Politics

Senate President Akpabio Drums Support For Tinubu’

Saturday, April 13, 2024
Nigeria 39;s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has began drumming support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rsquo;s re-election barely months into the president rsquo;s first term. While addressing a gathering of state governors and federal lawmakers that paid Sallah homage to Tinubu at ...

Odili Ignores Wike, Declares Fubara As Political Leader Of Rivers State

Thursday, April 11, 2024
The former Governor of Rivers, Peter Odili has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the political leader of the state, praising him for defending the interests of the people. Odili, who served between 1999 and 2007, stated that Fubara, having secured his electoral victory both through the ballo ...

Labour Party Tackles NLC, Says Union Lacks Power To Sack Abure, Others

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Labour Party has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against hijacking the political platform, saying it lacked the power to sack the Julius Abure-National Working Committee. A statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, Labour Party (LP) described the NLC stakeholders r ...

NLC Sacks Abure To Audit LP Accounts, Moves To Set Up Interim Committee 

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress has voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee. To fill the vacuum, the stakeholders said the congress would set up a transition committee to oversee the affairs of the party pend ...

Philip Shaibu Rejects Impeachment As Deputy Governor

Monday, April 8, 2024
Philip Shaibu has denounced his impeachment as the deputy governor of Edo State. This is coming shortly after the state assembly voted to carry out his impeachment following the conclusion of the impeachment hearing on Friday. It was learnt that Shaibu had shunned the hearing, citing the case he ...

Governor Obaseki Picks 37-Year-Old As New Edo Deputy Shortly After Shaibu’s Impe

Monday, April 8, 2024
Barely few minutes after the Edo State House of Assembly impeached the state deputy governor Philip Shaibu, Governor Godwin Obaseki has moved to pick his replacement. A 37-year-old Omobayo Godwin has been picked to serve as the new deputy governor of the state. A video posted by Channels Telev ...

Peter Obi Denies Plan To Dump Labour Party, Says Higher Electricity Tariff Is No

Sunday, April 7, 2024
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has denied that he is planning to leave the party. It was recalled that in March, former spokesperson for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, said Obi was planning to leave the Labour ...

Why I Now “Hate” Peter Odili’– Wike Reveals

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
The Former governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why he 39;s no longer working with Peter Odili, a former governor of the state. This is as he said he made Sim Fubara the Rivers State governor. Wike stated this on Tuesday d ...

NNPP Women Leader Resigns

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
The Northwest Zonal Women Leader of New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP) Hajia Aisha Ahmed Kaita has resigned from her position. Kaita announced her resignation at a news conference on Tuesday in Kano. She said her resignation from the position is voluntary but still, she retained her membership ...

Governor Aiyedatiwa Disowns 273 Aides Appointed By Commissioner

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has said he would not pay the 273 lawyers appointed as aides by his Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo. Earlier, Ajulo had said the appointment of the lawyers was to enhance the provision of excellent, independent and ethical leg ...
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