Politics

WE’LL TEACH YOU A LESSON – WIKE MOCKS FUBARA CAMP FOR SEEKING REFUGE IN APP Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mocked supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Peoples Party (APP) ahead of the October 5 local government election. After Wike’s loyalists took control of the PDP …

NIGERIA MUST REMAIN GIANT OF AFRICA – TINUBU TASKS ARMED FORCES President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian armed forces to showcase their military prowess and sophistication in combating the nation’s adversaries. This call to action was made during the combined passing-out parade of the 71 Regular Course, Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Direct Short Service …

OVER 60% OF NIGERIANS LIVE IN POVERTY – PETER OBI Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general election, Peter Obi, has said the security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50% of the population multi-dimensionally poor. Speaking at the weekend in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue of global leaders that …

IS NIGERIA A NORMAL COUNTRY, A ZOO, OR A JUNGLE?, BY SESUGH AKUME When last year, the Benue governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, violated the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, by sacking democratically-elected local government officials and dissolving their executive and legislative councils, in a bid to appoint illegal, unlawful, unconditional caretaker stooges, I went to court with …

I’M FAR BIGGER THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER – WIKE TELLS PDP GOVS BACKING FUBARA The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said the governors must be sick if they do not recognize that he (Wike) is …

THERE’S NO PLACE IN IRAN THAT WE CANNOT REACH – ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, NETANYAHU Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed that Israel will continue its military operations until its objectives are met, even as tensions escalate on both the Gaza and Lebanon fronts. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran, stating, “If …

THOSE WHO WILL RESCUE NIGERIA NOT YET BORN, JOE IGBOKWE, TINUBU SUPPORTER MAKES U-TURN Joe Igbokwe, a staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that those who will rescue Nigeria have not been born. Igbokwe, one of those who campaigned actively for Tinubu in the buildup to the election, said this while commenting …

EFCC DETAINS, CHARGES FORMER TARABA GOVERNOR, ISHAKU, OVER ALLEGED N27BN FRAUDThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and charged him with misappropriation of more than N27 billion belonging to the state government.EFCC filed the indictment with 15 counts against Mr Ishaku and a co-defendant at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High …

SET BACK FOR ATIKU AS ADAMAWA PDP BACKS DAMANGUN Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s chances at being the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2027 presidential flagbearer appear to be getting thinner as his home state of Adamawa has thrown its weight behind Umar Damangun, the embattled acting national chairman of the party. It is understood that Atiku, the PDP’s 2023 presidential …

PRESIDENCY SPENT N9.2B TO PURCHASE VEHICLES IN THREE MONTHS AMID HARDSHIP A review of Public Payments platform Open Treasury portal has shown that the President Bola Tinubu-led Presidency under the “State House” spent the sum of N9.2billion on motor vehicles between March and May 2024. The review shows that in March 2024, the sum of N1.904 billion was recorded as …