Politics
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the current federal system of undermining true federalism and reducing state governors to mere subordinates of the presidency. The party’s National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku, spoke on Frontline on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese Ijebu on Tuesday, […]
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has arrived in Kano to participate in the formal declaration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s membership of the APC. Ganduje returned to Nigeria from London, where he attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima, at King’s College London. Fatima, who […]
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, with the backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday stormed the National Industrial Court in Abuja as part of an ongoing total and indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes. The protest followed a directive from the NLC, which declared full support for the industrial action, describing the […]
A Rivers State political stakeholder, Annkio Briggs, has said that the state can effectively exist without the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Briggs made this statement on Thursday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. She was speaking on the political tension in the state […]
United States President Donald Trump has declared the US the “economic engine of the planet,” citing rapid economic growth and rising investments under his administration. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday while addressing global political and business leaders at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after marking the first anniversary of […]
Former Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu has dismissed claims that Nigeria is drifting towards a one-party state, insisting that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress are driven by the performance and reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rather than coercion or intimidation. Shittu stated this in an exclusive interview on Frontline, a current […]
The Director of Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, Prof Anthony Kila, has described as totally unacceptable, the excuses of defecting governors of wanting to be close to the centre. Prof Kila blasted the defecting governors on Wednesday, when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by Newsman According to […]
Prof Anthony Ikila, Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, has suggested that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may be a major target of the All Progressives Congress, APC, policy of no automatic tickets for elected office holders. Ikila made the remark on Wednesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where […]
A member of the Oyo Football Association and Chairman of the Ibadan Football Council, Mogaji Rotimi Ali, has said Nigeria is still far from being ready to host the Africa Cup of Nations, citing weak infrastructure, poor facilities, limited influence in African football politics, and neglect of grassroots sports development. Speaking on the English […]
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has raised the alarm over the N30m expression of interest forms charged by the All Progressive Congress, APC for the Ebonyi local government election, warning that it could lead to the looting of LGA funds in future. The National President of OYC, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka who was reacting the development […]
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