ZULUM LEADS PROTEST OVER APC ENDORSEMENT OF TINUBU WITHOUT SHETTIMA Crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday led a protest after the party’s leaders endorsed President Bola Tinubu for reelection without including Vice President Kashim Shettima. APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade …
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APC NORTH-EAST STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING TURNS VIOLENT AFTER OMISSION OF SHETTIMA IN TINUBU ENDORSEMENT
APC NORTH-EAST STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING TURNS VIOLENT AFTER OMISSION OF SHETTIMA IN TINUBU ENDORSEMENT Ameeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the North-East descended into chaos on Sunday after key party figures, including National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, and National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, failed to mention Vice-President Kashim Shettima while endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second …
Read More »HOW EX-GOVERNOR ADELEKE NAILED THE COFFIN OF INTERIM GOVT, THE ABACHA STRUCK, BY SULE LAMIDO
HOW’ EX- GOVERNOR Adeleke NAILED THE COFFIN OF INTERIM GOVT THEN ABACHA STRUCK, BY SULE LAMIDO Alhaji Sule Lamido was the Secretary General of the Third Republic Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party that produced the late Chief MKO Abiola who won the June 12, 1993 presidential election but was annulled by the military. Lamido played key roles in the …
Read More »WHY TINUBU DID NOT REINSTATE FUBARA ON JUNE 12
WHY TINUBU DID NOT REINSTATE FUBARA ON JUNE 12 Millions of Rivers people, especially the loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, June 12, had their hope dashed as they had marked out the date to be a moment of wild jubilation and partying. The expectation everywhere was that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would use the opportunity of that date …
Read More »INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR GHANA’S EX-FINANCE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION
INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR GHANA’S EX-FINANCE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice on Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, for allegedly using public office for personal gains. A red notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar …
Read More »YOU SUPPORT TINUBU & WANT A SIDECHICK IN ATIKU, WHAT A MOCKERY – IBE TACKLES RENO OMOKRI
YOU SUPPORT TINUBU & WANT A SIDECHICK IN ATIKU’, WHAT A MOCKERY! IBE TACKLES RENO Reno Omokri, you are a classic case study in psychological projection — an insecure man so desperate to escape his own failures that he accuses others of the very flaws that define him. Credibility and Reno Omokri in the same grammatical environment? Oh, what a …
Read More »NO KING LASTS FOREVER, MY VICTORY WILL COME – FUBARA
NO KING LASTS FOREVER, MY VICTORY WILL COME – FUBARA The suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has declared that no king lasts forever. Speaking at a gathering in Bonny, Fubara declared that his victory will come back to him at the end of the day. He stressed that he does not consider himself to be losing anything, noting …
Read More »ELECTED AUTOCRACY IS REPLACING REAL DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA – JEGA
ELECTED AUTOCRACY IS REPLACING REAL DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA – JEGA WARNS Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has lamented that despite Nigeria witnessing nearly three decades of uninterrupted civil rule, democracy is still dangerously underdeveloped. Presenting a paper titled “Required Reforms for Stronger Democratic Institutions in Nigeria” at The Platform Nigeria: June 12, …
Read More »JONATHAN DENIES PLAN TO CONTEST 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
JONATHAN DENIES PLAN TO CONTEST 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied any involvement with an Instagram post suggesting he plans to return to contest the 2027 presidential election. The viral post, which appeared on an Instagram account bearing Jonathan’s name, took a swipe at the country’s current leadership. The post stated, “Since our current leaders are pretending …
Read More »APPEAL COURT NULLIFIES OSUN LG ELECTION
APPEAL COURT NULLIFIES OSUN LG ELECTION The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State Capital, on Friday reaffirmed that the local government election conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) in 2022 under the immediate past administration was null and void, as such the acclaimed beneficiaries of the said election benefited nothing. The Court of Appeal dismissed a …
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