The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has called on Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, to consolidate his political momentum by aligning with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and engaging in strategic discussions with its leadership. In a statement issued on Friday, the group’s Director of Strategic Communication,Dr AbdulRazak Ahmed emphasized…
… Reject ex-gov defection … Insist his anti-people policies undermines democracy A coalition of youths within Nigeria’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) has vehemently opposed the recent defection of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, asserting that his “history is littered with anti-democratic tendencies and a disregard for inclusivity.” El-Rufai officially joined the SDP earlier this…
Ijaws for Tinubu 2027, a political group, has called for the immediate dismissal of Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister over his remarks concerning the Ijaw people. Tamuno Esiri, the group’s leader, made this demand in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday. “The Ijaws for Tinubu 2027 demand the immediate removal of Wike if President…
Ijaws for Tinubu 2027, a political group, has called for the immediate dismissal of Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister over his remarks concerning the Ijaw people. Tamuno Esiri, the group’s leader, made this demand in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday. “The Ijaws for Tinubu 2027 demand the immediate removal of Wike if President…
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has strongly denounced Oginni Sunday, labeling him an impostor and dismissing his recent statements on former Governor of Kaduna State as baseless. The party’s leadership affirmed that Sunday, who claimed to be NNPP’s National Secretary, had long been expelled and held no authority to speak on its behalf. In…
Rivers-based activist Jake Epelle on Thursday said any impeachment move by former governor Nyesom Wike and his loyalists in the state’s House of Assembly against his estranged successor Siminalayi Fubara won’t succeed. Epelle said Wike cannot advocate peace and yet spur his loyalists in the Martins Amaewhule-led legislative body to impeach the sitting governor of…
Amid the controversy rocking the Nigerian Senate, the Red Chamber on Thursday passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This comes after Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele under Orders 40 and 51, moved a motion on the recent controversy surrounding the upper chamber, underscoring the need for clarity, adherence…
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and policy, has claimed that Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, will soon leave the party. Speaking in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, Bwala said the former governor of Anambra state will join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is ready to re-present the 2025 budget to the state House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared. Fubara stated this on Wednesday while speaking to residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. This came shortly after he was denied entry into…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, for showing up uninvited at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters. Wike said Fubara should have waited for approval before visiting, especially after demolishing the Assembly Complex in December 2023. Speaking at a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday,…
