Politics

PDP SUMMONS WIKE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. Wike was summoned to appear before the PDP disciplinary committee. This was made known on Monday by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who disclosed in an interview with …

BRITISH NATIONAL HITS BACK AT FG OVER ALLEGATION OF PLOT TO OVERTHROW TINUBU GOVT A British national, Mr. Povey, also known as Andrew Wynne, has responded to allegations made by the Nigerian government that he was involved in a plot to overthrow the Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement, Povey denied the allegations, saying “PROTEST IS NOT TREASON” and calling …

NO RIFT BETWEEN PRESIDENT TINUBU, VP SHETTIMA – PRESIDENCY The Presidency has broken its silence on the alleged rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. In a statement released on Monday, September 2, to celebrate Shettima’s 58th birthday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, said …

POLICE DECLARE BRITISH NATIONAL WANTED OVER PLOT TO OVERTHROW TINUBU GOVT The police high command, on Monday, declared Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), a British national, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government being led by President Bola Tinubu. It said the Force has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries and …

ATIKU, OBI, KWANKWASO IN TALKS OVER 2027The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday.PDP deputy national spokesman Ibrahim Abdullahi stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday.He …

TORONTO POLICE ARREST NIGERIAN WOMAN WHO THREATENED TO POISON, KILL YORUBAS, EDO IN CANADA The Toronto Police Service has arrested Amaka Sonnberger, the 46-year-old Nigerian woman who in a viral audio tape threatened to poison and k!ll Yoruba and Edo indigenes residing in Canada. In a statement released today September 2, the Toronto police said it arrested Amaka on September …

BRITISH HOME OFFICE TO SCRAP BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE CARD FOR NIGERIANS Nigerians living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31, 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system. According to the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK), part of …

POLICE ARREST ACTIVIST AKANDE DANIEL IN CHURCH; DETAIN, HANDCUFF HIM OVER #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS An activist and a member of the Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights, has been arrested by the Nigerian police. Comrade Akande Daniel Babatunde, who is also a member of the Network of Abuja Left Groups, was picked in church during service on Sunday by the Inspector General …

MARTIN CHUKWUWIKE EMERGES ENUGU PDP CHAIRMAN Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected a 39-member new State Executive Committee with a former Commissioner for Housing in the state, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike as the new Chairman..The winners were announced by the six-man PDP Enugu State Congress Electoral Committee led by Toni Iyoha..Others elected during the peaceful state …

ODHIOMHOLE MOCKS OBASEKI, WIFE’S CHILDLESSNESS, SAYS THEY DON’T LOVE CHILDREN The former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said Governor Godwin Obaseki and his wife Betsy Obaseki do not have love for children.The Edo North Senator, Oshimhole said this on Saturday, in a press interview with some selected journalists. The interview was uploaded by Television Continental (TVC), on its …