Politics

FUBARA SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH SELFISH ADVISERS — WIKE The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that Governor of Rivers State Simi Fubara has surrounded himself with those he wants to be governor of the state. The Minister made the claims while addressing a large number of Kalabari people at a grand reception in Rivers State on Saturday. …

NIGERIA LAUNCHES PROBE INTO NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S PARTICIPATION At IPU Nigeria’s internal and external intelligence agencies are probing how Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, secured access to the recent Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York without being nominated by her country to attend A high-ranking administration official and two top security officials involved in the inquiry said the State Security …

PDP GOVERNORS TAKE CONTROL OF PARTY AS DAMAGUM STEPS DOWN The acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Damagum, has resigned from his position. This development comes amid efforts by PDP governors to strengthen their influence over the party’s direction. Damagum’s resignation is seen as a strategic move to restore unity and address internal challenges within …

EL-RUFAI INVITES ATIKU, OBI, OTHERS TO JOIN SDP Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on key opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-governors Peter Obi, Chibuike Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola, to join him in the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai recently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and officially joined the SDP, citing dissatisfaction …

ENUGU YOUTHS CAUTION WIKE OVER REMARKS AGAINST MBAH Enugu youths, under the auspices of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), have issued a stern warning to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, over his recent comments against Governor Peter Ndubisi Mbah. In a statement released on Friday, the Chairman of the NYCN Enugu State Chapter, …

PRESIDENT TINUBU, LAGOS GOVERBOR, SANWO-OLU, IN FACE-OFF OVER OBASA President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that he stepped in to facilitate the reinstatement of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly after detecting the influence of the state executive, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Obasa’s impeachment. According to sources present at the meeting Tinubu held …

ATIKU, OBASANJO, PDP GOVS MOUNT PRESSURE ON PETER OBI, TO RETURN TO PDP As opposition parties prepare for the 2027 elections, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, met behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, in Bauchi on Thursday.Sources within the Bauchi State Government House told The Guardian …

DAMAGUM DISOWNS PRO-WIKE SOUTH SOUTH ZONAL CONGRESS AS FCT MINISTER CARPET PDP NWC MEMBERS The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, has disowned the South South Congress held by loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, on February 22. Damagum, in his first …

US CONGRESS APPROVES SANCTIONS ON NIGERIA OVER CHRISTIAN KILLINGS The US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee approves sanctions on Nigeria over the widespread killing of Christians and religious violence. The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread killing of Christians in …

ABACHA’S FORMER AIDE, AL-MUSTAPHA, JOINS EL-RUFAI IN SDP Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former aide to deceased military leader, General Sani Abacha, has officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Al-Mustapha, accompanied by his team, arrived at the SDP headquarters in Abuja, where he was warmly received by party leaders and supporters. He said his move to the party signals his commitment …