Politics

PDP FINALLY REINSTATES WIKE’S ALLY, ANYANWU, AS NATIONAL SECRETARY The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reinstated Samuel Anyanwu to his position as National Secretary. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the Acting National Chairman of the party, made the announcement. Damagum, alongside Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and other key stakeholders, said …

TINUBU SOUGHT APPOINTMENT FROM ABACHA, JOINED NADECOAFTER REJECTION – ABIOLA’S SON Fresh controversy has erupted over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s role in the June 12 struggle, following resurfaced claims by Kola Abiola, eldest son of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. Kola, in a previously published interview by Saturday Sun and referenced …

IRAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES END OF 12-DAY WAR WITH ISRAEL Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the “end of the 12-day war” imposed by Israel, in a message to the nation carried by the official IRNA news agency on Tuesday. “Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and …

INEC TO PDP: ADHERE TO SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday told the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it should adhere to the Supreme Court judgement on the position of its national secretary. The electoral body also told the PDP leaders comprising of governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC) Board …

SDP SUSPENDS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OVER ALLEGED GROSS MISCONDUCT The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has announced the immediate suspension of its National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, over allegations of gross financial misconduct, News360 Nigeria reports. Also suspended are Nnadi Clarkson, the party’s National Auditor, and Chukwuma Uchechukwu, the National Youth Leader. The trio are accused of …

I WAS NEVER CLOSE TO TINUBU, GOD SAVED ME FROM THE EMBARRASSMENT OF HIS GOVT DISASTER – EL-RUFAI The former Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the public belief that he was politically aligned with President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai, while speaking during an appearance on Arise News Television’s PrimeTime show on Monday, revealed details about his strained …

TRUMP HINTS OF REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN United States President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of a regime change in Iran as the tension between the Middle East country and Israel escalates. Trump bared his mind in a post on his social media page after the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities – an action that has drawn the …

ISRAEL, IRAN AGREE ON CEASEFIRE – TRUMP US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is “now in effect” and tells both countries: “Please do not violate it!” Trump announced the ceasefire several hours ago, but Israel is yet to officially comment and Iran says it will only stop its attacks if Israel does the same Meanwhile, …

PDP CRISIS WORSENS AS CHAIRMAN DISOWNS NPS OVER INEC’S LETTER Ahead of the June 30th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, has been polarized with the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, disowning the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, over his comment on the letter written to …

OBIDIENT MOVEMENT SOLICITS FUNDS FOR PETER OBI’S 64TH BIRTHDAY RALLY National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko, took to the verified X (Twitter) handle of the Obidient Movement to announce a birthday rally for Mr Peter Obi’s 64th birthday. In a publicized letter, the Obidient Movement called for donations into 4 dedicated bank accounts to cover logistics, media …