Politics

“You Posed A Danger To The Peace And Progress Of Nigeria. – Presidency Reacts To Obi’s News Conference

– Peter Obi By Adeola Idris  The news conference held on Monday November 6, 2023, by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election where he rejected the Supreme Court ruling affirming Bola Tinubu as President of Nigeria has prompted a response from the Nigerian Presidency. Obi criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to confirm Bola Tinubu as the country’s president,… []

Chronicles Of The Seven Lawmakers Sacked By Appeal Court

– NASS during session By Adeola Idris  In the past few weeks, the sacking of lawmakers by the Court of Appeal from their respective seats has set many tongues wagging. In separate judgments by the Appeal Court, each of the federal lawmakers was sacked. Elisha Abbo (Adamawa North) was the first to be sacked followed by Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere (Kogi Central). The Court of Appeal, Lagos… []

Surulere Bye-election: Real Reasons Laguda Remains Number One Choice

– Fuad Kayode Laguda By Adeola Idris  As Bye-election is expected to be held in Surulere Federal House of Representatives following the resignation of Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajamiala, for the appointment as a Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Many aspirants have been eyeing the Green Chamber position, among them, the most experience, both in politics and public service for a good part… []

Just In: Senate Swears In Natasha Akpoti For Kogi Central

  – Natasha Akpoti By Bunmi Onakan  TheSenate has sworn in Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district. Natasha is now the first female Senator from Kogi State and the fourth female Senator in the 10th Upper Legislative Chamber Senate President Godswill Akpabio directed the clerk of the senate to administer the oath to her on… []

Details of Wike’s Meeting With PDP Governors In Abuja Emerge

– Nyesom Wike By Adeola Idris  Details of the recent meeting between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum and Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike over the recent political crisis in Rivers State have emerged. Following the political face-off that erupted in Rivers on Sunday night, the PDP governors paid the former governor a courtesy visit on Wednesday. Wike, during the meeting held in… []

Wike Ignores Tinubu, Vows To Fight Fubara With Last Blood

– Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Nyesom Wike  By Adeola Idris  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed never to back down in the ongoing rift with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, despite the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The chaos in Rivers State is the fallout between Fubara and Wike, his predecessor, over the impeachment plot by the Rivers… []

Balarabe Explains Why He Slumped During Ministerial Screening

The newly confirmed minister, Abbas Balarabe, says he slumped during his screening at the senate due to exhaustion. Speaking with newsmen, the minister-designate said he got the news of his nomination on Tuesday and had stayed up all night preparing for his ‘big day’. According Balarabe: “It is basically exhaustion. I got the news of my nomination yesterday and I had to come from Kaduna…. []

Ogun: Adebutu Loses As Tribunal Affirms Dapo Abiodun’s Election

– Adebutu, Abiodun  By Adeola Idris  The Ogun governorship petition tribunal has upheld the election of Dapo Abiodun as governor of the state. In a unanimous decision, on Saturday, the tribunal, led by Hamidu Kunaza, held that the petition by Ladi Adebutu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was “incompetent, defective and lacking in merits.” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abiodun the… []

Tribunal: Journalists Barred As Salako, Yayi, Akinosi Storm Court For Dapo Abiodun

– Ogun APC stalwarts at the Governorship Election Tribunal By Adeola Idris  The Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management, Dr. Iziaq Salako, the Senator representing Ogun West, Olamilekan Adeola and a member of House of Representatives, Hon. Tunji Akinosi have stormed the Isabo court venue of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The Three-man Panel, headed by Justice Hamidu Kunaza is set… []

Tribunal Sacks Kaduna State Governor, Orders Election Re-run

– Senator Uba Sani By Adeola Idris  The governorship election that brought in the candidate of All Progressives Congress’s (APC) Senator Uba Sani has been declared inconclusive by the tribunal sitting in Kaduna. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Rt. Hon.Isah Mohammed Ashiru had challenged the declaration of Senator Sani and urged the tribunal to declare him as the winner of the election…. []

