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FIVE SERVING GOVERNORS EXPECTED TO JOIN NEW OPPOSITION COALITION PLATFORM, ADC At least five serving governors are expected to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), now the platform for Nigeria’s newly formed opposition coalition, ahead of the 2027 general elections. It is understood that the ADC is leveraging the internal crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to attract …

VP SHETTIMA SLAMS PETER OBI’S DEPUTY FOR SUGGESTING TINUBU ‘TRIED’ IN RETAINING HIM Vice President Kashim Shettima has fired back at Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, over comments suggesting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had “tried” by retaining Shettima as Vice President. Baba-Ahmed made the controversial remarks during a live appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on …

PDP SINKS DEEPER AS ATIKU, EX-GOVS, OTHERS DUMP PARTY The fortunes of one-time most populous political party in Africa – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have continued to plummet following the exit of the party’s pillars such as former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many ex-governors, as well as former Senate President, David Mark. Arising from a meeting in …

COALITION MOVEMENT: HOW FAR CAN ADC GO? After Wednesday’s unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as the platform of choice for the group of persons who formed a coalition with the main aim of ousting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office in 2027, all eyes are on the coalition to see what step it would take next. The burning …

ENUGU LP DEFIES ABURE FACTION, BACKS OBI’S ALLIANCE WITH ADC The Enugu chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has officially declared support for the opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The development comes amid internal tensions within the LP following threats from a faction led by Julius Abure to sanction Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in …

AMAECHI A LIAR, HE’S CORRUPT, I LIKE MONEY – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as one of the most corrupt people. Wike disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. According to Wike: “He (Amaechi) is one of the most corrupt people.” When …

WIKE UNDER FIRE AS ABUJA LAND ALLOCATIONS TO SONS EXCEED 3,800 HECTARES VALUED AT OVER $6.4BN Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reportedly allocated 1,740 hectares of prime Abuja land—estimated at $2.85 billion—to his first son, Jordan. This latest revelation brings the total land reportedly allocated by Wike to his two sons to at least 3,822 …

HOW CAN ONE ATTEND HIS OWN BURIAL? – BIANCA OJUKWU REACTS TO STAFF SEEKING EXCUSE FROM OFFICE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has taken to her Instagram page to share the funny message she received from her office staff regarding a funeral request. The worker had written to inform her that a colleague, Mr. Hyginus Ngum, …

NIGERIAN FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA CAPTURED BY UKRAINE FIGHTERS A Nigerian national, Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, who was reportedly fighting for the Russian military in the ongoing war in Ukraine, has been captured by Ukrainian forces. Oluwagbemileke was apprehended by the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit composed of Russian fighters supporting Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project. The 29-year-old …

LAWYER DEMANDS DISBARMENT OF EX-AGF MALAMI OVER ROLE IN NNAMDI KANU’S EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION Human rights lawyer, Patrick Agazie, has said that the extraordinary rendition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya in June 2021 was an “infamous act” by the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. Agazie who said this …