ATIKU, OBASANJO, PDP GOVS MOUNT PRESSURE ON PETER OBI, TO RETURN TO PDP As opposition parties prepare for the 2027 elections, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, met behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, in Bauchi on Thursday.Sources within the Bauchi State Government House told The Guardian …

FUBARA PROPOSES WEDNESDAY TO PRESENT BUDGET Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday took a clear step forward in the implementation of the Supreme Court judgement. He forwarded a letter to the House of Assembly proposing March 19 for the re-presenation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. In the letter of March 13 personally signed by him and addressed to Speaker Martins …

DAMAGUM DISOWNS PRO-WIKE SOUTH SOUTH ZONAL CONGRESS AS FCT MINISTER CARPET PDP NWC MEMBERS The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, has disowned the South South Congress held by loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, on February 22. Damagum, in his first …

US CONGRESS APPROVES SANCTIONS ON NIGERIA OVER CHRISTIAN KILLINGS The US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee approves sanctions on Nigeria over the widespread killing of Christians and religious violence. The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread killing of Christians in …

ABACHA’S FORMER AIDE, AL-MUSTAPHA, JOINS EL-RUFAI IN SDP Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former aide to deceased military leader, General Sani Abacha, has officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Al-Mustapha, accompanied by his team, arrived at the SDP headquarters in Abuja, where he was warmly received by party leaders and supporters. He said his move to the party signals his commitment …

NATASHA: IPU CAN’T SUMMON AKPABIO – SPOKESMAN The camp of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the authority of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to compel him to appear before its panel over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Akpabio’s media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, made this known in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is serving a …

HOW TINUBU COUNTERED EL-RUFAI’S COUP What many Nigerians may not know, is that President Bola Tinubu and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had parted ways long before the 2023 presidential election.Whatever political relationship that existed between two, hit the hard rocks shortly after Muhammadu Buhari emerged president in the 2015 presidential election. Watchers of the power circle were quick …

HOW TINUBU COUNTERED EL-RUFAI’S COUP What many Nigerians may not know, is that President Bola Tinubu and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had parted ways long before the 2023 presidential election.Whatever political relationship that existed between two, hit the hard rocks shortly after Muhammadu Buhari emerged president in the 2015 presidential election. Watchers of the power circle were quick …

I’M READY TO COLLABORATE WITH OBI TO RECOVER NIGERIA – BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed readiness to work with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi paid him a ‘consultation visit’ at …

I’M READY TO COLLABORATE WITH OBI TO RECOVER NIGERIA – BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed readiness to work with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi paid him a ‘consultation visit’ at …

OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of wasteful spending and corruption, particularly in awarding major contracts. In his latest book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it a financial burden that lacks accountability. He further …

OBASANJO ACCUSES TINUBU ADMINISTRATION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of wasteful spending and corruption, particularly in awarding major contracts. In his latest book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo criticized the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it a financial burden that lacks accountability. He further …

LEGISLATIVE LAWYERS ASK SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW RIVERS JUDGEMENT The protracted political crisis in Rivers State took another twist on Thursday as the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, asked the Supreme Court to review its February 28, 2025, judgment that restored 27 members of the State Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. The Supreme Court, in the …

CONTEMPT: NATASHA DRAGS AKPABIO, OTHERS TO COURT The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and other top legislative officials risk imprisonment for allegedly defying a court order. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has initiated contempt proceedings against them, with the Federal High Court in Abuja issuing Form 48 as a notice of their disobedience. The legal action stems from suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, …

PDP CRISIS: WIKE CAMP KICKS AS IKIMI PANEL RECOMMENDS ANYANWU’S EXPULSION As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, the National Disciplinary Committee, headed by former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Ikimi, has recommended the expulsion of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s loyalist, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, from the party. In a letter signed by Ikimi on March 10 …