Politics

US APPROVES POTENTIAL $346M WEAPONS, BOMBS SALE TO NIGERIA The US State Department has approved a potential sales of ammunition, precision bombs and precision rockets to Nigeria for an estimated cost of $346 million. In a statement on Wednesday, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Nigeria requested to buy 1,002 MK-82 general purpose 500 lb bombs; 1,002 MXU-650 Air …

NOBODY CAN GIVE US CONDITION FOR OUR CONVENTION -:PDP REPLIES WIKE: Ahead of its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday told the for­mer governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that nobody can give the party condition. Recall …

PDP DIVIDED OVER MOVES TO BRING BACK JONATHAN, OBI With roughly two years until the 2027 presidential election, members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the party. This comes as the party …

PETER OBI IS A WISE MAN, SAM AMADI Mr. Peter Obi is a wise man. Wisdom is known by its ‘children’, as the Bible says. Peter Obi is perhaps Nigeria’s highest donor in terms of frequency to health and education, two critical drivers of human capital development. By some count, he has donated close to a billion to education and …

ABURE LP FACTION TO DRAG INEC TO COURT IF EXCLUDED FROM AUGUST16 BYE ELECTION The Labour Party (LP), under the leadership of Julius Abure, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that any attempt to conduct the August 16, 2025, by-election without its candidates’ names and logo on the ballot papers will trigger a legal battle that could nullify …

PDP AFTER PETER OBI BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO REPAIR THEIR IMAGE – ADC SPOKESMAN Bolaji Abdullahi, the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has sent a message to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Abdullahi urged Obi not to return to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP because the party has no cure. Abdullahi said PDP …

ADC, OBEDIENT MOVEMENT FUME AS EFCC ALLEGEDLY TARGETS COALITION LEADERS As the 2027 elections draw closer, accusations of political interference in the EFCC’s operations are likely to intensify. Reacting to Tambuwal’s arrest, the ADC accused the EFCC of conducting selective investigations aimed at intimidating opposition politicians. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party …

CZECH REPUBLIC OFFERS FULLY FUNDED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP TO NIGERIANS The Government of the Czech Republic is now accepting applications for its fully funded scholarship programme for the 2026/2027 academic year. The opportunity is open to Nigerians and nationals from 11 other developing countries to study at public universities in the Czech Republic. The Czech government has a long history of …

OBI WON 2023 ELECTION – BABACHIR LAWAL, EX-SGF Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has revealed that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, actually won the election. Lawal made this revelation while answering questions in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Monday. He said that based on the facts available to …

I THANK GOD I WASN’T PART OF TINUBU GOVT, THEY WOULD HAVE SACKED ME – EX-SGF LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Monday criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Lawal said he would not have coped in the current administration if he were a member of the President’s cabinet. According to him, he …