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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, some state governors seeking re-elections are currently facing hurdles after falling out with their political godfathers. While some of the governors, especially in the opposition parties found shelter in the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government ahead of 2027, their godfathers were left behind. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his Kano State counterpart, …

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says he does not “shout or complain” about the issues in the state because God is with him. Fubara spoke on Sunday during an interdenominational church service organised to commemorate the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The service took place at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. After the clerics prayed …

A former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Usman Bugaje, has criticised the political elite, accusing them of taking turns to destroy the country under the guise of zoning. Bugaje noted that while the people have kept their own side of the social contract in the democracy by being law-abiding and paying taxes, the government has failed to fulfill …

When the first whispers of impeachment began to drift out of the Rivers State House of Assembly, many Nigerians did not ask “if” it would happen; they asked “why now”. The answer, it turns out, was written all over the political terrain. From the very beginning, the move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh, carried the unmistakable …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed criticisms trailing his political choices, insisting that politics is driven by interests, power and the will of the people, not sentiment or emotions. The minister stated this on Sunday during a ‘thank you’ visit to Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, his political base, where he addressed a supporters and political …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over what it described as a plot by some persons linked to the executive arm to procure a court order stopping it from performing its functions. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Dr Enemi Alabo George, in a statement on Sunday, said the plot was to get …

Angry youths in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, on Saturday vandalised a 2027 presidential election billboard of President Bola Tinubu while protesting the abduction and killing of a young man by suspected kidnappers. The protest followed the alleged killing of the victim, who was abducted on January 9, 2026, at Ojo Street, Ihumudumu area of Ekpoma. …

The Igbo community in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has dismissed claims by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is gaining strength in the South East. It said such claims were gross exaggeration. According to Engr Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, President of the Igbo Community Association, FCT, “President Tinubu has not done enough to deserve such …

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Benue State on Sunday issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Hyacinth Alia, threatening a two-day peaceful protest in Makurdi over unpaid pension arrears, gratuities and non-harmonisation of pensions in the state. In a letter dated January 7, 2026, jointly signed by the State Chairman, Michael Vembe, and State Secretary, Saater Bur Nyamgen, the …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the presence of Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has strengthened the party’s confidence nationwide. Prof. Festus Arunaye, the ADC national member, Membership Revalidation, Mobilization and Registration Committee (MRMRC), stated this during the inauguration of the 10-member Delta State committee on membership registration on Friday in Asaba. …