Politics

HOUSE OF REPS PROPOSES CREATION OF 31 NEW STATES The House of Representatives committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has received request for the creation of 31 additional states across the six geopolitical zones in the country, News360 Nigeria reports. This is contained in a letter from the committee read at Thursday’s plenary by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. …

TRUMP WITHDRAWS US FROM UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, HALTS FUNDING FOR UNRWA The Executive Order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), and would review involvement in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other UN bodies Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the …

-LAGOS LAWMAKERS WRITE APOLOGY LETTER TO TINUBU OVER REMOVAL OF EX-SPEAKER, OBASA Members of Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, apologised to President Bola Tinubu for initiating the impeachment process against the former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa,. According to SaharaReporters, the apology followed a directive given by the leadership of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos All Progressives …

I WON’T DENY MY IGBO IDENTITY – MBATA, OHANAEZE PRESIDENT GENERAL The President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation, ‘Ohanaeze Ndigbo’, Senator John Mbata, has said nothing will ever deny his Igbo identity, describing recent criticisms against him as a lack of understanding. This is why he emphasised his commitment to supporting the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as well as …

STREETS EMPTY IN US OVER FEARS OF ARREST AMID TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN Some streets in Chicago have changed under Donald Trump’s immigration policies, as communities retreat into the shadows amid intensified ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids targeting undocumented immigrants. In Little Village, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood on the city’s south side, streets that were once lively now look empty. …

PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY: ANYANWU LOSES AS APPEAL COURT REJECTS STAY OF EXECUTION The Appeal Court has rejected the request of embattled Senator Samuel Anyanwu for stay of execution of its judgment ousting him as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appellate Court which delivered another legal blow on the embattled Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the ousted National …

HOW BARACK OBAMA CONNIVED WITH APC TO REMOVE GOOLUCK JONATHAN Report has revealed how the former president of US, Barack Obama connived with the All Progressive Congress (APC) to stop Nigeria’s $568 billion growing economy. This was revealed in a post and video shared by an X user, NEFERTITI on Monday. The post revealed that Elon Musk and DOGE confirmed …

IMPEACHED LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, OBASA, STAGING COMEBACK? The uncertainty surrounding the speakership of the Lagos State House of Assembly deepened on Monday as the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) held a marathon meeting with lawmakers in a bid to resolve the ongoing leadership tussle. The meeting, which commenced around 11 a.m., was convened to address the leadership crisis that followed the …

STOP HEATING UP THE POLITY – PRESIDENCY TELLS EL RUFAI, AMAECHI, OTHER The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has lashed out at the President’s political opponents, alleging that they are unnecessarily “heating up the polity”. While describing the President’s political opponents as “wannabes”, he said they unleashed vitriol on Tinubu while he …

OBIDIENTS ABANDONING LP TO JOIN COPDEM-ADC ALLIANCE FOR PETER OBI’S VICTORY? In a strategic move to strengthen the Obidients movement and secure Peter Obi’s victory in 2027, the Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has officially aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According Diaspora digital media (DDM) this decision comes as part of a broader plan to expand …