Politics

Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, declines to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against Governor Sim Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Ordu, citing two court orders which barred him from appointing a panel. Justice Amadi also noted that the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, …

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abayomi Mumuni, has warned against any attempt to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections Mumuni said this on Wednesday in reaction to the controversies erupting from the omission of Vice President Shettima’s photograph from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that political appointments following the 2027 general elections will be strictly reserved for party loyalists rather than technocrats or professionals. Speaking Tuesday night in Abuja at an event tagged “Renewed Hope Promise Kept 2027: Meet and Greet North-West Mobilisation,” organised by the Minister of State for …

The Kaduna State Government Wenesday confirmed the Sunday’s abduction of many persons at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Governor Uba Sani confirmed the abduction during his visit to the village where he consoled the residents. The state government and the police command had on Monday dismissed reports of the incident. They had said that …

The ongoing push to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is largely linked to his refusal to prepare a supplementary budget A well-placed source told SaharaReporters that former Rivers Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike reportedly promised each pro-Wike lawmaker ₦10 billion in fresh constituency projects in a new supplementary budget, but Governor Fubara …

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded the immediate resignation of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, accusing him of undermining court rulings and promoting a “dangerous partisan narrative” regarding the political crisis in the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the State Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, the party condemned comments …

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political affairs in the office of the vice-president, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) could face internal collapse if Atiku Abubakar emerges as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television. He said Atiku is well-positioned to secure …

How does a sitting Vice-President become invisible in his own party? Who keeps removing his image from official programmes—and why does nobody correct it? At what point does silence become policy, omission become intention, and coincidence become design? And if power has already moved on, why does the Vice-President remain, smiling beside a door that is quietly being shut? These …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reportedly affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP. The Court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the party’s lawful leadership. The development was disclosed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, in a …