LAGOS – Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has threatened a N5b lawsuit against actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged defamation. Obi’s lawyer, Chief Alex Ejesieme (SAN), in a letter dated June 9, 2026, accused Okonkwo of making “false, malicious and defamatory” claims against the former Anambra State governor during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, June 8. According to the letter, Okonkwo allegedly...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed the latest allegations by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, describing them as an unfortunate cocktail of bitterness, conjecture, and political revisionism masquerading as public interest. In a statement on Monday issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Nigerians who watched Mr. Lawal’s recent television interview were confronted with a curious spectacle: a man armed with outrage...

…Approves Funds For Station’s Revival The Kogi State Government has commenced plans to construct a befitting permanent structure for Radio Kogi, Okeneba, as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s broadcast infrastructure and enhance service delivery to the people of Kogi Central. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this on Tuesday during the presentation of a cheque to the landowner for the acquisition of land designated for the project....

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that he didn’t promise to secure tickets for senators who lost the recently held primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The rebuttal was made in a statement by his media office on Saturday, which stressed that the Senate President only empathised with senators who were affected negatively by the outcome of their primary elections, in the course of interacting with them “We must categorically assert...

Opposition lawmakers in the green chamber of the National Assembly, on Wednesday selected Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, lawmaker representing Ideato North and Ideato South, as Reps Minority Leader Designate, awaiting the Speaker’s announcement. 61 out of the 81 lawmakers from the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Labour Party (LP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and ACCORD...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has appealed to politicians to stop playing politics with the schoolteachers and students’ abduction in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. It will be recalled that former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, accused the Oyo government of orchestrating the kidnap of the students and teachers. He stated this during an interview on Channels TV on Monday, where he alleged that the kidnap was orchestrated by the Oyo...