Politics

TINUBU HANDING RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled by …

TINUBU HANDING WIKE RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled …

U.S. COURT STOPS TRUMP FROM DEPORTING NIGERIAN PHD STUDENT MATTHEW ARIWOOLA Irrespective of Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown, a U.S. federal court has temporarily blocked the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD student in chemistry at the University of South Carolina. The court ruling follows a controversial decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revoke Ariwoola’s student …

The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the plan. Bruce, in a June 17 press briefing in Washington, …

ITS INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO SPEAK UNDER TINUBU — DELE FAROTIMI Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has raised the alarm that it is becoming increasingly dangerous to speak under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Farotimi stated this on Thursday in an interview during Channels Television’s Morning Brief. The former spokesperson for the 2023 presidential campaign of the Labour …

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR TINUBU TO WIN 2027 ELECTION – EL-RUFAI Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is not possible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. …

NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR DECLARES JUNE 14 ‘IGBO DAY’ North Carolina Governor Declares June 14 ‘Igbo Day’ To Celebrate Nigerian Heritage, Urges Statewide Observance Governor Josh Stein of North Carolina has officially declared June 14, 2025, as “Igbo Day” across the state. The proclamation honours the vibrant Igbo community, whose roots trace back to southeastern Nigeria. With thousands of Igbo residents—some …

INSIDE APC, OPPOSITION BATTLE FOR 2027 Political pundits and analysts have expressed concerns over the raging “war of words” between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition parties in the country over the 2027 general elections. Daily Trust reports that two years to the election, the opposition is already at daggers drawn with the APC over the …

NORTH-CENTRAL APC ANGRY WITH ZULUM FOR ALLEGEDLY MOBILIZING THUGS AGAINST GANDUJE The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has asked Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to immediately apologize for allegedly mobilizing thugs against the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, during the North-East stakeholders meeting in Gombe on Sunday. Zulum reportedly led a protest, which disrupted the meeting, after Ganduje …

TINUBU LACKS UNDERSTANDING, HIS ENDORSEMENTS POLITICAL CARICATURE – EX-MINISTER, DALUNG Former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has lamented that Nigerians are going through excruciating pains of hunger, starvation, insecurity and economic strangulation because President Bola Tinubu lacks the understanding of Nigeria’s situation when he assumed office as president on May 29, 2023. He attributed the hardship in …