Politics
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has denied allegations of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting its mission is to democratically unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls. The party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to comments by […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected Governor of Edo State following the September 2024 gubernatorial election. In a congratulatory message personally signed and issued on Friday in Abuja, Akpabio described the apex court’s ruling as a triumph of democracy […]
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, has accused the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu of deliberately working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state through coercion and inducement. Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5FM, Arapaja criticised the spate of defections from […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants could not establish their claims of election non-compliance and unlawful […]
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has debunked claims that President Bola Tinubu was responsible for Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as Nigeria’s president in 2015. Mustapha made the clarification during the public presentation of a book titled “According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience,” authored by former presidential spokesman […]
The African Democratic Congress has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of plotting to suppress legitimate opposition under the guise of national security, following recent claims by a presidential aide. In a strongly worded statement yesterday, the party said it had no intention of undermining democracy but is solely focused on rescuing Nigeria […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed July 18 for ruling on a motion seeking to restrain the National Assembly from approving appointments and budgets related to the Rivers State Government currently under a sole administrator. Justice James Omotosho scheduled the ruling for today after hearing arguments on an interlocutory injunction filed by […]
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has called for a significant increase in the salaries of Nigerian police officers, proposing a monthly wage of ₦500,000 for personnel at the lower ranks. Speaking on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television program aired today, Sowore questioned the wide […]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was noticeably absent from the Red Chamber on Tuesday, despite promising to resume legislative duties following last week’s Federal High Court ruling that nullified her six-month suspension from the Senate. The Representative of Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, had told supporters in a viral video that she would return to the Senate this […]
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 […]
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