RIBADU BEHIND PLOT TO DESTROY ME – EL-RUFAI The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, is behind a plot to tarnish his reputation. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai stated: “Ribadu is not my friend. We used to be friends.” He also alleged …
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TINUBU, NOT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPPED ME AS MINISTER – EL-RUFAI
TINUBU, NOT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPPED ME AS MINISTER – EL-RUFAI A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he was not rejected by the National Assembly as a ministerial nominee. In August 2023, the Senate withheld the confirmation of El-Rufai as a ministerial nominee, citing security reports from the Department of State Service for the action. But …
Read More »PDP GOVERNORS ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING AGAINST PARTY FOR EL-RUFAI/OBI 2027 BID
PDP GOVERNORS ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING AGAINST PARTY FOR EL-RUFAI/OBI 2027 BID There is an alleged plot to form a new political alliance ahead of the 2027 presidential election. About five governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly working behind the scenes with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to weaken the party. The motive, it is said, is to project …
Read More »THE FACT OF THE PAST BETWEEN EL-RUFAI AND RIBADU
THE FACT OR THE PAST BETWEEN EL-RUFAI AND RIBADU In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial …
Read More »LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: TINUBU, APC SETTLE ON REMOVAL OF OBASA, MERANDA
LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: TINUBU, APC LEADERS SETTLE ON REMOVAL OF OBASA, MERANDA After several weeks of back-and-forth and despite an ongoing court case regarding Mudashiru Obasa’s removal as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu and some top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reached a political solution over the issue, which is seen as …
Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN OSUN AS AGF DECLARES LG ELECTION INVALID
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN OSUN AS AGF DECLARES LG ELECTION INVALID The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice , Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has.deckared the local government election conducted on Saturday by Osun Independent Election invalid and unconstitutional. In a statement, the Attorney General said:My attention has been drawn to the PUBLIC OUTCRY OF Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke …
Read More »WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF THEIR HOLIER-THAN-THOU ATTITUDE – IBB
WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF THEIR HOLIER-THAN-THOUATTITUDE – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that one of the reasons he led the overthrow of General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State in 1985 was his holier-than-thou posturing. Babangida, commonly called IBB, also alleged Buhari’s decision to spy on his calls, among other reasons, in his …
Read More »WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF HOLIER-THAN-THOU ATTITUDE – IBB
WE OVERTHREW BUHARI, IDIAGBON BECAUSE OF THEIR HOLIER-THAN-THOUATTITUDE – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that one of the reasons he led the overthrow of General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State in 1985 was his holier-than-thou posturing. Babangida, commonly called IBB, also alleged Buhari’s decision to spy on his calls, among other reasons, in his …
Read More »IBB: FROM ANNULMENT TO ATONEMENT
IBB: FROM ANNULMENT TO ATONEMENT For 32 years since he annulled the June 12 1993 presidential election won by his late friend, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the silence maintained by the former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, had been interpreted variously. Of course, his silence neither meant consent nor denial. But it had remained the very sore point …
Read More »NO SERIOUS NORTHERNER WILL CAMPAIGN FOR APC IN 2027 – APC CHIEFTAIN
NO SERIOUS NORTHERNER WILL CAMPAIGN FOR APC IN 2027 – PDP CHIEFTAIN The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said no serious Northerner will line behind the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The major opposition party was reacting to allegations of ‘non-performance’ against Kaduna Central Senator Lawal Adamu and the alleged stoppage of the distribution of learning and …
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