Politics

Former Director-General of President Obi-Datti’s 2023 presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, has responded to allegations by Peter Obi’s supporters, commonly known as Obidients, that he betrayed his leadership before and after the election. Okupe, who spoke in an interview on Thursday, said rather than being a traitor, it was actually Obi who betrayed Atiku Abubakar after he dumped the Peoples Democratic …

The Senate, on Thursday, unanimously rejected a bill seeking to establish a South-South Development Commission. The bill, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC, Cross River-South), aims to set up a commission to manage funds and address infrastructure, militancy and environmental issues in the South-South region. However, the bill has faced stiff opposition from senators from the northern region, led by …

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, slammed the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, saying the body has become an enabler of executive indiscretion. His criticism comes following the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as Senate Speaker over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, in a statement, expressed concern over the emerging pattern of the …

Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu has accused President Goodluck Jonathan’s former aide, Reno Omokri of being a blind supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s policies that have plunged the country into economic crisis. The publisher of Ovation Magazine further denounced Omokri and described him as an opportunist and a modern-day ‘Tinubuist’ who now delights in attacking anyone who …

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday invited former Senate Speaker Ali Ndume to its party. The National Chairman of the SDP, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, delivered the invitation at a press conference in Abuja. The Senate on Wednesday removed the outspoken lawmaker as Chief Whip following the recommendation of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). …

The National and State Assembly election petition tribunals on Thursday upheld the election of the lawmaker representing Faskari/Sabuwa/Kankara federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Dalhatu Tafoki, in this year’s re-election in Katsina State. A three-member panel led by Justice KA Ojiaka dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Jamilu Muhammad, as baseless. The …

Former spokesperson of Presidential Campaign Council Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 presidential election, called the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), a political worker who will soon oust the LP. Bwala who had earlier dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in protest against its Muslim-Muslim ticket for the election and pitched camp with Atiku and the Peoples Democratic …

An online debate is currently raging over who should be crowned the worst Nigerian Senate President between the incumbent Godswill Akpabio and his predecessor, Ahmed Lawan. Since Wednesday, social media users have had mixed opinions about the debate, with some favouring Lawan while others have singled out Akpabio as the worst person to ever lead the country’s federal legislature. Those …

In a development that may accelerate the high-profile corruption case, a Federal High Court judge in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a request by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to dismiss his charges. Bello, who left office earlier this year, faces charges of conspiring to fraudulently convert N80.2 billion naira of public funds for personal use. The funds are suspected …

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dan Orbih has congratulated Philip Shaibu after the court delivered a verdict quashing his impeachment as Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday delivered a judgment quashing the impeachment of Shuaibu, stating that the Edo State House of Representatives had failed to …