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Akwa Ibom 2027: All political parties’ll collapse for credible candidates – Akpabio
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Akwa Ibom 2027: All political parties’ll collapse for credible candidates – Akpabio

May 17, 2025

Comfort Isaac Senate President, Godswill Akpabio said political parties may no longer count in Akwa Ibom State come 2027 general elections as they would collapse in support of credible candidates…

500 lawyers mobilise to defend Pat Utomi in DSS suit
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500 lawyers mobilise to defend Pat Utomi in DSS suit

May 17, 2025

Isaac Samuel A former presidential candidate and professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has revealed that efforts are underway to assemble 500 lawyers to defend him against a suit filed…

Reps consider jail term, fine for eligible Nigerians who refuse to vote
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Reps consider jail term, fine for eligible Nigerians who refuse to vote

May 16, 2025

Isaac Samuel A bill proposing to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Titled “A Bill for an Act to…

Reps reject bill on rotational presidency
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Reps reject bill on rotational presidency

May 13, 2025May 14, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for rotation of the offices of the president and vice president among…

Reps consider 1,059 bills in two years – Kalu
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Reps consider 1,059 bills in two years – Kalu

May 12, 2025May 13, 2025

Isaac Samuel Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that no fewer than 1,059 bills have been presented on the floor of the Green Chamber since…

I remain INEC chairman, Yakubu declares
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I remain INEC chairman, Yakubu declares

May 12, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has dismissed rumours that he had been removed from office, saying he is still in charge of the…

Fubara visited me with two APC governors – Wike
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Fubara visited me with two APC governors – Wike

May 12, 2025

Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed reports that suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara recently visited him in the company of two governors…

Repeating 2023 mistakes will doom 2027 chances, Wike warns PDP
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Repeating 2023 mistakes will doom 2027 chances, Wike warns PDP

May 12, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against repeating the strategic errors and internal divisions that led to…

2027: Patience Jonathan declares support for Tinubu, promises to join in campaigns
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2027: Patience Jonathan declares support for Tinubu, promises to join in campaigns

May 11, 2025

Comfort Isaac Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has declared her support for the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 general elections. She also expressed willingness to…

Furious debates in the House of Reps over insecurity
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Furious debates in the House of Reps over insecurity

May 7, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday engaged in fiery debates as lawmakers from insurgency-ravaged regions issued stark warnings about Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation, lamenting fresh attacks by Boko…

Bwala’s Outburst Exposes Tinubu Camp’s Mounting Panic Over Atiku-Led Coalition Surge
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Bwala’s Outburst Exposes Tinubu Camp’s Mounting Panic Over Atiku-Led Coalition Surge

May 6, 2025

The Atiku Media Office notes with utter contempt the disparaging remarks made by Mr. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, during a recent interview…

Senate Resumes Plenary after Eid-el-Fitr and Easter Recess
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Senate Resumes Plenary after Eid-el-Fitr and Easter Recess

May 6, 2025

*** Sets up Committee on Rivers State The Nigerian Senate resumed plenary on May 6, 2025, after a month-long break to enable the Senators to celebrate Eid El-Fitr and Easter…

Six Delta Reps leave PDP for APC
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Six Delta Reps leave PDP for APC

May 6, 2025

Isaac Samuel Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State on Tuesday announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…

As the National Assembly resumes, calls mount on lawmakers to walk the talk
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As the National Assembly resumes, calls mount on lawmakers to walk the talk

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Isaac Samuel Barring any last-minute changes, both chambers of the National Assembly will resume plenary sessions on Tuesday, May 6. The Senators and House of Representative members commenced their latest…

2027: Ex-CPC chairmen distance selves from coalition talks, declare support for Tinubu
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2027: Ex-CPC chairmen distance selves from coalition talks, declare support for Tinubu

May 5, 2025

By Isaac Samuel Former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) have reaffirmed their allegiance to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…

Former PDP speakers back legal action against defectors, warn against APC’s one-party plot
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Former PDP speakers back legal action against defectors, warn against APC’s one-party plot

May 4, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Forum of former Speakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared support for the party’s move to take legal action against elected…

Atiku to Tinubu: Call your Family To Order; Nigeria Is Not your Private Estate
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Atiku to Tinubu: Call your Family To Order; Nigeria Is Not your Private Estate

May 3, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must urgently rein in his family members, particularly his son, Seyi Tinubu, who appears determined to purchase political loyalty for his father by any means necessary,…

