Transparency from Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has refused to provide copies of his academic records despite previously spearheading a legal battle to obtain the academic records of President Bola Tinubu.Recall…
Obaseki’s ‘Anointed’ Aspirant, Ighodalo Resigns Ahead of Edo Gover’ship Election
Asue Ighodalo, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc, has resigned from his position effective December 31, 2023.This…
Move to recall anti-Fubara assembly lawmakers from Ogoni thickens
Four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly may be the first casualties in the ongoing political war between the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. A group known as Ogoni…