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Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa, Meranda Claim Speakership

Mojisola Meranda vs Mudashiru Obasa
Yesterday’s spectacular reappearance of evicted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over a “plenary session” with just four MPs present, gave the turmoil roiling the Lagos State House of Assembly a new dimension. However, the 36 MPs who remained requested that Obasa was removed, stating that they were still loyal to Mojisola Meranda. This occurred in spite of Obasa’s January 13 lawsuit challenging his dismissal. The assembly and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the home state of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have become polarized since Obasa, a sixth-term lawmaker representing Agege constituency I, was removedRead More

February 2023 Election Results: CPPBI Calls On Political Actors, Stakeholders, Others To Thread With Caution

2023 Presidential Election Result Collation
Following the discontent that have so far accompanied the announcement and declaration of the winners of the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Nigeria by the country’sRead More

Gov Wike Fires Back At Sule Lamido Over ‘Emperor’ Comments, Says Former Jigawa Governor Has No Relevance In PDP

Sule Lamido vs Governor Nyesom Wike
Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant on Media to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has described comments recently made about his principal by a former Jigawa State governor, Sule LamidoRead More

Atiku : How I Will Lead Nigeria Out Of Current Electricity Challenges

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
Power grid begins gradual recovery after nationwide blackout Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Abubakar Atiku, yesterday outlined how he willRead More

Ayu: I’ve Not Resigned And Won’t Resign

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu
Says he’s elected for four-year term Atiku, Okowa, Sambo, Fintiri, others receive 160,000 defectors from APC Presidential hopeful says his mission in politics is to serve people Wike berates partyRead More

Wike’s Camp Insists Ayu’s Ouster Irreducible Condition For Peace

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State
Demands to pick choice of successor Urges Mark to speak up since he’s with chairman’s resignation letter Atiku paints gloomy picture of Nigeria, describes current statistics as grim, disappointing PDPRead More

Bode George: Renewed Rivalries Between Minority, Majority Ethnic Groups Can Derail Nigeria

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George
Warns PDP against undermining interest of the south A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, at the weekend, warned that the renewed rivalriesRead More

Order INEC To Extend Voter’s Registration Till November 27, Ozekhome Begs Court

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome
A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of mandatory injunction compelling the IndependentRead More

Malagi Finally Dumps APC, Elected Guber Candidate Of NNPP

Mohammed Idris Malagi
Sokodeke cries foul By Laleye Dipo in Minna After months of speculations and denials one of the frontline gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress Mohammed IdrisRead More

I’m Not A Thug, I Don’t Breed Thugs, Says Niger APC Guber Candidate

Alhaji Umar Mohammed Bago
Against the speculations that he is the brain behind the rising cases of thuggery in Minna and some other cities, the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 electionRead More

Wamakko To Wike: You Did Not Lose PDP Primary Because Of Religion

Senator Aliyu Wamakko
Party’s crisis: NWC members may have ditched Rivers gov to back Ayu Council boss berates Maeba for attacking gov We cannot return Rivers to bitterness, Abe tells Wike All ProgressivesRead More