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INEC DELISTS LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATES IN FORTHCOMING BYE ELECTION, ABURE FACTION REACTS In a dramatic turn of events, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has descended heavily on the Labour Party, delisting all its candidates in the forthcoming bye election slated for August 16, 2025. INEC’s action could be linked to the leadership crisis confronting the Labour Party The Julius …

OHANAEZE DECRIES EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS BOSS TENURE The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Saturday, reacted to the tenure extension granted to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi. Ohanaeze described the extension by President Bola Tinubu as an “act of institutional injustice and ethnic bigotry”. This was contained in a release by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr …

FG KNOCKS US EMBASSY FOR OVERSTEPPING BOUNDS, INTRUDING IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS Officials of the Federal Government has accused the United States Embassy in Nigeria of overstepping its diplomatic bounds and interfering in the country’s internal affairs, following the circulation of a critical media report targeting Nigerian leaders. Government officials expressed outrage over the U.S. Mission’s alleged role in promoting an …

GHANAIAN PRESIDENT SAYS NO ROOM FOR XENOPHOBIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ECOWAS Ghanaian President John Mahama, has said that there is no place for xenophobia in the Republic of Ghana. This is even as he vowed his commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols, especially on the free movement of persons and goods. The Special Assistant on …

OUTRAGE AS NIGER GOV ORDERS SHUT DOWN ON RADIO STATION The directive of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State for the shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital, is generating a storm. Bago had directed the State Commissioner of Police and Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed (RTD) to shut down the media …

EX-GOVS, 37 OTHERS SILENT IN 10TH Senyate Since its inauguration on June 13, 2023, the 10th Senate has been criticised by many as a rubberstamp legislature and an appendage of the presidency. Pundits have argued that the current crop of senators primarily act to fulfill formalities, passively approving decisions made by the executive or other powerful entities rather than actively …

2027: HOW KADUNA FORUM MISSED TARGET The two-day interactive session on government-citizens engagement which held at Arewa House, Kaduna, on Tuesday 29th to Wednesday 30th July, was supposed to reflect the views of northern stakeholders on the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration. Top functionaries of the government led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, …

DON’T REPLACE SHETTIMA, NORTH EAST APC YOUTHS WARN TINUBU The All Progressives Congress Youth Parliament, North-East Zone, has warned against what it described as rumours circulating about the potential substitution of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during a press conference on Friday in Bauchi, the group’s chairman, Kabiru Kobi, said such a move would …

2027: PETER OBI STILL CONSULTING WITH POLITICAL STAKEHOLDERS – YUNUSA Ahead of the 2027 elections, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, has confirmed that Peter Obi is in discussions with several political stakeholders. He confirmed that Obi is in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other stakeholders with the focus on building a better …

TINUBU REWARDING GOVERNORS FOR DOING WRONG THINGS – LUKMAN Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu for enabling what he described as financial recklessness by state governors. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Lukman said that despite clear indications …