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Tinubu holds closed-door talks with Obasa, Meranda, others at Aso Rock

  President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, and other lawmakers from the state.   The lawmakers arrived in a Coaster bus a few minutes past 2:00 pm (local ...

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S’Court clears EFCC to probe Odili’s tenure as Rivers governor

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed appeals filed by the Rivers State Attorney General and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, effectively paving the way for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the tenure ...

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Peter Obi will join APC soon – Bwala declares

  Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has confidently declared that Peter Obi will soon defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Speaking in an interview on TVC, Bwala asserted that the ruling party is ...

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Women’s Group apologizes to Akpabio, Senate over Natasha’s allegations

  The Nigerian Women Crusade for Good Governance (NWCGG), an umbrella body for 100 women’s groups, has apologized to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate over allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. During a press briefing in Abuja on ...

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Rivers won’t collapse if Fubara is impeached – Wike

  Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Rivers State will not descend into chaos if the Rivers State House of Assembly moves forward with impeaching Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid the ongoing political crisis Speaking at a ...

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Defection to SDP: Presidency, APC knock El-Rufai, dismiss threat to unseat Tinubu

Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Abdulrahman Zakariyau, Stephen Angbulu, Wale Akinselure and Godwin Isenyo The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, dismissed moves by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to galvanise opposition figures towards unseating President Bola Tinubu in ...

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IBB solely responsible for June 12 annulment, Abacha’s family declares

  The family of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha has formally reacted to a claim by his predecessor, General Ibrahim Babangida that their late patriarch was responsible for the annulment of the June 12 Presidential Election which was ...

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JUST IN: El-Rufai dumps APC for SDP

  Former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress, Nasir El-Rufai, has dumped the ruling party for the Social Democratic Party. The prominent politician cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction ...

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Makinde to reveal preferred successor January 2026

  Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said he will announce his preferred successor in January 2026. Makinde made this known on Monday during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture held at the government house arcade in Ibadan. The lecture, titled ...

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Court refuses to probe Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

  The Nigerian Senate has decided not to investigate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, stating that no formal petition was submitted Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu confirmed that without an official complaint, no probe ...

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Lagos Assembly: Pro-Obasa clerk denied entry, threatens contempt suit

  The reinstated Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Olalekan Onafeko, has threatened a contempt suit against the acting Clerk of the House, Ottun Babatunde. The development followed the drama that occurred at the Assembly complex on Wednesday ...

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Kawu, three others suspension by NNPP inconsequential — Factional chairman

  The factional Chairman of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in Kano State, Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa, has described the suspension of the Senator representing Kano South, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, and three members of the House of Representatives as inconsequential ...

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Tinubu not N’Assembly rejected me as ministerial nominee — El-Rufai

  A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that President Bola Tinubu rejected him as a ministerial nominee and not the National Assembly. He made this disclosure on Monday while speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ...

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APC, PDP clash as El-Rufai woos opposition parties

  The All Progressives Congress on Sunday attacked the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as indications emerged that the former Federal Capital Territory minister was rallying northern leaders and bigwigs against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the ...

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Natasha accuses Senate leadership of denying her privileges

  The lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that a lot of her privileges as a Senator have been denied. She stated this on Friday during an interview on Brekete Family, a Human Rights ...

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AGF warns Adeleke against LG poll, IG dismisses gov’s allegations

  The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Thursday, called on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to tell the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission to call off Saturday’s local government election in ...

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Osun LG crisis: Reps urge security chiefs to restore order

  The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General, Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, to restore peace and order in Osun State following the crisis which engulfed the South-West ...

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APC LG chairmen, councillors resume in 14 Osun councils

  As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 LGA secretariats in the state. Checks by The PUNCH revealed that the chairmen ...

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Lagos Speaker Meranda denies resignation rumour

  The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has denied rumours suggesting that she has resigned. Meranda’s Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, debunked the rumour on Wednesday. “I’m in the office. The speaker is in the ...

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APC sweeps Katsina LG seats

  The ruling All Progressives Congress has won all chairmanship and councillorship seats in the Katsina State local government elections held on Saturday. As results trickled in, the state chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Salima Boyi, congratulated the winners ...

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Edo to petition EFCC as panel alleges N96bn fraud under Obaseki

  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged financial mismanagement during the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. A report by an Administrative Panel of Enquiry claimed that N96bn ...

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PDP crisis: Wike allies sack BoT chair, shun Ikimi panel

  Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Abia State chapter believed to be loyalists of FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday suspended the party’s BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, for endorsing Ude-Okoye as national secretary instead of Samuel Anyanwu, an ally ...

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Edo tribunal adjourns as INEC fails to present witnesses

  The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday adjourned proceedings to Monday, February 10, for the Edo State Governor, Monday Okphebholo, to open his case. This development followed the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, which was ...

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Retired generals connive with foreigners to steal solid minerals – Oshiomhole

  Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, has doubled down on his allegation that some retired military generals, in connivance with foreigners, are stealing Nigeria’s solid minerals Oshiomhole clarified his initial claim on Arise TV’s Prime Time ...

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