Tinubu slams coalition planners as political IDPs

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lashed out at those behind a proposed political coalition aimed at stopping his re-election bid in 2027, describing them as political ‘internally displaced persons’. He made the remarks on Wednesday while commissioning legacy projects in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. On the reported coalition of opposition forces, which includes former […]

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2027 VP: Barau vows to do whatever Tinubu wants

Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau. Credit: Senate The Deputy Senate President,Barau Jibrin has vowed to do whatever President Bola Tinubu wants as regards his planned consideration for the Vice President slot in the 2027;election He gave the pledge at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday in response to questions about calls by political groups […]

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Departed Yekini, Keshi, other Eagles players get promised houses 31 years after Nations Cup win

Super Eagles Team ’94 Thirty ome years after winning the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the Federal Government has moved to fulfil its pledge of house allocations to members of that Super Eagles victory team. The government, on Wednesday 25th June 2025, through a statement on the website of the Federal Ministry of […]

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INEC flags clashing names, irregularities in 110 party registration requests

The Independent National Electoral Commission has alleged clashing names, and irregularities in the applications for registration as political parties by most of the associations. IMEC had on Wednesday, said it received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties. The requests list including proposed names, acronyms, addresses, and names of their protem […]

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Saudi Arabia, Sultan confirm new Islamic calendar year 1447 AH begins Thursday

Prayer at the Kaabah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the Islamic New Year 1447 AH, after the crescent moon was sighted on the evening of Wednesday, Dhul Hijjah 29. The Supreme Court announced the […]

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Makinde bloc revolts as INEC verdict deepens PDP crisis

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike clashed over the scheduled date for the party’s 100th National Executive Committee meeting and the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary. Makinde’s camp, which includes Governors Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye […]

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11 NWC members reject Anyanwu’s return as PDP secretary

The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has taken a fresh twist, as 11 out of 19 members of the National Working Committee have rejected the return of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the 11 NWC members also insisted that the party’s National Executive […]

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Afenifere suspends Oba Oladipo Olaitan

recommends expulsion for alleged gross indiscipline The pan-Yoruba socio political organisation, Afenifere has suspended Oba Oladipo Olaitan, the Alaago of Kajola Ijesa in Atakumosa Local Government Area, over what it described as gross indiscipline and disloyalty to the group’s leadership. Osun State chapter of the group, which took the decision, also recommended the monarch’s immediate […]

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Rowdy session as Senate confirms non-indigene as Rivers electoral commission chair

Tensions flared in the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers clashed over the confirmation of Michael Odey, a Cross River State indigene, as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Odey’s confirmation, which followed the submission of a report by the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Emergency Rule in Rivers State, chaired by Senate Leader Opeyemi […]

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British-Nigerian mayor, Opeyemi Bright, vows support for Nigerians in UK

Princess Opeyemi Bright, and Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Princess Opeyemi Bright, Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, has affirmed her commitment to fostering opportunities for Nigerians residing in the United Kingdom and strengthening ties between Nigeria and the UK. She gave this pledge during a courtesy visit on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO […]

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