Politics

POPE FRANCIS SHOWING GOOD RESPONSE TO TREATMENT – VATICAN Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is responding well to treatment, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old’s condition had seen “a gradual, slight improvement”. The Argentine pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, and has suffered several respiratory crises since his admission, but for several …

OPPOSITION SENATORS VISIT SUSPENDED NATASHA AKPOTI, PROMISE QUICK RESOLUTION A delegation of senators from opposition political parties visited suspended Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, at her home on Friday. The delegation was led by Seriake Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa state. Dickson, a member of the senate’s ethics and privileges committee that recommended Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension, shared a photo …

FUBARA’S COMMISSIONERS, ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN DRAG RIVERS ASSEMBLY TO COURT AS TWO ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS RESIGN The authority of the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly to nullify Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s appointment of 19 commissioners is now a subject of litigation at the Rivers State High Court. The commissioners whose appointments were cleared by four lawmakers loyal to Governor Fubara, …

BABANGIDA IN HIS OWN WORDS, By BUNNI MAKINWA Our eyes met. Two pairs of probing eyes. Mine asking questions, his were answering. We concluded in a way that both of us understood. He says: How do I think when the door is closed? When I am by myself and it is not about the launch of a book that I …

AMERICANS APPLY IN RECORD NUMBERS FOR UK CITIZENSHIP AFTER TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION Americans are applying for UK citizenship in record numbers, according to fresh Home Office data released in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election to the White House. The government figures show more than 6,100 US citizens applied to call Britain home in 2024, more than double the number of …

OBASA’S REINSTATEMENT AS LAGOS SPEAKER DIVIDES GAC A Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) member, who spoke on condition of anonymity with The Guardian, stated that the issue was far from resolved, as the agreement required Obasa to step down after his reinstatement. He said, “The tripartite solution is that Meranda must resign, and Obasa would be given a soft landing by …

I DIDN’T CALL SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON RIVERS STATE RECKLESS – PETER OBI PETER OBI, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has denied describing the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State as RECKLESS. The apex court recently affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly members as VALID MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. The court also ordered the …

RIVERS CRISIS: SUPREME COURT EXPLAINS JUDGEMENT RESTORING AMAEWHULE-LED ASSEMBLY A Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Supreme Court judgment on the political crisis in Rivers State has shed light on why the apex court restored the leadership of the State House of Assembly under Martin Amaewhule. In a 62-page judgment obtained on Thursday by DAILY POST, the Supreme Court made …

NATASHA AND SEAT REARRANGEMENT CONTROVERSY, BY SENATE SPOKESMAN Senator Yemi Adaramodu, spokesperson for the Senate, has shared details about the controversy surrounding Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s seat change in the Senate chamber. Speaking at a Channels Television programme, Adaramodu explained that on the day of the incident, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at the chamber earlier than usual, which was unlike her previous …

TENSION IN RIVERS AS ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO PRESSURIZE GOVERNOR Tensions continue to escalate in Rivers State as the House of Assembly intensifies pressure on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, warning that he has a single opportunity to resolve the ongoing political crisis. The lawmakers have issued fresh threats, signaling that the standoff between the executive and legislative arms of the state government …