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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has condemned the unbearable hardship being meted out to traders in Aba by Governor Alex Otti’s administration. He described the current taxation regime in the state as insensitive, exploitative, and destructive to the commercial lifeline of the country. Ikonne in a statement in […]
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has reaffirmed his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress. Amaechi made this known on Wednesday while speaking to journalists in Kano State after a meeting with a coalition of traders. The former Minister of Transportation vowed not to step down […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Abuja around 1:20am on Thursday after concluding a three-day state visit to Brazil that yielded a raft of bilateral agreements and high-level engagements aimed at deepening Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic ties with South America’s largest economy. The President, who arrived aboard the presidential jet, was received at the Presidential Wing of […]
The suspension of former Ogun State governor and senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to generate ripples as his media aide, Steve Oliyide, dismissed the action as baseless and politically orchestrated, describing Governor Dapo Abiodun as a “budding emperor” determined to edge his principal out of […]
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts from 29 out of the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State have accused the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, of working against the party’s interest and called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene. In a letter addressed to the President and made available […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the southern region of the country while resolving that the national chairmanship position will remain in the North. The decision was taken during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. In a communiqué issued after the meeting, […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has faulted the continued withholding of local government funds meant for Osun State, describing the move as “highly political”. Speaking as a guest on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, Ozekhome accused the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, of taking a partisan stance by recommending that […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has defended its recent meeting in Zamfara State, accusing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of attempting to politicise insecurity instead of showing empathy to victims of recent attacks in the state. The PDP governors convened in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Friday and Saturday, just days after […]
The political atmosphere in Benue State took a decisive turn on Sunday, August 24th, 2025 as Hon. Alfred Emberga, representing Makurdi North Constituency, was sworn in as the new Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. His emergence followed the resignation of Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh, who stepped down in what he described as […]
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The Forum, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, issued the call in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday. According to the group, the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, […]
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