The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has lambasted his godson and Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing him as an ingrate. Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers, spoke on Friday on his strained relationship with Fubara for the first time while speaking to newsmen in Abuja. The relationship between…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman. A three-member panel on Friday held that the election that produced Suleiman in Ningi Central Constituency in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State was full of irregularities. The appellate court ordered a rerun in 10…
Popular political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to visit his alma mater like former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, did. While reacting to a post by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday via X, Yesufu challenged Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, shared insights during an interview with The Nigerian Tribune, expressing his initial belief that the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seemed poised to win the election. According to Onanuga, this perception arose due to the…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted of successfully fighting insecurity, unemployment and ensuring investments. Buhari said Nigerians can now see the difference in these areas when compared to when he was in office. The former President said the success in fighting insecurity brought about investment in Nigeria while he was in office. He spoke during…
The Senate has said it will make legislation that will make it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit election results. The assurance was given by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Act, Sharafadeen Alli. Giving this assurance while appearing on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Alli argued that the…
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, addressed the incident in Kogi Central where ballot papers were purportedly thumbprinted before reaching the polling station, causing voter protests. Falana stressed that this action is not associated with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but stems from politicians neglecting the democratic rights of the people. During the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, submitted that Western Liberal Democracy has not been a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo said this while delivering his keynote address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa”, in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The event attracted…
A three-member panel, in a unanimous decision on Sunday, held that Muftwang was not validly sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as provided by Section 285(2) of the Nigerian Constitution. The panel held that the appeal brought by Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) succeeds as the issue of qualification was…
Members of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the aegis of the conglomerate of PDP Support groups have given Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State the ultimatum to either resume office or hand over to his deputy. Addressing a press conference at the PDP Headquarters on Friday, the National Coordinator of the…