Category: Politics

‘False, Misleading,’ Natasha Disowns Viral Tape Blackmailing Tinubu

Ganiyu Amodu

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday, denied any connection with a viral audio and video purportedly featuring her in a conversation with a journalist where she claimed that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, blackmailed President Bola Tinubu to have her imprisoned. In a statement personally signed and released in Abuja, Akpoti-Uduaghan categorically dissociated herself from the contents of the recordings, urging the public to disregard them entirely. She described the viral materials as “a deliberate act of misinformation” crafted with malicious intent to tarnish her reputation and…

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Lagos: Mr Governor, This Sacrifice Must Get To Olodumare, By Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode

I bet, at this point, many will tell Mr. Governor to ignore Mr. President. After all what can the President do to Sanwo-Olu as a second term Governor. He won’t be needing a fresh ticket. That may be true but a river that forgets its source will dry up.   As a young reporter in the early 90s, I grew up in the newsroom hearing the phrase ‘IBB Boys’. These were young soldiers loyal to the former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida who ruled Nigeria between August 27, 1985 and…

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‘Pork-filled, Disgusting Abomination,’ Elon Musk Slams Trump’s Spending Bill

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk has publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill, calling it an “outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination” just days after his departure from a White House advisory role, The Independent UK reported. The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently completed a 130-day stint as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency, voiced his disapproval in a post on X on Tuesday. Musk sharply criticised the bill’s projected impact on the federal deficit, warning it would push the budget shortfall to $2.5trn and leave American citizens with an “unsustainable”…

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Why Tinubu Must Sack Some Ministers – Orji Kalu

Abibat Babalola

Senator Orji Uzo Kalu has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack some members of his cabinet. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State made the call on Monday while fielding questions on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme. The Abia senator claimed that lower-class Nigerians are still suffering, noting that they have not started having the benefit of Tinubu’s policies. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Road Maintenance Needs N880bn Yearly- Works Minister Summer Move: Turkey Is A Great Place To Play And Live Football, Okocha Advises Osimhen NDLEA Arrests Two Saudi-Bound Pilgrims For…

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INEC Announces Dates For Ekiti, Osun Governorship Polls

Ganiyu Amodu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States next year. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the dates at the swearing-in of six newly-appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners. The National Assembly recently approved the nomination of the RECs by President Bola Tinubu. Unity Cup: Ahmed Musa Leaves Super Eagles Camp Here’s What Caused Late-Night SSCE Papers – WAEC To Parents Yakubu said while the governorship election in Ekiti State would be held on July 20, 2026, the people…

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You Don’t Have Automatic Presidential Ticket — LP Tells Peter Obi

Abibat Babalola

The Labour Party (LP) has declared that its presidential ticket for the 2027 general election remains open and that no candidate, including former flagbearer Peter Obi, will be granted an automatic ticket. The party’s leadership made the clarification following media reports suggesting that the LP was celebrating Obi’s recent declaration of interest to contest the presidency again under its platform. Reacting to the reports, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in a statement on Monday, stated that such claims were inaccurate and misleading. He said, “I want to state…

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How I Survived Abacha’s Plot To Kill Me, Abiola, Yar’Adua – Obasanjo

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has detailed how he survived the “evil plan” hatched by former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to kill him, alongside General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and the winner of the June 12, 1993, elections, Chief M.K.O. Abiola. Obasanjo made the disclosure at Ogbor Uvuru in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, last weekend while commissioning the state-of-the-art Assemblies of God Church, christened ‘The Noah’s Ark’. He said Abacha had boasted that none of the trio would come out of prison alive, as that was the way he…

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‘Defect With Me To APC Or Resign,’ Akwa Ibom Gov Eno Tells Cabinet

Ganiyu Amodu

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has asked all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress or step down from their positions. According to a video shared by Channels TV on Friday, the governor spoke during a State Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Eno confirmed his planned defection to the APC and made it clear that only those willing to join him would remain in his government. “It’s no more news that I’m moving party. If you don’t…

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‘Sweep Everywhere Clean,’ Tinubu Okays One Party System

Abibat Babalola

. Expects Mass Exodus From PDP, LP, Other Opposition parties, which he described as sinking ships without Life Jackets   President Bola Tinubu has said he expects more politicians to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tinubu stated this during the ruling party’s national summit on Thursday. READ ALSO: ‘For £500 million ($670 million),’ US Firm Redbird Capital Agrees Deal To Buy UK’s Telegraph Newspaper ‘Mad Rush,’ Saudi Arabian Club, Juventus, Others In Race To Sign Osimhen June Internationals: Tuchel Unveils England 26-Man Squad ‘15.85s (2.0m/s),’ Favour Ofili Breaks 150m…

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‘False, Misleading,’ Yahaya Bello Distance Self From Running Against Tinubu In 2027

Ganiyu Amodu

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from contesting the 2027 Presidential election against incumbent Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, he described the campaign poster in circulation as false, misleading and the handwork of mischief makers who wanted to bring him down at all cost. Bello reiterated his unflinching commitment to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027. The statement reads in part, “Our attention has been drawn to another senseless post…

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