Politics

BREAKING: INEC RECOGNIZES ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN, ANYANWU AS PDP SECRETARY The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Checks reveal that INEC has updated its website to reflect these names. The commission also …

AKPABIO SUES NATASHA OVER SATIRICAL APOLOGY AS SENATE PRESIDENT FAILS TO HONOUR NATASHA’S SUIT AGAINST HIM The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a fresh lawsuit against the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for mocking him with a satirical apology.Mr Akpabio’s suit, filed under case number CS/384/25 at the Federal High Court in Abuja and dated 7 May, seeks …

JONATHAN WARNS AGAINST CREATING ONE-PARTY STATE IN NIGERIA Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that it is dangerous for Nigeria to slide into a one-party state. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while paying a tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of tribute. Clark, an Ijaw leader and politician, died in February …

ABURE A CLOWN, LOOKING FOR A CROWN – GOV OTTI ON PURPORTED SUSPENSION Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has described his purported suspension from the Labour Party by the embattled national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, as a desperate act of a clown looking for a crown. Otti, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, …

ABURE A CLOWN, LOOKING FOR A CROWN – GOV OTTI ON PURPORTED SUSPENSION Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has described his purported suspension from the Labour Party by the embattled national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, as a desperate act of a clown looking for a crown. Otti, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, …

PRESENT EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT – RUFAI OSENI TO NATASHA AKPOTI Many Nigerians, especially supporters and political associates of the Nigeria Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio have commended Arise TV broadcaster and analyst, Rufai Oseni for his stance on the Akpabiogate, a fierce political and media battle between Godswill Akpabio and Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan. Rufai during an analysis of the …

WAR IN LABOUR PARTY: USMAN GROUP SUMMONS ABURE OVER CORRUPTION, ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES AS ABURE FACTION SUSPENDS GOV OTTI, SENATOR KINGIBE, OTHERS Nenadi Usman, chair of the Labour Party (LP) caretaker committee, has launched a probe into Julius Abure over allegations of corruption, misappropriation of party funds and anti-party activities. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Usman accused …

ODDS AGAINST TINUBU’S PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATION IN 2027 There has been much talk about whether President Bola Tinubu will run for re-election in 2027. Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a key member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently shared his opinion that Tinubu may not run. These reasons are fueled by various political and national factors. Below are five key reasons …

FG KICKS AS PAT UTOMI FORMS BIG TENT COALITION SHADOW GOVERNMENT Prominent economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures of the Bola Tinubu administration …

NEW POPE ELECTION: CARDINALS HOLD LAST MASS BEFORE CONCLAVE Cardinals from five continents on Wednesday held a final mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican before sealing themselves away to elect a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. A total of 133 cardinal electors are expected to take part in the conclave, the voting process to …