Politics

A chieftain of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Mr Fafaa Dan-Princewill spoke with WALE AKINSELURE on the divisions in the LP, the Rivers emergency rule and its intractable political situation. Excerpts: There are divisions in your party. Presently, there are three factions claiming leadership of the Labour Party; what …

El-Rufai added that Nigeria is worse off in terms of insecurity, economy and governance than it was under previous administrations. Aformer governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that Nigeria is not progressing under the current government of President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai, who recently dumped the All Progressives Congress …

Plateau governor, Caleb Mutfwang on Tuesday urged communities under attacks in the state to rise up to the challenge of defending themselves against their attackers. “We have come to a point in Nigeria, where every community must defend itself. I will not, however, support lawlessness, but we can’t afford to …

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on Saturday, dismissed the claim by the North-East Caucus of the National Assembly that the region was excluded from the $530m Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone programme of the Federal Government. Last Thursday, the North-East lawmakers raised concerns over the exclusion …

The Northern Conscience Movement (NCM) has expressed concerns over the recent shift in political stance by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who has now shown admiration for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a figure he had previously criticised. This change has sparked discussions about the integrity and consistency of …

A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu helped his daughter to get a job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Galadima, a stalwart in the Kwankwasiyya movement, made the revelation on Wednesday during an appearance on a programme on AIT. …

Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Adediran, who was the PDP’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, defected …

This clarification follows alleged speculation and misinformation surrounding the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment delivered on December 2, 2022. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed circulating misconceptions regarding the proposed delineation of wards in the Warri Federal Constituency, clarifying that no final decision has yet been taken …

They alleged that they were offered a ₦200 million overseas relocation package in exchange for altering their statements to falsely implicate Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Four individuals who were recently acquitted of charges related to the fire incident at …

Following the Supreme Court judgement, the Labour Party’s candidate for president in 2023, Peter Obi and the Abia state governor, Alex Otti, have scheduled a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). A statement signed by Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson for the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) says the NEC …