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,…
A former APC National Vice-Chairman (North West), Dr Salihu Lukman, has described former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to Social Democratic Party (SDP) as too hasty. Lukman stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that el-Rufai had, in a statement on his verified Facebook…
The Presidency on Monday said the Nigerian economy was moving in the right direction under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this in reaction to remarks by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, at its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja at the weekend….
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has on Monday, said that his administration would emerge stronger, despite the ensuing political circumstances in the state. Fubara made the remark at the inauguaration of a Palace, and residential quarters of the Paramount Ruler of Akpor Kingdom, Eze Levi Oriebe, built by his administration. Fubara stated that it’s historic…
A former National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, said the immediate past Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai should have been a bit patient for them to walk out as a group based on the ongoing negotiation. Lukman, a chief strategist and key leaders in the proposed national political coalition…
The PDP in Edo has said that “massive leakages” were responsible for the dwindling Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) under Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, made this known while addressing newsmen on the state of the Edo economy in Benin. Aziegbemi noted that in October 2024, during the…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Adewole Adebayo, has described former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to the party as a welcome development, saying it is time for good politics. Adebayo, while reacting to el-Rufai’s defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) on his X handle, described the former governor as…
Chief Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to resign within 48 hours, or face impeached. Okocha made the remark in a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said that the Supreme Court judgement is sacrosanct and should be obeyed…