Ondo: Lawmakers Shun Court Order, Insist On impeaching Deputy Governor

– Gov. Akeredolu, his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa By Adeola Idris  Ondo State House of Assembly has vowed to go ahead with the impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, despite the lawsuit he filed to stop the move. Aiyedatiwa had asked an Akure High Court to stop the House of Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment plans against him. But in… []

Two Tinubu’s Ministers Tender Resignation Letters

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  Minister of Interior, Tunji Olubunmi-Ojo, and the Minister of State for Education, Tanko Sununu have tendered official resignation letters to the House of Representatives. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas read their resignation letters on Tuesday during the House session. Both Mr. Olubunmi-Ojo and Mr. Sununu received appointments from President Bola Tinubu and were subsequently approved by the Senate in… []

Certificate Tussle: Femi Falana Reveals The Advantage Tinubu Will Have Over Atiku In US Court

– Atiku, Falana (Insert) and President Bola Tinubu (photo credit: Twitter) By Adeola Idris  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the private interest of President Bola Tinubu could be protected in the suit filed by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election. Atiku’s prayer before a Magistrate court in Illinois in the United States was… []

Ejiogu Condemns Imo Attack, Says Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

– Imo State APGA Governorship candidate, Sir. Tony Ejiogu By Bunmi Onakan The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo state, Sir Tony Ejiogu has condemned the killing of eight security personnel at Oriagu, Ehime-Mbano LGA of the state. In an emotional statement on Thursday, September 21, 2023, Ejiogu expressed sadness over the Tuesday morning event. Security operatives of the joint… []

Obi Running Mate’s Elder Brother Baba-Ahmed Appointed SA To Shettima

– Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed By Adeola Idris The Northern Elders Forum spokesman and the elder brother of Datti Baba-Ahmed, who was Peter Obi’s running mate under the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election has been appointed Special Adviser (Political) to Vice President Kashim Shettima. Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Monday, announced his appointment as the Special Adviser (Political) to the Vice President, saying it was… []

Tinubu Approves 18 Aides For His VP, Shettima

– President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima By Adeola Idris  Eighteen Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants have been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Office of his Vice, Kashim Shettima to actualise the agenda of the government across the different sectors of the economy. This was disclosed in a release by the Director of Information in the Office of the… []

Ekiti: Kayode Babalola As Additional Value For APC

– Kayode Babalola (Obydike) By Oluwasegun Aina Conceived with Ideology of non hatred and development for All Progressive Congress APC in Ifaki ward II got him the nod to join the party. While he has made great progress for emancipation frontier of the party. This made residents of his country home to clamour for his aspiration to contest councilorship position under the platform of the… []

Tribunal Across Nigeria: How APC, LP, PDP Lost NASS Seats

– Tribunal sitting By Ademola Idris  The tribunal sittings across the country have shown that Nigeria’s democracy is improving. Without being partial, the judgements delivered by the election tribunal sitting in all the 36 States revealed and justified the level of advancement in our law system. Meanwhile, the PDP has so far lost 11 National Assembly seats, while the APC forfeited six seats and the… []

“Atiku, Obi Did Not Win Presidential Election”- Soyinka Insists

– Prof. Whole Soyinka By Ademola Idris  Africa’s first winner and Nigeria’s only recipient of the Nobel Laurel in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka notwithstanding vociferous denouncement from critics has insisted that Obi lost the February 25, 2023 presidential election but wants to force lies on him. Soyinka, yesterday, insisted that both Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not win the… []

“Posterity Will Judge Everyone Of Us” -Embattled Ogun LG Boss, Wale Adedayo Reacts To His Impeachment

– Wale Adedayo  By Ademola Idris  The suspended chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Wale Adedayo, has finally been impeached. He was impeached by councillors for alleged financial misappropriation and diversion of council funds, among other allegations made against him. This was contained in a letter signed by the leader of the house, Ijebu East Local Government, Fasheyi Akindele. After a series of invitations by… []