Category: Politics

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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‘Muda Mesmerises Meranda,’ Two Speakers Lay Claim To Lagos Assembly’s Top Position

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘Install, Withdraw, Restore,’ Role Police Played in Politics of Obasa, Meranda’s Security Details The Lagos State House of Assembly in Thursday became a theatre of drama as the iimpeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa,  arrived at the Assembly Complex with security operatives. Obasa, who came with more than 11 Police officers, declared that he was neither impeached nor removed as the numbee one lawmaker in the state. He heaheaded straight to the Speaker’s Office even as Mojisola Meranda also claimed to remain the…

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Nigerians Have Recognised Abiola As ‘Elected President’ Since 1993, Says Falana

ADEOLA YUSUF

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana says Nigerians have already recognised the late MKO Abiola as a former president of the country. Abiola won the 1993 election which was annulled by former military president Ibrahim Babangida. Thirty years after the exercise, Babangida during the launch of his memoir admitted that Abiola indeed emerged victorious in the election but he annulled the poll due to “national interest”. Since Babangida’s admittance, there have been calls for President Bola Tinubu to recognise the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate as a former president of the…

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‘Milk of Kindness,’ How Hon. Prof. Obiageli Lilian Orogbu Is Spreading Democracy Dividends To Constituents

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A spotlight by Efe Wellington on community projects by Awka North and South Federal Constituency lawmaker, who is one of the only 17 female lawmakers in the Nigeria’s House of Representatives     Hon. Prof. Obiageli Lilian Orogbu, the lawmaker representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency, has been spreading democracy dividends to her constituents through various community projects. To show that she is deliberate about these actions, these are her words; ” My representation is centred on education, human capacity building/empowerment and infrastructure development. I am deeply committed…

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IBB Brazenly Seeking To Rewrite History In His Feeble Days, By ADESOLA AYO-ADERELE

ADEOLA YUSUF

They don’t call Nigeria a football nation for nothing. If anything, our running round in circles makes the appellation apt, even if that wasn’t the real reason for the nomenclature. After all, IBB was called Maradona at some point. I watched with ho.rror as Nigerian politicians jostled over themselves to launch ‘A journey In Service,’ written by one of Nigeria’s most controversial rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [IBB], who held the nation spellbound from 1985 to 1993. I came into journalism in 1988 at the peak of IBB’s dictatorship and my…

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IBB Opens Up On Dele Giwa’s Murder, Defends Executing Childhood Friend

ADEOLA YUSUF

. As Mamman Vasta’s family demands restitution   Babangida revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future. In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey of Service,’ launched on February 20, 2025, Babangida recounts how early warnings about Vatsa’s alleged plans reached him “as a series of rumours.” In Chapter 10 titled, ‘The Challenges of Leadership,’ the former military leader said though he initially dismissed the…

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‘Fix Pipelines,’ Why NMDPRA’s 60k-Litre Tanker Ban Won’t Stop Explosion – Adeola Yusuf

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Team Lead, Platforms Africa, calls for pipeline repairs, use of trains as alternative for fuel transport amid NMDPRA’s March 1 deadline     As Nigeria moves to implement a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers, Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has expressed concerns over the effectiveness of the measure in addressing tanker accidents. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has earlier announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, February 19, in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA’s…

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27 Lagos Lawmakers Allegedly Defect To Labour Party, House Reacts

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed reports alleging that 27 members are planning to defect from the ruling All Progressive Congress to the opposition Labour Party (LP). Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, debunked the publication in a statement. Ogundipe called it “entirely false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public.” The statement read: “We find this report not only offensive but also riddled with inaccuracies and outright falsehoods, serving no purpose other than to sow discord and confusion within…

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‘Blame Abacha,’ How He Annulled June 12 Election When I Travelled – IBB

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has revealed that the late General Sani Abacha forces annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election when he travelled. General Babangida made this known in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja on Thursday. At the launch, which had a former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as the Book Reviewer, Babangida said Abacha-led forces annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, won by the late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, without his mandate. ‘Contained, No Casualties’ NNPC…

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Atiku, Others Lose Traditional Titles In Adamawa

ADEOLA YUSUF

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has revoked several traditional titles, including those held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Boni Haruna, and himself. He said the decision follows the restructuring of emirates and chiefdoms across the state. Governor Fintiri, who disclosed this during the coronation ceremony of the newly installed Chief of Madagali, explained that the restructuring aimed to modernize the traditional system and ensure that all district heads aligned with the newly created emirates and chiefdoms. According to him, traditional titles conferred under the previous jurisdictions…

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