Natasha: Afenifere Commends Akpabio For Supporting Tinubu
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Natasha: Afenifere Commends Akpabio For Supporting Tinubu

May 2, 2025

••• Condemns Branding of Tinubu-led Govt As Yoruba ••• His 8 years in Office is Sacrosanct The Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group; Afenifere, has condemned the branding of the President…

Reps panel summons Benue, Zamfara governors over Assembly crisis
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Reps panel summons Benue, Zamfara governors over Assembly crisis

May 2, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the governors of Benue and Zamfara State, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal over ongoing crises in…

Embrace political action for change, Labour Party tells workers
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Embrace political action for change, Labour Party tells workers

May 1, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Labour Party (LP) has called on Nigerian workers to back a political platform that prioritizes their welfare and genuinely represents their interests. The party which reaffirmed its…

Electoral fraud: Appeal Court confirms Prof Ogban’s conviction
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Electoral fraud: Appeal Court confirms Prof Ogban’s conviction

April 30, 2025

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, a university lecturer jailed in 2021 for falsifying election results in favour of Senator Godswill…

Atiku preparing to leave PDP, says Okowa
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Atiku preparing to leave PDP, says Okowa

April 30, 2025

Isaac Samuel Former Delta State Governor and 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is set to…

Rivers PDP NASS caucus backs Tinubu for 2027
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Rivers PDP NASS caucus backs Tinubu for 2027

April 26, 2025

By Isaac Samuel Members of the Rivers State Caucus in the National Assembly have declared their full support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The caucus,…

Ibas finally appears before reps, apologises, seeks more time to brief lawmakers
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Ibas finally appears before reps, apologises, seeks more time to brief lawmakers

April 25, 2025

By Isaac Samuel Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), Friday made his long-awaited appearance before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the State of Emergency in Rivers…

What happens if Gov. Umo Eno defects to APC?
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What happens if Gov. Umo Eno defects to APC?

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

By ETIM ETIM The defection of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to APC yesterday has heightened speculations that his counterpart in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno will follow suit.…

PRESS RELEASE: President Tinubu issues new directives on Security, says “Enough is Enough” 
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PRESS RELEASE: President Tinubu issues new directives on Security, says “Enough is Enough” 

April 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The…

Breaking: Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori dumps PDP, Delta now APC State
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Breaking: Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori dumps PDP, Delta now APC State

April 23, 2025

Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Senator James Manager announced…

BREAKING: President Tinubu meets Suspended Governor Fubara in London over Rivers political crisis
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BREAKING: President Tinubu meets Suspended Governor Fubara in London over Rivers political crisis

April 23, 2025

According to The Africa Report, the meeting took place in London last week, shortly after Tinubu left Paris. The meeting, it was learnt, was at the insistence of Governor Fubara,…

Bakare: Nigeria Democracy Degenerating into Tyranny
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Bakare: Nigeria Democracy Degenerating into Tyranny

April 20, 2025

The Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared that Nigeria’s democracy is in a decent into tyranny under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…

Umo Eno, Tinubu and the 2027 election
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Umo Eno, Tinubu and the 2027 election

April 19, 2025

By ETIM ETIM The most topical political issue this Easter weekend is Gov. Umo Eno’s public endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term and the discussions it’s generated across…

Ambition vs. Strategy: Can the opposition overcome Its divisions before 2027?
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Ambition vs. Strategy: Can the opposition overcome Its divisions before 2027?

April 18, 2025

Isaac Samuel When former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently restated his conviction that only a broad-based coalition could defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, he was not merely issuing a…

Leaders of defunct CPC pledge support for Tinubu
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Leaders of defunct CPC pledge support for Tinubu

April 17, 2025

Isaac Samuel Prominent members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the legacy parties that merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), have pledged their loyalty…

PDP in crisis: Anyanwu responds to Governors
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PDP in crisis: Anyanwu responds to Governors

April 15, 2025

The National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has called on the PDP Governors forum to immediately reverse the draconian resolution on the appointment of…

Speaker Abbas inaugurates 21-member committee to assume Rivers Assembly functions
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Speaker Abbas inaugurates 21-member committee to assume Rivers Assembly functions

April 15, 2025

Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee mandated to provide legislative oversight on the administration of Rivers State during the ongoing…

Peter Obi issues statement on controversial visit to Benue
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Peter Obi issues statement on controversial visit to Benue

April 15, 2025

Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained the circumstances that led to his being barred from visiting Benue State by Gov. Allia. Obi…

