Politics

BAYELSA GOVERNOR, DIRI, RAISES ALARM OVER PLANNED RALLY FOR WIKE, SAYS IT COULD CAUSE CRISIS Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has raised concerns over a planned mega rally and the inauguration of a group loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. He warned that such a gathering could create tension and lead to a crisis in the state. …

ATIKU ABUBAKAR DID NOT RECEIVE MONEY FROM SANWO-OLU – ATIKU MEDIA OFFICE People’s Gazette published a strange story that Governor Sanwo-Olu was in trouble because President Tinubu discovered that he and others sent money to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, through Aisha Achimugu, for their 2023 election campaign. We at Atiku Media Office have taken note of reports in …

HOUSE OF REPS SEEKS CONDUCT OF PRESIDENTIAL, GUBER POLLS, OTHERS SAME DAY The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill proposing the conduct of presidential, gubernatorial, National and state Houses of Assembly and local government polls on the same day. The proposed legislation was among 39 Constitution alteration bills passed by second reading and referred to the …

RECALL: SENATOR NATASHA ACCUSES INEC OF BIAS The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission for not outrightly rejecting the petition seeking her recall, describing the commission’s response as an indication of bias. INEC, in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed …

NO REGRET LOSING VP SLOT, I WILL ENSURE YOU LOSE AGAIN – WIKE REPLIES ATIKU The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday declared that he would ensure that former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, fails in his push for the presidency. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike said he has no regret …

WHY I DIDN’T PICK WIKE AS RUNNING MATE IN 2023 – ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has addressed his decision not to select the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in the 2023 election, stating that he has no regrets about the decision.In a forthcoming interview for the television show …

INEC PICKS HOLES IN PETITION SUBMITTED FOR NATASHA’S RECALL The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the petition submitted for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan fell short of some requirements. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement issued on Thursday, 25th March, 2025. Olumekun said the commission would take the …

2027: ATIKU IN DILEMMA – TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN? Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he does not know if he will contest the presidency in 2027. Atiku made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, scheduled for broadcast today. The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic …

ONANUGA’S ATTACK ON PETER OBI CONFIRMS THAT DEMOCRACY HAS COLLAPSED UNDER TINUBU – SOWORE.Nigerian activist and African Action Congress, AAC candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore has reacted Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told Peter Obi to watch what he says. Onanuga made the statement after Peter Obi said nothing works again in …

PDP WILL NOT PARTAKE IN ANY COALITION- WIKE’S GROUP COUNTERS ATIKU The recently reinstated National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has called for party unity, stating that the internal crisis within the PDP has been resolved. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Anyanwu …