Politics

TRUMP FILES MOTION TO DELAY SENTENCING ON HUSH MONEY United States President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a motion to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial, which is scheduled for January 10. The motion argues that the sentencing is unlawful, citing a recent Supreme Court decision on immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other legal …

THEY’RE AFTER MY LIFE – PETER OBI ALLEGES OVER CRITICISM OF TINUBU ADMINISTRATION Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, says his life is under threat because of his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The former governor of Anambra made the allegation after Felix Morka, national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said, …

WEST AFRICA’S SEASON OF FAREWELLS AND QUESTION MARK, BY CHIDI AMUTA Frances’s major military base in Cote d’Ivoire is billed to close down at the end of this month. The long -standing base, Port Bouet, is to be rid of its French troop occupants and is to be renamed General Quattara Thomas d’Aquinn base after an indigenous military figure. No …

SOME PDP GOVERNORS MAY DEFECT TO APC TO APC – VANGUARD REPORT STRONG indications have emerged that more governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general election.Vanguard gathered that moves by the PDP governors to dump their party may not be in connection …

IT’S A LIE. EL RUFAI DENIES DUMPING APC FOR PDP Fomer Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked claims suggesting he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any opposition party. In a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, El-Rufai urged Nigerians to dismiss the reports, branding …

WIKE CANNOT SURVIVE WHERE THERE Is PEACE – ODILI S EX-COMMISSIONER ERIC BRIGGS A former Commissioner for Works and later Water Resources during Peter Odili’s administration in Rivers State, David Briggs, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of thriving in conflict and creating crises to maintain political relevance.Briggs, who now serves as the Chairman …

GOV ALIA, EX-GOV ORTOM EXCHANGE WORDS AT SGF’S THANKSGIVING SERVICE Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and his predecessor, Chief Samuel Ortom, exchanged words over the weekend regarding a thanksgiving event held in Agidi, Konshisha Local Government Area, to honour the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. The event, also organised to celebrate the 50th …

HAS WIKE BROKEN HIS VOW TO ODILI? Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, recently criticised his estranged benefactor and former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, and his family in response to Odili’s claims that Governor Siminalayi Fubara prevented ‘one man’ from turning the state into his private estate. Ejiofor Alike reports that this contradicts the minister’s …

I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING WRONG, SO YOU CAN’T KILL ME FOR WHAT I DIDN’T SAY – WIKE TELLS ODILI Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has stated that former Rivers State Governor Dr. Peter Odili cannot harm him. Wike accused Odili of defying President Bola Tinubu’s directives concerning the Rivers peace deal amid his rift with current Governor Sim Fubara. …

ATIKU’S CAMP ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION MERGER TO UNSEAT TINUBU in 2027 The camp of Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that a merger between opposition parties to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 “is sealed.” Abdulrasheed Shehu, the special assistant on media to the former vice president, made the announcement via …