Politics

ABIA LG POLLS: ZLP WINS 15 LGAS, YPP TWO The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed victory in the remaining two LGAs. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent …

KEMI BADENOCH SUCCEEDS RISHI SUNAK AS UK’S CONSERVATIVE LEADER The former Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch scooped the Tory crown after a bitter four-month long contest in the wake of the party’s worst-ever election defeat in July Kemi Badenoch has won the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader in a tight contest that saw more than a quarter of …

SOUTH EAST, SOUTH SOUTH MARGINALIZED IN TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS IN 22 SECURITY AGENCIES, GET ONLY ONE SLOT EACH The Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s appointments of security heads is against the Federal Character Act, while highlighting how it is skewed against the South-East and South-South regions of the country. Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Public …

AFENIFERE KNOCKS TINUBU OVER ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ APPOINTMENT OF YORUBA’ IN SENSITIVE POSITIONS The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has distanced itself from what it described as President Bola Tinubu’s bias for the Yoruba in federal appointments. The group insisted that they do not support Tinubu for appointing Yorubas as head of all arms of the criminal justice system and other sectors. Afenifere …

WHY WE HAVEN’T FILLED VACANT SEATS IN RIVERS ASSEMBLY – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally spoken out on the controversy surrounding the Rivers State House of Assembly. The electoral body has cited conflicting court judgments as the reason for its earlier silence on the issue. According to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the commission has been …

FUBARA IS WIKE’S POLITICAL INVESTMENT, SAYS TONY OKOCHA The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Friday, warned critics against distorting the narrative of the crisis rocking the state, insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the investment of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Okocha disclosed this during a media …

EVEN UNDERAGED CHILDREN NOT SPARED FROM T-PAIN’S WICKEDNESS – ATIKU Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the arrest, detention, and arraignment of 76 #EndBadGovernance protesters. Atiku condemned the federal government’s actions, stating that even underage children have not been spared from …

RIVERS GOVT APPEALS COURT ORDER STOPPING FEDERAL ALLOCATION TO THE STATE The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against a recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from distributing federal allocations to the state. Recall that on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Abuja Federal High Court declared that Governor Siminalayi …

FORMER BRITISH COLONIES OWE DEBT OF GRATITUDE, SAYS UK PARLIAMENTARIAN Britain’s former colonies should be thankful for the legacy of empire, not demanding reparations, according to the Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick. In comments that were described by a Labour MP as “deeply offensive”, the former minister said countries that were part of the empire “owe us a debt of …

PRO-WIKE RIVERS LAWMAKERS WITHDRAW COURT AFFIDAVIT CONFIRMING DEFECTION FROM PDP TO APC Hon Martin Chike Amaewhule-led pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers State have withdrawn part of an affidavit they sworn to at the Federal High Court in Abuja, confirming their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers’ defection followed a rift between Nyesom …