Politics

YOUR COALITION HAS CRUMBLED — PRESIDENCY MOCKS ATIKU AS MORE POLITICIANS JOIN APC Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, has claimed that the political ambitions of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s have crumbled. Onanuga believes Atiku’s proposed coalition is falling apart due to the defection of key allies to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a post on X, Onanuga criticized …

ATIKU’S FORMER RUNNING MATE, EX-GOV IFEANYI OKOWA, DECAMPS TO APC Former Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This was disclosed on Wednesday shortly after a meeting at the Delta State Government House, Asaba. Okowa, before the announcement, said in his dialect, while …

APC MEMBERS IN LAGOS REVOLT AGAINST PARTY, REJECT CANDIDATE IMPOSITION AHEAD OF LGA POLL Tensions flared in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Tuesday as members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a protest over the alleged imposition of candidates for the upcoming July 12 local government election. The demonstration, which began at the …

AT LAST, DELTA STATE GOVERNOR, OBOREVWORI, MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS DEFECT FROM PDP TO APC Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba on Wednesday evening. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir …

ISRAEL DELETES SOCIAL MEDIA POST EXPRESSING SORROW FOR DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS A message on the country’s verified X account that read “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing” was taken down hours after it was posted on Monday. Israeli diplomatic missions around the world were ordered to delete any similar messages and not to sign …

BODE GEORGE BLASTS DEFECTING PDP GOVERNORS, SAYS IT’S ACT OF BETRAYAL A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has slammed some governors of the opposition party who are purportedly planning to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the act as a betrayal of the platform that gave them their political relevance. …

SENATE HITS BACK AT TUNDE BAKARE OVER COMMENT ON TINUBU GOVT The leadership of the Senate has dismissed Pastor Tunde Bakare’s recent comments on the National Assembly’s role in the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.Naija News reports that the Senate described Bakare’s remarks as misleading and containing …

SENATE HITS BACK AT TUNDE BAKARE OVER COMMENT ON TINUBU GOVT The leadership of the Senate has dismissed Pastor Tunde Bakare’s recent comments on the National Assembly’s role in the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.Naija News reports that the Senate described Bakare’s remarks as misleading and containing …

FAREWELL TO THE PEOPLE’S POPE BYKAYODE KOMOLAFE The progressive signature of Pope Francis on the Vatican was unmistakable from the beginning of his papacy. Since the Catholic pontiff died on Easter Monday the remarkable positions taken by the Bishop of Rome on many socio-economic and political issues have been amply acknowledged in tributes from diverse quarters. The Pope stood for …

SOUTH SOUTH PDP-FACTION DISSOLVES BAYELSA, EDO STATES EXCOS The South South Zonal Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, approved the appointment of Caretaker Committees to oversee the affairs of Party in Bayelsa and Edo States respectively for a period of three (3) months. The decision, effective Tuesday, was made known at the end …