Atiku preparing to leave PDP, says Okowa
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…
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Rivers PDP NASS caucus backs Tinubu for 2027
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
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?
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”
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Why By-Elections are Delayed
By Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing significant delays in conducting pending by-elections across 12 states due to delays in the disbursement of funds from its…
We Will Defend Rivers People’s Interest, Says Suspended Governor, Fubara
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to continue defending the interests of the people despite the ongoing political crisis, which led to a state of emergency declared by…
Uromi Massacre: I’ll Pay Full Compensation To Families Of Victims – Edo Governor
The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has assured the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi that he will provide full compensation for their loss. Governor Okpebholo, accompanied by…
2025 Digital Perception Audit of Akwa Ibom State
The Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom (COOPA) has released its 2025 Digital Perception Audit of Akwa Ibom State, an independent review of online media reports and public conversations…