Politics

The Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Athan Achonu, said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court ruling on the November 11, 2023 election did not truly reflect democracy. Achonu stated this while speaking to journalists at his rural home in Umunumo, Ehime Mbano local government area of ​​the state. The highest court on August 23 upheld Governor Hope Uzodinma’s …

The subtle and insulting war of words between former President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide Reno Omokri and veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation International Magazine Dele Momodu may not end anytime soon following the resumption of hostilities. The resumption of the war was initiated by Omokri in a post on X on Monday in which he compared bandits and criminals who …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, to appear before a disciplinary committee in response to allegations of anti-party activities. Ibrahim Abdullahi, PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, disclosed this on Monday while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. Abdullahi explained that Wike had been formally …

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, said on Monday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and two other opposition figures in the country were holding merger talks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Other major opposition figures are Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart Rabiu …

The Labour Party (LP) has given a 72-hour ultimatum to its 2023 Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor Alex Otti to withdraw their notices on the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The party argued that neither Obi nor Otti had the authority to hold such a meeting on behalf of the party. Earlier, Otti announced the party’s …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Beijing, China, for a state visit. According to the Nigerian Presidency, Tinubu’s presidential plane landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday at 7:12 p.m. Chinese time and the President was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping. Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who disclosed this in …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas over their failure to end what the group called “apparently unlawful practices by the National Assembly in setting its allowances and operating expenses, and failure to account for the monthly operating …

Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to do everything possible to save the country from imminent collapse. The group which voiced its concerns after its regular quarterly meeting held in Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, said Nigeria was on the verge of total collapse due to the policies adopted by the Tinubu-led administration since it came to power …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Saturday warned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors against interfering in the Rivers State political crisis. PDP governors during a meeting in Taraba State on August 23 reiterated their support to their Rivers State counterpart, Siminalayi Fubara, over the crisis in the oil-rich state. They also vowed to work towards reinstating Fubara as …

The Ondo State Government has set January 18, 2025 for general elections in the 18 local government areas of the state. The election was originally set for July 13 but was postponed indefinitely by the government. The state Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Dr. Joseph Aremo, announced the new date at a stakeholders meeting held at the …