Politics

DASH THEM 50 – SANDRA DURU RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING NATASHA AKPOTI MANIPULATING KOGI SENATORIAL ELECTION Controversy surrounding Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan deepened as activist Sandra Duru released a new video purportedly capturing Akpoti at a collation centre during the 2023 Kogi elections, allegedly instructing her agents to “dash them 50” votes — a phrase many interprete as an attempt to …

POPE LEO XIV CELEBRATES FIRST MASS AFTER HISTORIC ELECTION AS POPE Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed …

AWOLOWO’S GRAND-DAUGHTER RESIGNS AS LP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Pastor Funke Awolowo, late Obafemi Awolowo’s grand-daughter, has resigned her membership of the Labour Party Executive Committee in Lagos State. Until her resignation, Awolowo was the party’s Head of Mobilisation and Integration Team in Lagos. In the statement she signed and addressed to Dayo Ekong, Lagos State Chairman of the party, Awolowo …

SUSPENSION: OUR FORMER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN HAS GONE MAD AGAIN – LP REPS TO ABURE Three Labour Party members of the House of Representatives have dismissed their purported suspension from the party, describing it as “laughable” and a desperate attempt by a “dethroned emperor” to cling to power. Barrister Julius Abure, the factional chairman of Labour Party chairman yesterday announced the …

WE’RE YET TO TAKE DECISION ON ABURE, ANYANWU – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that it is yet to take any decision regarding the disagreement within the Labour Party, LP. The commission made this known in response to certain media reports claiming it has recognised specific individuals as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the …

TRUMP HAILS EMERGENCE OF POPE LEO XIV, SAYS IT’S GREAT HONOUR FOR AMERICA AS TINUBU CONGRATULATES NEW POPE President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has described the emergence of Pope Leo XIV as a “great honour” for the United States of America. Reacting to the announcement of the new pontiff on Thursday , President Trump said the elevation …

BREAKING: US CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST, NOW POPE LEO XIV, ELECTED NEW POPE The Catholic Church has elected a new leader. He is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American-born cleric and seasoned Vatican official. He has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. The announcement was made from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday following the traditional white smoke signaling …

BREAKING: INEC RECOGNIZES ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN, ANYANWU AS PDP SECRETARY The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Checks reveal that INEC has updated its website to reflect these names. The commission also …

AKPABIO SUES NATASHA OVER SATIRICAL APOLOGY AS SENATE PRESIDENT FAILS TO HONOUR NATASHA’S SUIT AGAINST HIM The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a fresh lawsuit against the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for mocking him with a satirical apology.Mr Akpabio’s suit, filed under case number CS/384/25 at the Federal High Court in Abuja and dated 7 May, seeks …

JONATHAN WARNS AGAINST CREATING ONE-PARTY STATE IN NIGERIA Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that it is dangerous for Nigeria to slide into a one-party state. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while paying a tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of tribute. Clark, an Ijaw leader and politician, died in February …