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PETER OBI PLEDGES TO HONOUR ONE-TERM DEAL IF COALITION DEMANDS.

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, PETER OBI, has pledge to honour any coalition agreement that requires him to serve a single term and hand over to the North in 2031, insisting that character and integrity matter more to him than power.  Speaking during a highly attended XSpace session tagged #PeterObiOnParallelFacts, which drew over 10,000 live participants and nearly 3,000 audience comments, OBI tackled key national issues ranging from […]

todayJune 30, 2025

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS WITH WIKE, GOVERNOR FUBARA AND RIVERS LAWMAKERS

President BOLA TINUBU has met with Governor SIMINALAYI FUBARA of Rivers state, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, NYESOM WIKE, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly MARTINS AMAEWHULE and members of the assembly. There are reports that the President reconciled the parties whose dispute led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state on March 18.  President TINUBU had attributed the declaration of a state of emergency to the inability of the governor and the state Assembly to find ways […]

todayJune 27, 2025

Politics

APC Slams Oyo State Governor Over Plans to Use N63.5bn For Renovation of Government House

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticized Governor Seyi Makinde’s decision to spend a total of N63.5 billion on renovation of the Government House, describing it as a waste of resources. APC, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary in the state, Wasiu Sadare, berated Makinde for allegedly treating the people of the state with utter disdain and disrespect, and further advised him to […]

todayJune 23, 2025

Politics

Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, suspends his Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning.

Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended his Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Mkor Aondona. Recall that the embattled aide was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over allegations bordering on sextortion, cyberbullying, and blackmail. However, in a statement issued yesterday and signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, Governor Alia described the development as deeply troubling, stressing that his administration […]

todayJune 23, 2025

Politics

President Tinubu Bows Out as Ecowas Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has formally concluded his tenure as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and called on regional leaders to remain steadfast in their commitment to peace, security, and inclusive development. Delivering his closing remarks at the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority held in Abuja yesterday, President Tinubu acknowledged the challenging terrain that defined […]

todayJune 23, 2025

National

PETER OBI ACCUSES PRESIDENT TINUBU’S ADMINISTRATION OF INSTIGATING LABOUR PARTY CRISIS.

The 2023 Labour presidential candidate, PETER OBI has accused President BOLA TINUBU’S government of being responsible for the prolonging crisis within the Labour Party. OBI, made the accusation yesterday during a televised interview, specifically claiming that the issues within the Labour Party were not internal but rather instigated and sustained by the current government. The former Anambra state governor admitted that while he might be considered weak, that does not mean the issue itself was weak, […]

todayJune 10, 2025

News

LABOUR PARTY LWAMAKERS DEFECT TO PDP

The federal lawmakers representing Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency, DENNIS AGBO, and Igbo-Eze South/Nsukka federal constituency, CHIDI OBETTA, as well as MALACHI ONYECHI, who represents Nsukka West state constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, have defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party, insisting that the state governor, PETER MBAH, has made opposition in the state very difficult with his outstanding performance in all the critical sectors of the state. The lawmakers, who said […]

todayMay 2, 2025

Entertainment

FUNKE AKINDELE ANNOUCES PLANS TO CONTEST AGAIN IN 2027

Nigerian actress-turned-politician FUNKE AKINDELE has announced plans to contest again for a political position in the next election. Recall  that the actress was the running mate to the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023, ABDULAZEEZ ADEDIRAN,. Following their defeat to BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU of the All Progressives Congress, APC, FUNKE AKINDELE took to her social media page to delete all politically related posts However, responding to her loss during her latest interview, the […]

todayMay 2, 2025

News

FORMER PRESIDENTIAL AIDE CAUTIONS TINUBU AGAINST CONTESTING IN 2027

Former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to President BOLA TINUBU in the Office of Vice President KASHIM SHETTIMA, HAKEEM BABA-AHMED, has cautioned the president against seeking a second term. BABA-AHMED, who stated this during an interview, advised that TINUBU should instead use his remaining two years in office to fix Nigeria and support a younger presidential candidate in 2027. He noted that there are a lot of patriotic and desperate Nigerians who want to be part of the future […]

todayMay 2, 2025

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