Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has suspended Otonye Briggs, the Local Government Committee Chairman of Akuku-Toru, with immediate effect. The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 17, in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi. In the directive, Governor Fubara appointed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye as the caretaker committee chairman…
Matthew Hassan-Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and a co-convener of the National Peace Committee, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu did not sign the peace accord ahead of the 2023 elections. His statement comes amid the ongoing controversy over the refusal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sign a similar…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state have suspended Senator Dino Melaye over alleged anti-party activities. This decision was made public by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after reviewing the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate Melaye’s actions. In a letter signed by the Ward…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the federal government for the recent arrest of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the takeover of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). In a statement released on Tuesday, September 10, Atiku, the…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused several governors within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of playing both sides in their dealings with President Bola Tinubu. According to Wike, these governors express support for the president in private while publicly taking a different stance. ‘ Wike, the former governor of…
The political clash between former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, intensified on Wednesday, August 28, as George urged Atiku to wait until 2031 if he wishes to run for the presidency again. The verbal exchange began after George suggested that the government…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has strongly refuted allegations that its officials are involved in selling Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the upcoming September 21 Governorship Election in Edo State. The allegations were brought forward by the civic group Transparency for Electoral Systems Advocacy (TESA), but INEC has challenged the group to…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, expressed concerns that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidency in 2023 would have brought instability to Nigeria. During an appearance on Arise Television, George revealed that Atiku’s emergence as the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election could have led to significant problems,…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State in his ongoing feud with his predecessor and minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Their renewed support for Fubara came after the conduct of a disputed party congress in which Fubara was denied…
President Paul Biya of Cameroon is set to contest the country’s presidential election again at the age of 93. Biya, who is Africa’s longest-serving president, is currently 91 years old. He will contest in the 2026 Presidential Election to seek an eighth term, by which time he will be 93. Founder of…
