Politics

2027 MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR PDP UNLESS … – TAMBUWAL Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the 2027 general election may be difficult for the People’s Democratic Party PDP) if it fails to resolve its internal crises. This was just as the party’s National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Dan Osi Orbih, admitted that …

SENATE LEADER JUSTIFIES EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS, SAYS IT’S IN NATIONAL INTEREST The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has justified the ratification of the state of emergency slammed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.The Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District argued that his colleagues ratified the proclamation in spite of public outcry against it in national interest, and not …

UK INCREASES COST FOR VISA STUDY, TRAVEL APPLICATIONS The United Kingdom has increased visa fees for students, tourists, and other travelers, a move that will affect Nigerians and other international applicants seeking entry into the country. According to the UK Home Office, the fee for a student visa has been raised from £363 to £490, a 35% increase. Other visa …

‘ATIKU LIED, WIKE WAS SELECTED AS RUNNING MATE IN 2023 – DOCUMENT REVEALS A newly surfaced document, titled “Report of the Advisory Committee for the Selection of Presidential Running Mate,” has contradicted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim regarding his choice of running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The document, shared on social media by Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant …

NATASHA’S HUSBAND DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM SENATOR NWAEBONYI Emmanuel Uduaghan, the husband of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has demanded a public apology from Ebonyi North Senator, Onyekachi Nwebonyi over his statement alleging that he married the suspended Kogi senator under duress. Mr Uduaghan, a traditional chief of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, gave Mr Nwebonyi a 14-day ultimatum …

GOV DIRI CAN’T STOP WIKE IN BAYELSA, WE’RE GOING AHEAD WITH THE RALLY – ORGANISERS The organizers of the rally in support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have dared Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, vowing to go ahead with the rally that the number one citizen in Bayelsa kicked against. During a meeting with …

RIVERS: MY HUSBAND MISSING, MAKING CONFESSION UNDER DURESS – EX-HoS’s WIFE; I’M IN ABUJA, NOT KIDNAPPED – EX-HOS COUNTERS WIFE Wife of the Rivers State former Head of Service, HoS, Florence Nwaeke, has raised the alarm that she does not know the whereabouts of her husband, George Nwaeke, after resigning from his position as HoS.Late on Friday, she told journalists …

FORMER RIVERS HEAD OF SERVICE LEVELLED SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SUSPENDED GOVERNOR FUBARA Dr. George Nweke, the former head of service in Rivers StateDr. George Nweke, the former head of service in Ricvers State, in a stunning press briefing, has dropped a bombshell, alleging that suspended Governor Siminilayi Fubara orchestrated the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex and …

RIVERS: FUBARA ACCUSES NWAEKE OF UNDERMINING TINUBU’S PEACE PROCESS, DISMISSES ALLEGATION Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed allegations made against him by Dr. George Nwaeke, the former Head of Service, calling them false, misleading, and politically motivated. In a statement released on Saturday, March 29, 2025, Fubara reacted to claims aired on Channels Television a day earlier, in …

NATASHA’S RECALL: OPPONENTS SCALE SIX HURDLES, FOUR MORE TO GO GOING by the provisions of Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, those seeking to recall Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from the Senate have 10 hurdles to scale. Currently, the opponents of the lawmaker have surmounted three of …