Politics

Labor Party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the president’s recent attempts to undermine him by comparing him to former US President Donald Trump. Obi sees the comparison as a clear indication of the government’s weakness. In a statement issued through his Media Office on Sunday and titled “Why did Obi’s desperate translator have to die?”, Obi’s spokesman Ibrahim …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a fresh lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over his failure to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to reverse what it called an “unlawful increase in the price of petrol” as well as his failure to investigate allegations of corruption and mismanagement at NNPCL. Joining the suit as respondents …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President of planning to rig the September 21 governorship election in Edo State in favor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The state party chairman, Anthony Aziegbemi, who made the allegations in a statement on Saturday, claimed that the President had disbursed $2 million to the …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to Edo State for a final campaign rally ahead of next weekend’s governorship election in the state. Other APC leaders at the rally held in Benin City were Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, state governors and many others. In …

Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, said on Saturday next weekend the governorship election in Edo State would be a test of the nation’s democracy. Damagum stated this at the party’s peak campaign event in Benin City. He urged security agencies to ensure professionalism and uphold justice during and after the elections. He said, from …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday warned against any attempt to rig next week’s governorship election in Edo State. Atiku, who spoke at the culmination of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in Ekemwan area of ​​the state, argued that Edo is not Lagos State where he said the election could be rigged by the All Progressives Congress …

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, vehemently denied claims that he had expressed willingness to be the running mate of a particular candidate. Obi made this clarification in a post on his X account, following a recent interview with News Central TV, where he discussed his presidential ambitions, the Labour Party and Nigeria’s …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi State over alleged anti-party activities, according to a memo seen by journalists on Friday. The suspension was made by the party’s ward executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba District 1 after reviewing the report of a disciplinary committee set up to investigate Melaye’s actions. The PDP has taken swift action …

The storm brewing in the Benue State political landscape has reached a fever pitch, with the Benue State National Assembly Caucus accusing Governor Hyacinth Alia of rejecting President Bola Tinubu’s peace initiative aimed at reconciling him with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. A caucus of federal lawmakers from Benue State, on Thursday alleged that Governor …

A Magistrates Court in Abuja has summoned Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Edo governorship election on September 21, 2024, to appear over claims of age falsification. Judge Abubakar Mukthar ordered Okpebholo to appear in court on September 20, the day before the election, to answer charges of forgery and perjury. The summons follows a …