Politics

NIGERIA BELONGS TO ALL OF US, OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REPLIES OKPEBHOLO The OBIdient Movement has condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s verbal attack on Peter Obi, stating it’s “unconstitutional and restricts the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution”. Okpebholo, in a now-viral video, had issued a stern warning to Obi following the latter’s recent engagement …

PDP MOVES TO OUST WIKE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened formal proceedings to remove Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from its membership. The move comes amid accusations that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and once a leading figure in the PDP, has acted against the party’s interests since joining …

OUTRAGE AS EDO GOVERNOR THREATENS TO PETER OBI OVER PLANNED VISIT TO THE STATE Outrage has continued to trail a recent threat issued by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, against the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cautioning him not to step into the state without obtaining prior approval from the state government. In a post shared on X …

NIGERIA IN BOBDAGE, NEEDS NEW NATIONAL LEADER – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigeria is currently in bondage, weighed down by insecurity, economic hardship, and sectional leadership and in urgent need of a truly national leader to chart a new path. Speaking at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the …

STOP USING BUHARI’S DEATH TO WHITEWASH YOUR BATTERED IMAGE – ADC FIRES TINUBU GOVT The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of desperately exploiting the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari to whitewash its battered image. In a statement on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, called out President …

THE PATRIOTS DEMAND CONDUCT OF ALL ELECTIONS ON SAME DAY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, The Patriots, a group of eminent elder statesmen, have called for urgent electoral reforms to allow for free and fair polls. They specifically demanded that all national elections be held on the same date. The call was part of the resolutions reached at the …

PETER OBI IS OUR PRODUCT, WE WANT HIM BACK – PDP The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has stated that the party is implementing measures to bring the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into its fold. Recall that in the build-up to the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, a …

ISRAELI STRIKE ON GAZA’S ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH KILLS TWO An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency …

TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH COMMON CHRONIC VEIN DISEASE – WHITE HOUSE White House doctors diagnosed Donald Trump with chronic venous insufficiency, though the physicians said the US president remained in “excellent health,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump, 79, underwent an exam after recent photos showed the president with swollen ankles and a bruised hand, Leavitt announced Thursday. The ankle swelling …

BUHARI’S LOYALISTS READY TO JOIN COALITION – BOLAJI ABDULLAHI Most of the politicians loyal to the late former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari are ready to join the coalition and its adopted party, Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said. Abdullahi in an interview said that the entire leadership from the Northern part …