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Oyebanji unveils senate leader's projects, commends developmental strides
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Edo killings: Akpabio demands justice for victims
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I was offered N5bn bribe to impeach Fubara - Rivers Chief of Staff
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2027: Shehu Sani declares interest in Kaduna central senatorial seat
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Wike yet to tell Fubara real reason for hostilities – Aide
2027: Cross River APC vows to unseat PDP lawmaker
The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has declared its intention to unseat Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2027 general elections. This was disclosed o...
31st March 2025Oyebanji unveils senate leader's projects, commends developmental strides
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has lauded the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, for his passion for the development of the state and enhancing the welfare of his constituents. Oyebanji spoke at...
31st March 2025Edo killings: Akpabio demands justice for victims
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday condemned the murder of 16 travellers in Edo State, describing it as a senseless act of violence that has no place in society. Akpabio also called ...
31st March 2025I was offered N5bn bribe to impeach Fubara - Rivers Chief of Staff
Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels T...
31st March 20252027: Shehu Sani declares interest in Kaduna central senatorial seat
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr me...
31st March 2025Wike yet to tell Fubara real reason for hostilities – Aide
The Special Assistant to the suspended Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Jerry Omotsegunwa, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has yet to be informed by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, ...
31st March 2025Anambra gov poll to test LP’s popularity – Abure
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has revealed that the party is using the upcoming governorship election in Anambra State as a test to gauge its popularity and preparedness ahe...
31st March 2025Anambra 2025: Moghalu scales through LP screening, faces primaries April 5
The two Labour Party aspirants for the Anambra governorship election, Chief George Moghalu and Sir John Nwosu, have been screened and confirmed for the party’s primaries slated for April 5. The part...
29th March 2025I'm proud of my association with Asiwaju, Buhari celebrates Tinubu at 73
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed the deep bond between himself and President Bola Tinubu with a heartfelt phone call to mark the latter’s birthday. In a telephone conversation on Fri...
29th March 2025Ararume hails Tinubu at 73, commends leadership style
Former chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his 73rd birthday. In his message contained in a statement made availab...
29th March 2025Edo travellers’ lynching barbaric, unacceptable - Reps
The House of Representatives has condemned the senseless killing of travellers in Uromi, Edo State and called on security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book. 16 travellers of northern extracti...
29th March 2025Ex-Rivers HoS alleges Fubara ordered Assembly bombing, suspended gov dismisses claim
Former Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has accused suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of ordering the bombing of the state House of Assembly complex in 2023 to prevent his...
29th March 2025Bayelsa gov warns of threat to peace, Wike’s aide dismisses claim
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has raised concerns over an alleged plot to destabilise the peace of the state, warning that the government will not tolerate any act of political violence....
28th March 2025Political tsunami hits Southern Kaduna as PDP, LP bigwigs defect to APC
in this report, GODWIN ISENYO writes on the political maneuvering that could shape Kaduna politics ahead of the 2027 elections In a dramatic turn of events, Kaduna, especially, the Southern part has w...
28th March 2025Tinubu's state of emergency in Rivers, necessary evil - APC chair
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said that President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration in Rivers State has resolved 90 percent of the crisis in the state and helped prevent a...
27th March 2025JUST IN: YPP rep defects to APGA
A member of the House of Representatives, Clara Nnabuife, has defected from the Young Progressives Party to the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Nnabuife, who represents Orumba North/Orumba South Fede...
27th March 2025Nasarawa gov bans 2027 campaigns, denies having anointed candidate
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked rumors of already having an anointed candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing journalists on the development in Lafia, the state c...
26th March 2025Rivers sole administrator orders LG heads to submit council reports
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration in the 23 local government areas of the state to submit the activities of ...
26th March 2025Judiciary taking over INEC, parties' functions - SDP chair
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam on Monday lamented that the Nigerian judiciary is taking over the statutory functions of political parties and the Independent Nationa...
25th March 2025I won’t be forced into submission, Natasha denies apology claims
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has denied reports that she apologised to the Senate over the issue that led to her suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan in a statement on ...
24th March 2025Field Nnewi North candidates for Anambra by-election, group tells parties
The Coalition of Anambra South Progressives has urged political parties such as the All Progressives Grand Alliance, All Progressives Congress, Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party as well as...
24th March 2025APC, PDP stalwarts involved in coalition to oust Tinubu – Utomi
The Leader of the National Consultative Front, Prof Pat Utomi, has outlined ongoing moves to crystallise a formidable coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections de...
24th March 2025Enugu PDP hails S’Court for affirming party supremacy
The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling reaffirming the party’s supremacy in managing its internal affairs. “We commend the Supreme Court ...
24th March 2025No anointed gov candidate for Anambra, says Abure
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has assured a former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority, Dr George Moghalu, that he would create a level playing field fo...
21st March 2025Cross River PDP reinstates chairman
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River, Venatius Ikem, suspended from office for alleged misconduct, financial mismanagement and failure of the party during the 2024 local governm...
21st March 2025Why I won’t join El-Rufai in SDP yet – Ex-APC chieftain, Lukman
Former All Progressives Congress National Vice Chairman (North-West), Mallam Salihu Lukman, discusses his frustration with the ruling party, his differences with ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and...
21st March 2025'Tinubu was ill-advised,' NNPP condemns emergency rule in Rivers
The New Nigeria Peoples Party has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency imposed in Rivers State. PUNCH Online reports that the President had on Tuesday declared a state of emergency i...
19th March 2025Rivers assembly backs emergency rule, pledges sole administrator support
The Rivers State House of Assembly has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Speaker of t...
19th March 2025Emergency rule in Rivers, political manipulation—Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as “political manipulation and outright bad faith...
18th March 2025APC dismisses El-Rufai defection as "non-event," warns SDP of "destruction"
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims by the Social Democratic Party that it is worried about the defection of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his ex-commission...
18th March 2025PDP slams Wike, APC over secretariat land revocation, says threat to democracy
The Peoples Democratic Party has strongly condemned the revocation of its Right of Occupancy by the All Progressives Congress-led government. The PDP described the action as an attempt to stifle oppos...
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