Politics

PRIVILEGED CHILDREN FIGHTING POLITICAL BATTLES There appears to be a growing trend on the political scene where, holding past and serving public officials to account is being challenged by their family members. In the last few years, family members, especially sons and daughters of political leaders, rush to defend the policies, actions and utterances of their fathers and sometimes even …

GANDUJE BACKS ONE-PARTY SYSTEM, SAYS TOO MANY PARTIES SPOIL GOVERNANCE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has thrown his weight behind the idea of a one-party system in Nigeria, arguing that the multiplicity of political parties is undermining effective governance. Ganduje made the remarks on Thursday at the Presidential Villa after leading a delegation of …

BE WORRIED ABOUT ANGER OF NIGERIANS, NOT COALITION, SDP CHIEFTAIN TO TINUBU The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, says rather than worry about the planned coalition by opposition politicians, President Bola Tinubu should be concerned about the people’s anger against his administration. Waxing comical, Adebayo described those planning the coalition …

DASH THEM 50 – SANDRA DURU RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING NATASHA AKPOTI MANIPULATING KOGI SENATORIAL ELECTION Controversy surrounding Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan deepened as activist Sandra Duru released a new video purportedly capturing Akpoti at a collation centre during the 2023 Kogi elections, allegedly instructing her agents to “dash them 50” votes — a phrase many interprete as an attempt to …

POPE LEO XIV CELEBRATES FIRST MASS AFTER HISTORIC ELECTION AS POPE Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed …

AWOLOWO’S GRAND-DAUGHTER RESIGNS AS LP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Pastor Funke Awolowo, late Obafemi Awolowo’s grand-daughter, has resigned her membership of the Labour Party Executive Committee in Lagos State. Until her resignation, Awolowo was the party’s Head of Mobilisation and Integration Team in Lagos. In the statement she signed and addressed to Dayo Ekong, Lagos State Chairman of the party, Awolowo …

SUSPENSION: OUR FORMER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN HAS GONE MAD AGAIN – LP REPS TO ABURE Three Labour Party members of the House of Representatives have dismissed their purported suspension from the party, describing it as “laughable” and a desperate attempt by a “dethroned emperor” to cling to power. Barrister Julius Abure, the factional chairman of Labour Party chairman yesterday announced the …

WE’RE YET TO TAKE DECISION ON ABURE, ANYANWU – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that it is yet to take any decision regarding the disagreement within the Labour Party, LP. The commission made this known in response to certain media reports claiming it has recognised specific individuals as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the …

TRUMP HAILS EMERGENCE OF POPE LEO XIV, SAYS IT’S GREAT HONOUR FOR AMERICA AS TINUBU CONGRATULATES NEW POPE President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has described the emergence of Pope Leo XIV as a “great honour” for the United States of America. Reacting to the announcement of the new pontiff on Thursday , President Trump said the elevation …

BREAKING: US CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST, NOW POPE LEO XIV, ELECTED NEW POPE The Catholic Church has elected a new leader. He is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American-born cleric and seasoned Vatican official. He has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. The announcement was made from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday following the traditional white smoke signaling …