Politics

NO GOING BACK ON OCTOBER 1 PROTEST – ORGANIZERS. Despite warnings from the Federal Government and the Nigerian Police Force, organisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have vowed to proceed with the planned demonstration. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist leading the protest, confirmed on his social media platform on Monday that the …

BREAKING: COURT STOPS INEC FROM ISSUING VOTERS’ REGISTER FOR RIVERS LG POLL A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday once again stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5, 2024.In addition, the court prohibited the Inspector General …

APC, NOW WEAPON OF POVERTY, CHIEFTAIN LAMENTS, DUMPS PARTY A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Gbogi Emmanuel, has officially resigned from the party. Emmanuel submitted his resignation letter on Saturday, articulating his discontent with the ruling party under President Bola Tinubu. He described the APC as a “weapon of poverty,” criticizing its governance for …

CONSTITUTION REVIEW: NORTHERN, SOUTHERN SENATORS DISAGREE ON REGIONALISM Southern and Northern Senators have disagreed over the agitation for the return of Nigeria to the regional form of government. They expressed their views at the sidelines of the ongoing two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 constitution organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy …

POLICE SEAL EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE The office of the deputy governor of Edo State, on Osadebe Avenue, Benin, the dtate capital, has been sealed off by stern-looking policemen who were spotted there on Sunday. The sealed office was the one Philip Shaibu was relocated outside the Government House in the height off his face off with Governor Godwin Obaseki. …

HOW NIGERIA WAS DESTROYED BY BUHARI & CO, TINUBU.& CO One of the fastest way a leader, any leader can destroy any country, is to make it insecure, thus become full of fear and uncertainty, and go ahead to pretend that all is well and remain proud of it. Another way is to destroy the economy and means of livelihood …

MAN WHO OFFERED TINUBU N100M TO PURCHASE NOMINATION FORM GETS TWO FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS THE Director General of the Tinubu Support Organisation for the 2023 polls, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, has been given two federal appointments by President Bola Tinubu. The appointments were confirmed in a congratulatory poster that was shared on social media over the weekend by the appointee. Recall that …

APGA WINS 21 CHAIRMANSHIP, COUNCILLORSHIP SEATS IN ANAMBRA The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all the 21 local government chairmanship and councilorship positions in the local government elections conducted in Anambra State on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results at the ANSIEC office in Awka …

NOBODY CAN STOP OCTOBER 1 PROTESTS – INIBEHE EFFIONGHuman rights activist and one of the lawyers representing detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, in this interview, gives reasons October 1 protests must go on. He frowns at what he calls criminalisation of protest by the Tinubu administration, saying Nigerians shouldn’t be deterred in the face of state-sponsored intimidation.Another round of …

I CAN’T DONATE MY KIDNEY OR LIVER BECAUSE OF LOYALTY – FUBARAThe Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he would always stand for what is right, but won’t give his liver or kidney to anybody in the name of loyalty.Governor Fubara made the declaration on Sunday in what is believed to be a direct response to his predecessor …