Politics

EDO APC GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE FACES DISQUALIFICATION OVER PERJURY A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has summoned Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State elections, to respond to charges of forgery and perjury. The charges, filed by PDP Chieftain Chief Honesty Aginbatse, stem from discrepancies in the birth dates provided in the nomination …

KOGI PDP SUSPENDS DINO MELAYE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has suspended its former governorship candidate in the state, Senator Dino Melaye, over alleged anti-party activities. Melaye’s suspension by the executive committee of the party in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 was announced in a memo dated September 12, 2024. The memo reads: “Ward Party …

I’LL RETURN TO NIGERIA SOON DESPITE BEING WANTED – SOWORE SLAMS TINUBU GOVT Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), for issuing a directive for his arrest on his arrival in Nigeria. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), said it is unfortunate …

HOW MY COMMITTEE SAVED LABOUR PARTY FROM BRING DE-REGISTERED -NENADI USMAN The Chairman, Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), Senator Nenadi Usman, has disclosed that for the quick intervention of the leaders of the party at the September 4 Stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) might have de-registered the party. Senator Usman disclosed this to journalists …

PDP GOVERNORS LOSE AS NWC HANDS RIVERS PDP TO WIKE The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has solidified his position in the Peoples Democratic Party leadership crisis as the National Working Committee endorsed the Rivers State congresses. Wike’s loyalists within the PDP NWC not only secured the approval but also postponed the National Executive Committee meeting, originally set …

LP CRISIS: YOUR TENURE HAS EXPIRED – BOT TELLS ABURE The Labour Party, LP, Caretaker Committee in Abuja has urged Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on June 9. The Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party Salisu Mohammed said this during a news conference organised by the leadership …

APC & NEPOTISM ARE LIKE SIAMESE TWINS IGP — YorubaArmy Chief — YorubaDSS — YorubaNIA — Yoruba / NupeEFCC — YorubaCustoms — YorubaImmigration — YorubaChief Justice — YorubaCentral Bank — YorubaChief of Staff — Yoruba Coming soon …. Inec Chairman — Yoruba

TINUBU GOVT INSENSITIVE TO NIGERIANS’ SUFFERINGS, BEHAVES LIKE ADOLF HITLER – GANI ADAMS I’mYoruba leader and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has labelled the Bola Tinubu-led administration as being insensitive to the plight of the people.In a letter he personally signed, he likened the Tinubu government to German dictator, Adolf Hitler.Adams wrote, “Your Excellency, do you …

IT’S WRONG TO JAIL PEOPLE PROTESTING AGAINST HARDSHIP – AFENIFERE Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has said it is wrong to jail people protesting economic hardship in the land. Afenifere spoke against the backdrop of the recent incarceration of #EndBadGovernance protesters, warning the government against descent into fascism. This was contained in a statement by the group loyal to Pa Ayo …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE: COURT GRANTS TEN PROTESTERS WITH N100M BAIL Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a ruling granting bail to ten #EndBadGovernance protesters who had been detained on charges including treason.Each defendant was granted bail set at ₦10 million, along with the requirement of one surety in the same amount. In his ruling, Justice …