Politics

I DIDN’T EXCHANGE BLOWS WITH AKPABIO – SENATE LEADER, OPEYEMI The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has rubbished claims that he was engaged in a brawl with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Jackson Ude had claimed on his X handle that Senator Bamidele allegedly fought Akpabio at the Senate cafeteria, accusing him of marginalizing lawmakers from the South …

WHITE HOUSE REJECTS ICC ARREST WARRANTS FOR NETANYAHU, GALLANT The White House flatly rejected on Thursday the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their conduct in the war in Gaza. “The United States fundamentally rejects the Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli …

OBASANJO’S KNOCK ON INEC REOPENS PUSH FOR ELECTORAL REFORM Last week, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo harped on the urgent need for reform and strengthening of the nation’s electoral process. Obasanjo specifically called for the dismissal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels for electoral integrity. The erstwhile President …

NIGERIA MORE POLARIZED THAN EVER AFTER 2023 ELECTION, TINUBU’S UNPOPULAR REFORMS – REPORT A 2024 report by SBM Intelligence has shown that Nigeria’s economy has continued to worsen. According to the report, rising food inflation, persistent insecurity across all geo-political zones, and more people falling into extreme poverty have worsened the country’s economy. Aside from the worsening economy, it was …

IT’S TIME TO END YOUR 31-YEAR-LONG PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION – BODE GEORGE TELLS ATIKU A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to end his 31-year-long bid to be President. Noting that Atiku’s bid to be President dated back to the year 1993, George said it was high time …

YOU STABBED US AT THE BACK, HUMILIATED US – APC CHIEFTAIN FUMES OVER DANIEL BWALA’S APPOINTMENT BY TINUBU All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jesutega Onokpasa, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the appointment of Daniel Bwala, a former campaign aide to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Daniel Bwala, who was recently appointed Special Adviser on …

YOU’RE UNSTABLE, FOCUS ON WHEREABOUTS OF YOUR IMPORTED WIFE – ATIKU KNOCKS OSHIOMHOLE The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has stated that the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is unstable and should not be takrn seriously by Nigerians. The Atiku/Okowa campaign Organization also said that Oshiomohe should focus on the whereabouts of his imported wife. …

2027: NORTH WILL BE BEST SERVED BY NORTHERNERS – ACF Chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have unanimously agreed that the interests of the North will be best served by Northerners, while calling on the region to take responsibility for its fast-growing population.This position was outlined in a communiqué signed by Prof. Tukur Muhammad Baba, the National Publicity Secretary …

UMAR DAMAGUM,PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PLANS TO REMAIN IN OFFICE TILL NEXT YEAR Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party 99 National Executive Committee meeting slated for November 28, there are indications that Umar Damagum has perfected plans to remain as the acting National Chairman of the party till next year. It was learned that the Damagum-led National Working Committee is …

OTTI EXONERATES IPOB FROM GUNMEN ATTACKS, ACCUSES OPPOSITION POLITICIANS The Abia state governor Alex Otti has unveiled those behind the frequent gunmen attacks in the state. “The sole agenda is to cause disaffection and distract the government from its focus on the development of the state,” Otti said. Governor Alex Otti accuses opposition politicians, with external support, of sponsoring violence …