Politics

APC NOW HAS 68 OUT OF 109 SENATORS IN THE RED CHAMBER The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expanded its dominance in the Nigerian Senate to 68 seats following the defection of three senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Kebbi State. The defectors Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) formally …

NIGERIANS TO BE IMPACTED AS US PLANS 5% TAX ON REMITTANCES The United States lawmakers have proposed a bill seeking to impose a 5 percent tax on remittances sent abroad. According to a draft of the House Republican bill released on Monday, the excise tax targets specific payments made to US residents of foreign nations — a move that could …

SAMUEL ANYANWU IS AUTHENTIC PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY – DOCUMENT REVEALS A fresh document has revealed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the authentic National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The letter, dated May 7, 2025, was sent to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and co-signed by Ambassador Umar Damagum, Acting National Chairman, and Senator Anyanwu, who …

PDP NOW IN ICU, FACES A 50-50 CHANCE OF SURVIVAL – SUSWAM Amid the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has suggested that the party is in Intensive Care Unit, ICU. Suswan claimed that many people are waiting to see the ultimate end of the party. He stated this on Tuesday …

UK SLASHES GRADUATE VISA TO 18 MONTHS Hopes of Nigerians seeking to study and work in the United Kingdom may have been dashed as the British government yesterday announced a reduction in its graduate visa route to 18 months from the initial two year period. This effectively brings down the number of months students are able to remain in the …

UK PM PROMISES TOUGHER VISA RULES TO FIX BROKEN MIGRATION SYSTEM The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate remand of Lagos-based businessman and socialite, Fred Ajudua, in connection with a $1.43 million fraud case dating back over three decades. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Friday, the apex court overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had earlier …

WIKE’S PDP BLOC ALREADY EMBEDDED IN APC – PARTY CHIEFTAIN, UTAAN Engineer Conrad Terhide Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant from Benue State, has raised concerns over the party’s future, warning that without bold steps to resolve internal disputes, the PDP may face total collapse. Speaking on the growing crisis within the party, Utaan urged PDP governors …

PROFESSOR JAILED FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD, STILL NOT IN PRISON DESPITE APPEAL COURT UPHOLDING THREE-YEAR SENTENCE Professor Peter Ogban, a former Returning Officer with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), remains free despite a three-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal in April. Ogban, convicted of electoral fraud during the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial election, has not been …

CONFUSION IN FUBARA’S CAMP OVER COMMENT ON RETURNING AS GOVERNOR Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sparked confusion within his political camp following a recent comment about his reluctance to return to the Government House in Port Harcourt. Fubara, who was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025, following a state of emergency declaration due to …

FUBARA CAME WITH TWO APC GOVERNORS TO BEG ME – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has confirmed that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara begged him for reconciliation. Wike said Fubara visited him with two governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to seek reconciliation. He disclosed this during a press briefing …