Politics

U.S WARSHIP CATCHES FIRE, BURNS 12 HOURS, INJURED TWO SAILORS IN JAPAN A fire burned aboard a 🇺🇸 US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said. The fire aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship with a crew of more than 360 sailors …

OBI-ATIKU ALLIANCE A THREAT TO APC VICTORY – PARTY CHIEFTAIN A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dominic Alancha, says a possible alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi could weaken the ruling party’s chances ahead of the 2027 general elections. Alancha raised this concern on Wednesday when he was fielding questions …

2027: JONATHAN KEEPS MUM AS NORTHERN OPPOSITION PUSHES FOR HIS RETURN Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, pressure is mounting on former President, Goodluck Jonathan to join the race. The former president is under pressure, especially from the northern opposition, to declare his interest to run against President Bola Tinubu. Jonathan served as Nigerian president for about five years. The …

I DON’T GO INTO THE GUTTERS WITH PEOPLE – OYO GOVERNOR MAKINDE, SPEAKS AFTER PDP MEETING Details have emerged from a meeting of Southern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Thursday in Lagos. The consultative summit, held at the Legend Hotel in Ikeja, drew a delegation of PDP leaders and stakeholders from across the Southern part of …

WIKE-MAKINDE RIFT THREATENS PDP CONVENTION There are strong indications that the November national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State, may be derailed following a threat by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt the event. Wike’s opposition to the convention is believed to be the result of his rift with his erstwhile ally, …

US REPORT RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN NIGERIA, PRESIDENCY DEFENDS REFORMS The United States government has raised concerns over security and justice delivery in the country, citing cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions, News360 Nigeria reports. But the Presidency in a swift reaction last night, said the country’s judicial system was not only addressing concerns about lengthy pre-trial periods, …

NIGERIANS REJECT PROPOSED PAY RISE FOR TINUBU, OTHER POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted …

I’M NOT AWARE THERE WILL BE PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN IBADAN – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that he is not aware of the National Convention being planned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Wike, he is not aware that the PDP National …

INEC DECLARES JAILED LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE, WINNER OF ENUGU SOUTH URBAN BYE-ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Hon. Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of Enugu South Urban constituency by-election. Hon Bright Ngene is currently serving a seven-year jail term over a community-related matter, which some people considered was politically motivated. The bye-election followed …

WHY INEC CAN’T CONDUCT FREE, FAIR ELECTION UNDER TINUBU – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has suggested that the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can’t conduct free and fair election under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Galadima accused the current administration of abandoning governance for politicking just two years after it came …