Category: Politics

Akpabio, Natasha Bicker Over Seat Arrangements

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Senate President Orders Security To Bundle Kogi Senator Out of Senate Chamber   Tensions flared during plenary in the Senate over seating arrangements which led to a heated exchange between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The controversy began when Senator Natasha’s seat was relocated upon resumption of the session. The Chief Whip, Senator Tahir Monguno, had raised a point of order, citing sections of the Senate rule book to justify the reassignment of seats. Monguno explained that the changes were necessary to accommodate shifts caused by…

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Abiola Won June 12 Election, Babangida Opens Up 32 Years After

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “A Journey in Service,” former president speaks on annulment of the poll as the most challenging aspect of his life     Nigeria’s former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has said that late Basorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, won the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Platforms Africa reports that this revelation from.the man who annulled the election came almost 32 years from General Babangida in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja on Thursday. He said: “There was no doubt in my…

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‘Three Months To 98th Birthday,’ Edwin Clark Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Nonagenarians,’ what family said about the last hours of the 97 year-old South-South leader who died days after 96 year-old Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, died   Edwin Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South-South leader, has passed away at the age of 97. Platforms Africa reports that the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader died on Monday night, according to a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark on behalf of the family. He would be 98 in May, 2025. “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo…

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How USAID Funded Boko Haram, Sponsored Chibok Girls’ Kidnap – US Congressman

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “USAID’s annual budget of $697 million including cash shipments to madrasas (Islamic schools), has inadvertently funded terrorist training camps and extremist groups,” Scott Perry gives World- shaking dirty details     A United States congressman, Scott Perry, has accused the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of financing terror groups like Islamic State and al-Qaeda including their local affiliates such as Boko Haram. Mr Perry made these remarks on Thursday during the inaugural session of the Congress’ Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory body…

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‘I Wouldn’t Be Widow If Akeredolu Had Listened To Me’ — Betty

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said that she would not have been a widow if the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu had listened to her. Mrs Anyanwu-Akeredolu stated this in an exclusive interview with StarNews Publisher, Olumide Akinrinlola, published on Thursday. Diagnosed with breast cancer 27 years ago, the former Ondo First Lady said her decision to seek medical care rather than relying on spiritual healers was a crucial step in her recovery. Her husband Akeredolu died from prostate cancer on December 23, 2023. According to Betty,…

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Why I Visited Obasanjo – Atiku

ADEOLA YUSUF

The 2023 presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar said that his visit to his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday was not about politics, but “a courtesy call on the former President”. Atiku, who arrived at Obasanjo’s residence, located on the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) at exactly 12: 37p.m., was accompanied by the former governors of Sokoto and Cross Rivers State, Senator Aminu Tambuwa and Senator Liyel Imoke among other eminent political stalwarts from the northern region. Upon arrival, Atiku…

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Atiku, Tambuwal, Imoke Visit Obasanjo, Hold Close-door Meeting

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ahead of 2027 politics, politicians have been making moves suspected to be in line with strategising for the presidency. In one of such suspected moves, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited his former principal, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday. Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arrived at the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta around 12:36 p.m. and quickly went to the Penthouse arm of the facility to meet his host, Obasanjo, who…

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Tinubu Bereaved, President’s Ally Who Once Chaired Lagos LG Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

An ally of President Bola Tinubu and former two-term Chairman of Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Apostle Toba Oke, is dead. Oke, an ally of the President, Platforms Africa gathered, died following an illness. The 64 year-old was said to have been battling diabetes. ‘2nd Time In 5 Years,’ Nigerian Billionaire Oil Mogul Jailed Abroad How Book Written For Lagos Ex-HoS’s Birthday Ended Up Being Launched During His Burial ‘Y-Hell-O,’ MTN Subscribers Suffer Network Glitch, Telco Apologises ‘Joe, You’re Fired,’ Trump Revokes Biden’s Security Clearance It was…

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How Book Written For Lagos Ex-HoS’s Birthday Ended Up Being Launched During His Burial

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‘Exemplary public servant, prominent chieftain of the APC in Lagos’ secrets Sanwo-Olu, Fashola, Adebule, others revealed about Hon. Dr. Akinsanya Sunny Ajose during public presentation of The 200-page book authored by The Nation’s Olatunji Ololade   Lagos stood still in solemn grandeur as political heavyweights, statesmen, and admirers converged for the public presentation of The Sunny Side of Ajose: Triumphs and Legacies of Hon. Dr. Akinsanya Sunny Ajose. The event, a fusion of tribute and literary celebration, sought to immortalize a man whose life epitomized integrity, governance, and service. The…

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‘Joe, You’re Fired,’ Trump Revokes Biden’s Security Clearance

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Trump said he will be revoking former President Biden’s security clearance and stopping the former commander-in-chief’s daily intelligence briefings. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump announced in a Friday Truth Social post. Trump said that his predecessor set the precedent in 2021 “when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security,…

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