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The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has denied allegations that he collaborated with Nigeria’s former military ruler, General Sani Abacha, stating he never met the late dictator and only served in a civic capacity during the regime. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) today, Obi released an official appointment letter from 1996 to […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host five African heads of state at a private White House lunch on Wednesday, with trade, investment, and security topping the expected agenda in a meeting shrouded in diplomatic ambiguity. The invited leaders—presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon—hail from nations located along Africa’s Atlantic coast. […]
Media mogul and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against promoting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying Wike is not the kind of character that deserves national elevation. Speaking in response to Wike’s recent comments about him on Channels Television’s Politics Today, […]
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has criticised the newly unveiled opposition coalition, describing its leaders as disgruntled politicians aggrieved over their loss of access to power. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily today, Radda accused members of the coalition of hypocrisy and political opportunism, arguing that many of them had been part of past governments […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly agreed to replace the country’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, in what is seen as a strategic move to improve relations with former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a report by the Financial Times on today. The decision followed a recent phone call between Zelensky and Trump, amid […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms for the upcoming August 16 National Assembly by-elections, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacant seats across the country. By-elections are elections held to fill political offices that have become vacant between general elections. These vacancies may arise […]
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has firmly dismissed claims that he and other key political leaders in the state are planning to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under the influence of former Governor Kayode Fayemi. The governor described the report, which has been circulating in some media outlets and social platforms, as “false, misleading, […]
The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, has reaffirmed that Peter Obi remains a member of the Labour Party (LP) but is joining the emerging coalition movement with a singular focus on rescuing Nigeria. Tanko made the clarification while speaking exclusively on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5FM, Ilese-Ijebu amid […]
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Seun Adelore, has formally resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state on Sunday Adelore, a close associate of Governor Seyi Makinde, in his resignation letter, cited what he described as “deep-seated injustice within the […]
The collapse of all structures of the African Democratic Congress as announced by the former chairman, Ralph Nwosu, to enable a new leadership to drive a coalition of forces ahead of the 2027 general election is not sitting well with some state chairmen of the party. A coalition powered by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar […]
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