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Senator John James Akpanudoedehe has joined the national coalition of opposition forces spearheaded by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, former Governors of Rivers and Kaduna States, Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir el-Rufai. On Monday, Senator Udoedehe resigned his membership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), a platform he ran the 2023 guber election. The former Caretaker National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress was spotted at the coalition’s ongoing meeting at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. At the meeting, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is expected to be officially announced as…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the legal tussle on Edo State Governorship Election Petition. The apex court adjourned the judgment sine die after taking arguments for and against the election that produced Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor. Justice Garba Lawal who presided over hearing of the appeal filed by Asue Ighodalo and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said that the date for delivery of the judgment would be communicated to parties involved. Ighodalo, whose appeal was argued by Ken Mosia, SAN, prayed the Supreme Court to remove Okpebholo and pronounced him as winner of the…
The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, has urged the Federal Government to fully privatise the country’s state-owned refineries, describing them as a “pure drain on the Nigerian economy.” Ajayi-Kadiri, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, argued that the government should hand over the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries to the private sector for efficient management and productivity. “If you ask me, the government should just sell these refineries. Give them to private sector people who will run them efficiently and be able to deliver. When something belongs to everybody, it belongs…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held its 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at its National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, after an earlier police siege at the venue. The meeting had in attendance members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), National Assembly members, governors, and other members of the NEC. The Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, in his opening remarks, noted that the gathering was the NEC meeting, and the decision was taken after the meeting with the governors. According to him, this NEC would deliberate on only one agenda — to discuss when a proper NEC, that would…
Rivers State, in Nigeria’s oil-rich South-South state, has been in the eye of the storm for some time as political actors are at daggers drawn. In March 2025, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy Ngozi Odu; and members of the State Assembly. The president immediately appointed ex-naval chief Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as sole administrator. However, a recent presidential-brokered peace meeting involving Fubara; his predecessor Nyesom Wike, and others may be a game-changer but many still doubt that real progress has been made. In this exclusive interview with…
Barely two days after a fresh round of peace talks at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule, again appeared in public together. The fresh appearance was this time at a funeral service in Rumueprikom, Wike’s hometown in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The three key political figures have been locked in a political crisis for nearly two years. Their appearance follows Thursday’s peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu, which sought to…
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the “excessive printing of money” by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari through the Ways and Means policy crippled the naira. The Ways and Means provision allows the Federal Government to borrow from the CBN if it needs emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipts of fiscal deficits. At a Progressives Governors Forum’s Meeting and Interactive Session in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday, Oshiomhole blamed the policy for the eventual collapse of the Nigerian currency against the US dollar. We are coming…
Nigeria has lost one of its most influential businessmen and philanthropists, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2025, just 43 days after celebrating his 94th birthday. The sad news was confirmed by his long-time aide, Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid, who announced the passing of the Kano-based billionaire in a heartfelt message on Monday. “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of our beloved father Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata,” he wrote, adding that burial arrangements would be announced in due course. Tributes have since poured in from across Nigeria, with…
A Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori, has replaced Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the party. This followed the resignation of ex-Kano governor Ganduje as the party chairman on Thursday. “His resignation, which is effective immediately, was offered to enable him attend to urgent and important personal matters,” APC spokesman Felix Morka said in a statement. “In his letter of resignation addressed to the National Working Committee (NWC) through the National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, Ganduje expressed gratitude to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Tinubu, for the opportunity to…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial Nigerian rapper, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted over alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. In a statement posted on its official Instagram account on Friday, NAPTIP announced the declaration. “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. “Anyone with credible information on his whereabouts is urged to contact NAPTIP immediately,” the statement read. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.…