The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced that it will be relocating its proceedings from Benin City, the state capital, to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. This relocation was communicated through a notice dated January 24, 2025, signed by the Tribunal Secretary, Mu’azu Bagudu, and shared with all parties involved in the case.…
Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has refused to engage in a verbal altercation with the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, after the minister made disparaging remarks about him. During a live television interview over the weekend,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he would have disowned former Senate President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, if he were his father. Wike accused Wabara of being among those exacerbating the conflict between him and his former protege, Rivers…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State announced on Thursday, January 16, that it would withdraw from the local government council elections scheduled for January 18. The party made this decision following extensive consultations with stakeholders, as revealed in a statement by the PDP’s Director of Media and Publicity in the state, Leye Igbabo.…
There was chaos at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin City on Wednesday, January 15, following the sound of gunshots. Videos circulating on social media showed a man dressed in a white shirt, brown shorts, white face cap, and a black nose mask, firing a locally made gun into the air while shouting,…
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga, has passed away. Onanuga, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. House Spokesman Akin Rotimi confirmed her death in a statement released on Wednesday evening. “It is with profound sorrow that…
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Livestock Development has raised concerns over the proposed ₦11.8 billion budget allocation for the newly established Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, deeming it insufficient for the ministry’s effective takeoff. The Federal Government allocated ₦10 billion for capital expenditure and ₦1.8 billion for overhead costs in the ministry’s 2025 budget.…
Rivers Court Removes Pro-Wike PDP Chairman A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday, January 13, dismissed Chukwuemeka Aaron as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Aaron, a known loyalist of former Governor Nyesom Wike, who now serves as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was…
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has revealed that around 80 percent of the secondary school teachers who were illegally recruited in the state are unable to write an acceptance letter. He made this comment during a meeting with a coalition of Christian denominations under the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the Government House. Governor…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has clarified that the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) cannot intervene in the ministerial nomination issues concerning former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Sule confirmed that El-Rufai remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite the National Assembly rejecting his ministerial nomination in August 2023. “El-Rufai has not left…
