Category: Politics

El-Rufai Dumps APC, Joins SDP

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai announced his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a post on his verified Facebook page on Monday titled “NIGERIA UPDATE: Onwards to the future”. He said: “As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories of working with other compatriots to negotiate the merger of political parties that created the APC. It had been my hope since…

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‘It’s True,’ Doyin Okupe Is Gone, Gov Abiodun Mourns

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Emotional tributes Ogun governor wrote on his late kinsman + ‘The man Okupe,’ everything to know about the place holder for Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the last presidential election’s primary   The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the passing of Dr. Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe, popularly known as Dr. Doyin Okupe, at the age of 72, as a profound personal loss. Okupe’s passing came shortly after the demise of another revered figure, the Alaperu of Iperu Remo, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo. Governor Abiodun paid tribute to…

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Ex-presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead. Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. In December 2022, he stepped down from Obi’s campaign after a money laundering conviction. FULL STORY: How, Why Military Invaded Ikeja Electric Offices BREAKING: Senate Committee Recommends Natasha’s Suspension For Six months He later resigned from the Labour Party after the 2023 general elections. Details surrounding his death…

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Ita-Giwa: Female senators Can’t Say They’ve Been Sexually Harassed

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former presidential adviser and ex-lawmaker, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims of sexual harassment, stating that female senators cannot be harassed once they attain their positions in the Senate. Akpoti-Uduaghan recently alleged on a live television programme that Senate President Godswill Akpabio frustrated her attempts to raise motions concerning the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State because she refused his alleged sexual advances. Reacting to the claims on Arise TV on Tuesday, Ita-Giwa argued that female lawmakers should not make such allegations, as holding a senatorial position…

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Obasa Returns, Meranda Resigns, PowerShow Consumes 1st Female Speaker

ADEOLA YUSUF

      How 49 days of leadership by the first woman speaker in Lagos Assembly history ended + VIDEO   Lagos Assembly Speaker Meranda resigns The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Lasbat Mojisola Meranda has resigned from her post after serving 49 days in that capacity. Other principal officers of the Assembly, including the Chief Whip and his Deputy, the Majority Leader and his Deputy also resigned. A new set of leaders where also elected by voice votes after the resignation. Meranda, in her resignation speech, appreciated…

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Former Lagos Guber Candidate Jandor Quits PDP

ADEOLA YUSUF

Abdulazeez Adediran, ex-governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, has resigned his membership of the party. Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, announced his resignation during a press briefing at Liberty Place, Ikeja, on Monday. He cited indiscipline and anti-party activities within the PDP as reasons for his departure. Jandor was PDP’s flagbearer in Lagos during the 2023 general election. He polled third with 62,449 votes behind Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 762,134 votes, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP) who…

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‘NY, LA, Boston, Others,’ Pro-Ukraine Protests Erupt Across America

ADEOLA YUSUF

Protests broke out across the United States on Saturday following a tense confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House. According to The Guardian, the clash, which occurred on Friday, prompted hundreds of demonstrators to gather in cities such as Waitsfield, Vermont, New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, expressing their support for Ukraine and condemning the actions of Trump and Vance. The protests were initially planned to coincide with Vance’s visit to Vermont for a ski…

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Senate Sex Scandal: Natasha’s Husband Speaks, Saraki Demands Probe

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan has openly expressed support for his wife, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over the allegation of sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. He urged the Senate and Akpabio to accord his wife her deserved respect and dignity as the sexual harassment case was being investigated. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central in the Senate had, during an interview on Arise Television, accused Akpabio of harassing her sexually, a situation which has sparked the fire of controversy. In a statement issued on Saturday, the husband of the legislator, stressed…

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Let Your Husband Defend Himself, Natasha Advises Senate President’s Wife

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate session, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules. Tensions escalated further when she appeared on Arise News on Friday, accusing the Akpabio of blocking her motions, maligning her, and intimidating her after she allegedly…

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Sexual Scandal Rocks Senate, Natasha Fingers Akpabio of Harassment + VIDEO

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘What he did to me in his Akwa Ibom house on December 8, 2023,’ Here’s everything the Kogi Senator said about alleged sexual advances by the Senate President. Watch VIDEO    Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) on Friday accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of victimising her because she refused his sexual advances. Platforms Africa reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan recently clashed with Akpabio during plenary about seating arrangements. She has been referred to the Senate Ethics Committee for probe. However, the Kogi lawmaker said in an interview on Arise…

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