•Doyin Okupe The leadership of the Labour Party has described the former Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, as a political opportunist whose foray into politics revolves around personal benefits. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement, in Abuja, today. He spoke in r...
•Governors Oborevwori and Mutfwang Supreme Court today reserved the judgment in the appeals by the SDP, Labour Party and the APC challenging the victory of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared that Oborevwori of the PDP polled 360,234 votes to win the governorship election ahead of Omo-Ageg...
•Tinubu The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) says President Bola Tinubu must reduce cases of corruption and abuse of office among ministers and civil servants for the masses to breathe. The group, in an open letter addressed to the President and dated Jan. 8 and released in Lagos, said the CNPP listened to Tinubu’s […]
•Aregbesola The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has sued former Governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly causing factions within the party. The opposition party in the state, through its counsel, Ayodele Kusamotu, Yemi Akingbade, R. Oloyede and B. Nwayen, asked the...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has distanced himself from claims of owning a company awarded a contract by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Some reports claimed that a firm allegedly owned by the minister had gotten N438 million as “consultancy fees” from the suspende...
•Yahaya Bello Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has dissolved the State Executive Council and has announced the appointment of caretaker chairmen for the 21 local government councils across the state. Governor Bello deposed the Ohimege Igu, the paramount ruler of Koton Karfe and two other first class chiefs, just as he also appointed the Ohinoy...
•Doyin Okupe The former Director-General (DG) of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe has resigned his membership of the party. He announced his resignation in a letter sighted by our correspondent today Monday, January 8. Recall that in 2023, Okupe stepped aside from his position as the DG of the Labour Party (LP) ...
The Supreme Court will this week hear 21 appeals arising from the disputes over the March 18, 2023 governorship elections. In its schedule for the week, the cases on Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states will be heard between today and Thursday. It was learnt that the apex court […]
•Tinubu (C) with members of the G5 Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says the G5 group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ortom made this known yesterday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, [&helli...
Eight All Progressives Congress aspirants eyeing to occupy the Akoko NorthEast/NorthWest Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives have protested the outcome of the party primary over the allegation of doctored delegates’ list. The seat became vacant after Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was appointed Minister of Interior by President B...

