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The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working […]

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that she was briefly stopped from travelling abroad on Tuesday after immigration officials seized her international passport at the airport. In a Facebook live video obtained on Tuesday, the lawmaker was seen confronting immigration personnel over the action, which she described as an unlawful restriction of […]

President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States to ease off the reported security tensions and threats of diplomatic and security actions against Nigeria by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement on Monday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor emphasized the importance of […]

Twelve northern governors, prominent traditional rulers, and senior judges are at the centre of a looming diplomatic storm as the United States Congress considers a bill that could impose far-reaching sanctions on them over alleged complicity in what American lawmakers describe as a “Christian genocide” and systemic persecution under Nigeria’s sharia and blasphemy laws. This […]

A former National Operations Controller of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Mike Osatuyi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel. In an interview with Newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Osatuyi said that the policy would protect local refineries and attract new […]

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has rallied his members behind the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu, urging them to work for his victory in the 2027 presidential election. Its state chairman, Engnr Ade Adetimehin, has urged members to work in unity to secure victory for President Bola Tinubu and the APC at […]

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party has widened, as loyalists of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and other governors regroup to remobilise support and challenge the Nyesom Wike camp ahead of the party’s national convention. At the same time, former governors Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) have thrown their weight behind the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and representative of Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has supported President Bola Tinubu, describing him as a “God-sent leader” whose policies are stabilising Nigeria’s economy. Fadahunsi, who a couple of months ago defected from the PDP […]

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that recent developments within the Peoples Democratic Party indicate that there is no hope of the party returning to power for now. Fayose, who on Saturday backed the suspension of the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, by a faction of the party, also congratulated the PDP […]