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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

News

DELTA STATE GOVERNOR VOWS TO WORK FOR RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT TINUBU IN 2027

Following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has pledged to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027. Speaking in Asaba yesterday at a rally organised to welcome him and other defectors into the party, Oborevwori said Delta State could not afford to be left behind, noting that they had been in the opposition for nearly ten years. The Delta State Governor explained that President […]

todayApril 29, 2025

National

PRESIDENCY DENIES COERCING  OPPOSITION MEMBERS TO JOIN APC

The Presidency has stated that the recent defections of opposition politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were voluntary and not under any form of duress, as has been speculated in some quarters.  In  a statement signed by the Special Adviser to President BOLA TINUBU on Information and Strategy, BAYO ONANUGA, the presidency denied accusations of a one-party state, insisting that democracy is not under threat or undermined “simply because politicians exercise their […]

todayApril 28, 2025

News

DELTA STATE GOVERNOR, ALONGSIDE IFEANYI OKOWA, DEFECTS FROM PDPTO APC.

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his deputy, Monday Onyeme, have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Oborevwori moved to the APC along with his predecessor and running mate of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa. Others who moved to the ruling party with the governor are his commissioners and major stakeholders in the PDP in Delta State. […]

todayApril 24, 2025

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