Politics

NINE PDP GOVERNORS ENDORSE DAMAGUM’S REMOVAL AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Nine state governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have unanimously approved Iliya Damagum’s removal from his position as Acting National Chairman, a significant step toward strengthening internal unity within the party. The governors overwhelmingly endorsed the choice of Alhaji Ahmed Alaghi, the incumbent PDP National Treasurer, as the new Acting …

BETWEEN SENATOR SHEHU SANI AND EX-GOV EL RUFAI’S WIFE Shehu Sani, a one-term senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, took to his X to share his observation about the President’s trips abroad and inflation in Nigeria. In the post, he opined that Tinubu’s travelling out of the country has a way of shooting up prices of …

FLASHBACK: HOW TINUBU CRITICISED JONATHAN OVER PETROL SUBSIDY REMOVAL During his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu exclaimed “Subsidy is gone”, resulting in an instant increase in fuel price from N198 per litre to N540. According to the president, fuel subsidy had become a clog in the wheel of progress and needed to give way for …

INSIDE STORY OF ONGOING CRISIS IN PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s leading oppo­sition party, is arguably going through its most challenging moments ever.It is currently enmeshed in very critical internal crisis which may determine whether it sinks or swims ahead of the 2027 general elections.The latest crisis has exposed how polarized the leadership of the party has become …

RIVERS CRISIS: I DO NOT SEE THE POSSIBLITY OF APPEAL COURT DECISION BEING UPTURNED – SAN A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN Kunle Adegoke, has alleged that it is unlikely for the Supreme Court to overturn the appeal court’s decision, given the fundamental issues considered by the Appeal Court panel. He stated that the appellants’ role in the high court …

DRAMA AS FAYOSE DECLARES SELF PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, SUSPENDS WIKE, ATIKU, OTHERS Isaac Fayose, the brother of former Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose, has declared himself the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Isaac went further to announce the suspension of some top members from the two factions of the party, such as Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Nyesom Wike, …

FCT MINISTER, NYESON WIKE, BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, DIVIDE PDP The internal conflict within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reached a new level of intensity, splitting the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) into factions. At the heart of the dispute is a struggle for control in Rivers State, involving former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal …

GOV FUBARA’S REFUSAL TO OBEY COURT JUDGEMENT CAUSE OF RIVERS VIOLENCE – INDEPENDENT OBSERVERS Independent observers have attributed the violence and arson that followed the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s refusal to obey court judgement. The controversial local government election was conducted on Saturday amid a court order, stopping law enforcement agencies and …

PDP CRISIS: PARTY GOVERNORS BACK EMBATTLED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN Amid plots to remove the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, State Governors on the platform of the party have indicated plans to prevent his removal from the position. They said that the embattled party chairman reaffirmed the PDP’s enduring position as Nigeria’s most resilient and …

HARDSHIP: APC BERATES ROTIMI AMAECHI, SAYS HE’S INCITING ANARCHY IN NIGERIA The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a statement credited to a former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chinuike Rotimi Amaechi, calling on Nigerian youths to take to the streets against the present economic difficulties in the country In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicty Secretary, …