Politics

Tinubu, Atiku, Obi should unite for Nigeria’s progress – Oba Akiolu The Oba of Lagos, Riliwan Akiolu, has urged President Bola Tinubu and his rivals in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, among others, to come together and move Nigeria forward. Oba ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has apologised to the people of the state for what he called ‘regrettable anxiety’, following the political crisis that rocked the state earlier this week. Governor Fubara also thanked President Bola Tinubu, Rivers Elders and ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has said his rift with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State was purely politics. Wike said it is politics if he demands N20 billion monthly and is allowed to award all the ...

The Senate, on Thursday, sworn in Senator-elect for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Barr Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a member of the 10th Senate This followed her presentation with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the duly ...

A former governor of Gombe State and the senator representing Gombe North, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has asked the state government to suspend the payment of his monthly pensions Ibrahim Dankwambo in a letter he addressed to Governor Inuwa Yahaya on October 4, ...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked the former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, from the Senate. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, said it was satisfied that Suswam was ...

Court restrains Rivers Assembly from impeaching Fubara A Rivers State High Court in Isiokpo Division in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State House of Assembly and Speaker, Martin Amaewhule from ...

Natasha Akpoti has rejected Governor Bello’s congratulatory message The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has rejected Governor Yahaya Bello’s congratulatory message to her. This comes following the Appeal Court judgement that upheld her victory at the National ...

  Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki have arrived at Oyo State Governors Lodge in Abuja for the party’s forum meeting. The PDP yesterday had summoned an emergency meeting scheduled ...

  Operatives of the Nigeria Police have arrested the Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Chijioke Ihunwo, and about 15 other youths in the pro-Siminalayi Fubara’s protest. Ihunwo, his Chief of Staff, and many others were picked up ...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, has described as “the Lord’s doing”, the Supreme Court verdict of October 26, 2023 affirming her husband as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election The President’s wife stated ...

President Bola Tinubu has waded into the political and security crisis unfolding in Rivers State The relationship between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor in office and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ...

  Bayelsa Poll: Appeal Court reverses Sylva’s disqualification The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the October 9 judgment given by Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying the nomination of Timipre Sylva as the candidate of ...

  Embattled Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara his estranged godfather, and the incumbent Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike are currently in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   Both personalities were attracted to the Villa for the National Police Council meeting ...

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the judgment of Kogi National and State Assemblies Tribunal declaring Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan the validly elected candidate for the state February 25 Central Senatorial election. The three-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by ...

No amount of propaganda can distract Tinubu – Gbajabiamila The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Sunday that no amount of propaganda would distract the focus of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Gbajabiamila disclosed this in a ...

About 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have suspended the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaehwule Also, the House elected and inaugurated the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, as its new Speaker. The number ...

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential contender in the February 2023 election, has stated that history will ultimately vindicate him. He said this on Monday, October 30, while addressing the press, days after the Supreme Court judgment affirming ...

Adeleke congratulates Tinubu on his Supreme Court victory Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court, saying the time to unite for Nigeria is now. The apex court on Thursday ...

Support Tinubu, Patriotic Elders tell Atiku after Supreme court judgement The Patriotic Elders Forum of Nigeria has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar to show more maturity by not only accepting the verdict of ...

Jonathan visits Tinubu in Aso Rock after Supreme Court verdict Former President Goodluck Jonathan has visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The visit comes 24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld Tinubu’s election in the keenly ...

In a bid to end the political crisis that has plagued Ondo State in recent months, the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday apologised to his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. While expressing regret over the turn of events in the ...

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the valid winner of the presidential election that held in the country on February 25. The apex court, in its lead judgement that was prepared and ...

Here’s a video of how President Bola Tinubu reacted to his Supreme court victory Video of how Tinubu reacted to Supreme Court victory In the video, the President told his appointees that their jobs have been secured as they congratulated ...

  Supreme Court rejects Atiku’s CSU evidence The Supreme Court, on Thursday, rejected the application by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to be allowed to tender a copy of President Bola Tinubu’s certificate, which ...