Politics

THEY’RE PLANNING TO SEND ME TO PRISON FOR INSISTING ON MY MANDATE, ENUGU ASSEMBLY MEMBER CRIES OUT The member representing Enugu South rural constituency at the Enugu State House of Assembly, Honourable Bright Ngene, has alleged plans to commit him to prison for insisting on his mandate. Ngene who won the constituency seat during the state assembly election on March …

RIVERS PROTESTS TURN BLOODY AS EXPLOSION KILLS ONE IN PORT HARCOURT The protests in Rivers State have taken a new turn as a middle-aged protester carrying dynamite was killed in an explosion in the State Capital, Port Harcourt. The incident occurred at 9:45 a.m. in front of Hotel Presidential, on Tuesday. It is understood that he got killed while trying …

MURIC RAISES ALARM OVER ALLEGED PLAN TO DEPOSED SULTAN OF SOKOTO The Muslim Rights Concern group (MURIC), has raised alarm over an alleged plan by Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, made the announcement in a statement on Monday. The development comes …

SAUDI AUTHORITIES BLAME HEAT, UNAUTHORISED TRIPS AS HAJJ DEATHS REACH 1,300 Saudi Arabia’s official death toll from this year’s Hajj exercise has reached 1,301, with extreme heat and unauthorised trips cited as major contributing factors. The Saudi government released a statement acknowledging “numerous cases” of heat stress and highlighting that 83% of the deceased were “unauthorized to perform Hajj.” The …

RIVERS PROTEST TURNS UGLY AS DOKUBO’S MEN ATTEMPT TO ATTACK DEMONSTRATORS The peaceful protest in Rivers State has taken a dangerous turn as a group of men believed to be operatives of Asari Dokubo’s private military company, commonly known as Amama Soldiers, attempted to attack the demonstrators. However, their efforts were thwarted by the quick intervention of the police. The …

CHINA TO INCREASE AGRIC IMPORT FROM NIGERIA The Chinese government has promised to increase agricultural product imports from Nigeria going forward. This was disclosed in a joint statement between Wang Yi, China’s foreign affairs Minister and his Nigerian counterpart, Yusuf Tuggar, at the first plenary meeting of the China-Nigeria Intergovernmental Committee held in Beijing. This is after Nigeria exported N572.58 …

LP INSISTS ON PETER OBI AS 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Labour Party (LP) Directorate on Mobilisation and Integration has denied any plan to dump Peter Obi as the party’s candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The directorate was reacting to a report, which hinted that they had reconciled with the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party and agreed to field …

POLICE TAKE CHARGE OF KANO EMIR’S PALACE, SACK LOCAL HUNTERS The Police have taken charge of the security of Kano Emir’s main palace previously guarded by local hunters after Lamido Sanusi was reinstated. These hunters, called ‘Yan Tauri’, had come from various parts of the state to secure the palace following rumours that federal authorities intended to move Aminu Ado-Bayero …

LP CRISIS ENDS AS APAPA FACTION ENDORSES ABURE AS CHAIRMAN The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) seems to have finally come to an end as the factions led by Chairman Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa have put aside their differences and agreed to work together. The rift began in April 2023 when a court judgment restrained Abure and …

ATIKU REVEALS WHY HE VISITED BUHARI IN DAURA The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State. He was accompanied by Senator Aminu Tambuwal and other prominent PDP stakeholders. In a social media post, Atiku revealed the reason behind his visit. …