Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, on Friday debunked the claim that he is a member of a secret cult group. Reacting to a viral video by one Emmanuel Agbogun, who accused Idahosa and other prominent citizens of the state of belonging to cult groups, the deputy governor said the accusation was spurious, defamatory and…
A former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has accused the party’s leadership of betrayal and injustice, claiming that his 2022 presidential bid was sabotaged to pave the way for Mr Peter Obi. Faduri, who is the leader of the Rescue Movement for a New Nigeria, also declared his intention to contest the…
The National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has condemned the recent wave of defections from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as the ‘worse political sin.’ Kwankwaso, who has himself faced speculation over a possible return…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, recently engaged with some journalists in Abuja during the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife, Queen Lilian Adebayo. He spoke on several issues ranging from insecurity, a coalition to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027,…
A group of lawyers have expressed support for Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s decision to step down from a presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The lawyers argue that Akpabio’s withdrawal was the right thing to do, as his involvement could have been perceived as a conflict of interest. The panel…
Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2025 World Relays scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China, citing delays in the issuance of visas to its athletes. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in a statement on Friday blamed China’s visa process for the withdrawal. The federation regretted that despite beginning the application process in February, “the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that there is nothing wrong in Nigeria being a one-party state. He said the APC was willing and capable of integrating all defectors into its ranks. Ganduje stated that although the APC was not gunning for a one-party state, it welcomed the…
Abayomi Arabambi, Labour Party’s factional National Publicity Secretary, has alleged that some Obidients who were deployed as party agents ran away with election results because they were not paid for their service. Arabambi, during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, said the Labour Party has been lying to Nigerians about why the party failed…
The ranks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have continued to deplete as three serving senators from Kebbi State, elected on the party’s platform have formally declared their intention to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The three Senators met with President Bola Tinubu, Friday, at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The lawmakers are…
Kamoru Ogunlana, the clerk of the national assembly, says the nation’s parliament needs to fully embrace technology in lawmaking. Speaking on Friday at a retreat organised by the national assembly in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ogunlana said adopting technology…