Our party won’t join any coalition ahead of 2027, say PDP governors
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Our party won’t join any coalition ahead of 2027, say PDP governors

April 14, 2025

Isaac Samuel Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday ruled out the possibility of the party entering into any merger or coalition with others ahead…

Courting the General: Why Kaduna is now the road to 2027
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Courting the General: Why Kaduna is now the road to 2027

April 12, 2025

Isaac Samuel A silent political pilgrimage is underway. One that leads not to Mecca or Jerusalem but to Kaduna, the quiet compound of former President Muhammadu Buhari. There, behind closed…

Akpabio Writes IGP, Seeks Natasha’s Prosecution
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Akpabio Writes IGP, Seeks Natasha’s Prosecution

April 10, 2025

The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, over what he described as a “criminally…

Lamidi Apapa stages come back as LP leadership crisis festers
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Lamidi Apapa stages come back as LP leadership crisis festers

April 9, 2025April 10, 2025

Isaac Samuel Following the recent Supreme Court judgment that ousted Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, Bashiru Lamidi Apapa has formally declared that he has assumed…

Reps probe alleged misuse of agricultural funds, summon CBN, BOI, others
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Reps probe alleged misuse of agricultural funds, summon CBN, BOI, others

April 8, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced an investigative hearing into the alleged mismanagement of agricultural funds and interventions by various government agencies…

Labour Party not a ponzi scheme, Reps caucus tells Abure
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Labour Party not a ponzi scheme, Reps caucus tells Abure

April 8, 2025

Isaac Samuel The last is yet to be seen about the leadership crisis rocking the labour party has the House of Representatives Labour Party Caucus, on Tuesday described as laughable,…

Ebonyi Group threatens recall as Natasha slams Senator Nwebonyi with N5bn defamation suit
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Ebonyi Group threatens recall as Natasha slams Senator Nwebonyi with N5bn defamation suit

April 8, 2025

From Isaac Samuel A foremost Ebonyi socio-cultural and accountability group, Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), has issued a stern warning to the Deputy Chief Whip of…

Presidency: INEC Chairman not sacked
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Presidency: INEC Chairman not sacked

April 7, 2025

The Presidency has described as “fake news” speculation on Monday morning regarding the purported removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. Earlier reports emanating…

Rivers Administrator visits Emohua and Ikwerre
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Rivers Administrator visits Emohua and Ikwerre

April 6, 2025

Rivers Administrator , H.E Vice Admiral, Ibok Ete Ekwe (Rtd) on Saturday visited Emohua and Ikwerre LGAs , as part of his ongoing tour of selected LGAs across the State…

When Power Fears Legacy: Emir Sanusi, the Police, and the Spectacle of Political Intimidation
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When Power Fears Legacy: Emir Sanusi, the Police, and the Spectacle of Political Intimidation

April 6, 2025

By Olu Damilola The recent move by the Kano State Police Command to summon His Highness Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II for questioning, ostensibly over a Sallah homage visit that included…

Senator Nenadi Usman assumes leadership of Labour Party
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Senator Nenadi Usman assumes leadership of Labour Party

April 5, 2025

By Isaac Samuel With the judgment of the Supreme Court on Friday, April 4, affirming that the leadership of a political party is the internal matter of the party which…

Why Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan can’t be recalled – INEC
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Why Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan can’t be recalled – INEC

April 4, 2025

INEC has announced that the planned recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by her constituents has failed because they coul not muster the required number of votes. Here is INEC’s full…

Akpabio debunks “spurious and malicious” allegations
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Akpabio debunks “spurious and malicious” allegations

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Senate President Goodwill Akpabio has dismissed allegations by Elisha Abbo that he lost his senatorial seat due to the Senate President’s machinations. Here’s the full statement from the Senate President’s…

INEC Helping Petitioners Perfect My Recall – Sen. Natasha
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INEC Helping Petitioners Perfect My Recall – Sen. Natasha

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

By Abubakar Y Ojima-Ojo Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias in her recall from the senate. Akpoti-Uduaghan spoke on Tuesday…

Nobody Can Stop Me : Suspended Natasha Akpoti Defies Curfew, Rallies Supporters I’m Kogi
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Nobody Can Stop Me : Suspended Natasha Akpoti Defies Curfew, Rallies Supporters I’m Kogi

April 2, 2025

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has defied security restrictions imposed on Kogi state hours to her homecoming rally. The lawmaker, who arrived in a chopper on Tuesday, was received…

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