Politics

A new rift emerged in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, as Governor Hyacinth Alia and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, presented conflicting reports on the resolution reached at the reconciliation meeting held on Sunday. The meeting held in Makurdi at Government House was organized at the request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as …

Post views: 17 By Silvernews The South East Basketball Association (SEBA) will host a two-day regional tournament on May 15 and 16 at Ebonyi Mall, as part of efforts to deepen grassroots development and expand the game across the area. The competition, which starts at 8am each day, is expected to feature teams from Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra and …

The High Criminal Court of Cyprus, sitting in Nicosia, has sentenced a Nigerian student, Obasi Chimezirm Princewill, to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and recording the act without her consent. The court found the defendant guilty on all counts following a trial into the incident, which occurred between March 25 and the early hours of March …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially released the party’s preliminary election schedule for various levels of elective office ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Sunday, also announced that the party’s presidential nomination form is pegged at N100 million, the governorship at N50 million, the Senate at N20 …

Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State wasn’t simply a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment brought to the saxophone, anger, memory and ancestral stubbornness. Published in 1981, he emerged from the wound of the 1977 military attack on the Kalakuta Republic and the subsequent death of his mother, Funmilayo …

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali, has joined the Yobe Government House candidacy to become state governor. He said his decision to purchase nomination forms to enter the contest followed the failure of an earlier arrangement by his party, the All Progressives Congress to field candidates based on consensus. The former police boss while speaking to journalists on …

*Holds a solidarity demonstration for the re-election of the Governor Ahead of the start of his campaign tour of local government areas scheduled for Monday, the people of Ikogosi Ekiti, hometown of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday, held a solidarity rally where a donation of N25 million was made to his electoral council. Residents of the community, including members of …

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has revealed that its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will be Peter Obi’s deputy in the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the movement, he would have been received by the new party on Monday, after leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The developments were confirmed by Kwankwassiya Movement …

BENUE Governor of the State, Rev. p. Hyacinth Alia, has moved to quell the growing political tensions within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, confirming that he has personally invited the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and other key stakeholders to a reconciliation meeting aimed at unifying the party ahead of the 2027 …

By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) of the Joint Task Force (North-East) have rescued 6 women among others abducted by suspected Bo]ko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area of ​​Borno State. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Joint Task Force, Media Information Headquarters, North Eastern Task Force for Operation HADIN KAI, said on Friday evening …