The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is embroiled in a leadership crisis following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) rejection of a letter introducing an Acting National Chairman for the party. The electoral body has also queried the legality of the move and demanded clarification from the substantive chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. In a memo…
For the third time in recent weeks, the Senate has maintained that there was no court pronouncement mandating the Red Chamber to recall the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, stated this in a statement on Sunday. Adaramodu’s declaration followed Senator…
Former Governor of Kano State and APC national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, reportedly rushed to the emergency department of specialist doctors in London. This report was disclosed by human rights activist and humanitarian, Sir Engr. AY, on X (formerly Twitter). Abdullahi Umar Ganduje According to him, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is in a critical health condition,…
Sunday Oliseh, former Super Eagles captain and head coach, has lost one of his younger brothers to malaria. According to a statement released by the family on Saturday, Uche Oliseh died on June 17 at the age of 51. “Uche was a cherished member of our family—deeply loved, kind-spirited, full of life, and devoted to…
Farooq Kperogi, Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, has apologized to former First Lady Aisha Buhari over his recent statement that she was no longer married to late, former President Muhammadu Buhari. Kperogi stated that it was one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement he has ever committed in…
Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on Sunday clarified his comments barring Peter Obi from coming into the state without clearance, saying it was not a threat but a directive on issues of protocol. He, however, said there are moral and spiritual issues to giving, which are not supposed to be issues for publicity. Recall…
A 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, was found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City, located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Friday morning and was brought to attention by the Chief Security Officer of the…
The Lagos police command says it has commenced an investigation into a viral video showing officers manhandling Mercy Attababa, a female student of Lagos State University (LASU), while attempting to arrest her. In a video posted on Facebook by Obi Franklin, some men, including armed police officers, were seen trying to force the student into…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on its Anambra governorship candidate, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, by unknown gunmen in Abuja, calling it a desperate move by anti-democratic forces. Ezenwafor was reportedly ambushed and shot at on Saturday night while returning from an appointment, a development the PDP says is linked to the growing…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the administration’s failure to deliver on its campaign promise of providing uninterrupted electricity to Nigerians within four years. In a strongly worded post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Bolaji Abdullahi, interim spokesperson of the coalition-backed ADC,…