Politics

WHO IS THE REAL SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI? Senator Natasha Akpoti is a polarizing figure in Nigerian politics, known for her ambition, resilience, andf a trail of controversies that have defined her rise. At the heart of her public persona lies a knack of pivoting from one controversy to another. Many of these allegations are often polarising and evoking strong emotions, …

BAD MARKET FOR PDP IN ANAMBRA STATE AS ASPIRANTS FAIL TO BUY GUBERNATORIAL FORM As the Peoples Democratic Party closes the sale of its N40m expression of interest and nomination forms for the upcoming Anambra governorship election, no aspirant has stepped forward to purchase them. The party initially scheduled the sale of forms between February 24 and March 5, with …

WE WON’T HONOUR ASSEMBLY’S ULTIMATUM – RIVERS GOVT The Rivers State Government has reacted to the 48-hour ultimatum issued to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule. In its response, the government stated that it would not comply with the ultimatum as it had not yet received …

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE RESIGNED, YOU BETRAYED LAGOSIANS, DOHERTY TELLS MERANDA Funso Doherty, a governorship candidate in the last Lagos election, has strongly criticised the recent leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing the lawmakers’ handling of the situation as a “betrayal” of public trust. In a statement issued on Monday, March 3, Doherty condemned the intervention of …

HOW PETER OBI’S EFFECT STOPPED ME FROM WINNING GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION – JANDOR Former candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has opined that the effect of the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, stopped him from defeating the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the 2023 gubernatorial election. Recall that …

GEORGE WARNS TINUBU OVER LAGOS, RIVERS, OSUN CRISES, SAYS DON’T ALLOW UNPATRIOTIC ELEMENTS TO DERAIL OUR DEMOCRACY Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow despotic and unpatriotic elements to derail Nigeria’s democracy. In an open letter titled “From Osun to Lagos and Rivers: Darkness Looms,” George …

GEORGE WARNS TINUBU OVER LAGOS, RIVERS, OSUN CRISES, SAYS DON’T ALLOW UNPATRIOTIC ELEMENTS TO DERAIL OUR DEMOCRACY Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow despotic and unpatriotic elements to derail Nigeria’s democracy. In an open letter titled “From Osun to Lagos and Rivers: Darkness Looms,” George …

NATASHA vs AKPABIO: FEMALE SENATORS HAVE PASSED STAGE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT – ITA-GIWA Former Presidential Adviser and senator, Florence Ita-Giwa has reacted to the sexual harassment claim made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stating that women in the Senate cannot be sexually harassed once they are elected. Akpoti-Uduaghan recently accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of frustrating her efforts to raise …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKERSHIP TUSSLE: HOW TINUBU SNUBBED SANWO-OLU, TO INSIST ON OBASA The Lagos House of Assembly finally settled its political crisis as Mudashiru Obasa resumed his role as Speaker in a dramatic turn of events.His reinstatement, reportedly influenced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who also serves as the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), brought an abrupt …

SHOWDOWN LOOMS IN RIVERS OVER ASSEMBLY BUDGET PRESENTATION ULTIMATUM Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set for a showdown with the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly as he rejected the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the lawmakers to present the 2025 budget. The governor also dismissed the assembly’s opposition to his directive for outgoing local government chairmen to hand over to …