Obasanjo, Gowon, Anyaoku, Others To Pay Tribute To Edwin Clark, May Day

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObasanjo, Gowon, Anyaoku, Others To Pay Tribute To Edwin Clark, May Day

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 30, 2025

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, former Secretary General of Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and a host of other prominent Nigerians will on May 1st, pay tribute to the late Niger Delta Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark who passed in February at the age of 97 years. A press release on Tuesday signed by Mrs. Baroong Tony Urata on behalf of the Organising Committee, noted that associates, friends and relatives of...

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You Lack Moral Right To Comment  On Defection, Okowa Tells Saraki

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYou Lack Moral Right To Comment  On Defection, Okowa Tells Saraki

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 30, 2025

Former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has told the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki that he lacks the moral right to comment on his defection. According to Okowa, Saraki had at a point dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and so shouldn’t tackle him over his defection. Recall that key political stakeholders in Delta State, including Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Okowa and political appointees in the state, officially defected to the All...

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Agbakoba Demands Retraction From Natasha Over Allegations Against Akpabio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAgbakoba Demands Retraction From Natasha Over Allegations Against Akpabio

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2025

Renowned legal luminary and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has written a second letter to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, urging her to withdraw her sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Agbakoba, who represents Akpabio through his law firm, Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), said the senator’s claims are riddled with contradictions and lack credible evidence. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, Agbakoba explained that his latest letter...

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Okowa Confirms Atiku’s Planned Exit from PDP, Backs Tinubu for Full 8-Year Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOkowa Confirms Atiku’s Planned Exit from PDP, Backs Tinubu for Full 8-Year Term

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2025

Former Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is preparing to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dr Okowa made this revelation on Tuesday during an interview on Arise News. He noted that the former vice president had already informed him of his intentions. “And I also know that he is already heading out...

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LG Chairman in Benue State Issues 48-Hour Quit Notice to Herdsmen

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsLG Chairman in Benue State Issues 48-Hour Quit Notice to Herdsmen

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 29, 2025

…ECWA Cries Out Over Fresh Killings in Kaduna, Plateau The Chairman of Agatu local government area in Benue State, James Ejeh, has given Fulani herdsmen 48 hours to vacate all farmlands in the area to allow farmers to prepare for the planting season without fear. Ejeh issued the ultimatum on Saturday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the council secretariat in Obagaji that brought traditional rulers, Fulani community leaders, youth groups, and security officials together to...

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Insecurity: Afenifere Demands Enforcement Of Anti-Terrorism Law

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity: Afenifere Demands Enforcement Of Anti-Terrorism Law

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 29, 2025

… Seeks Establishment Of State Police LAGOS – Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization has expressed concern over the upsurge in terrorism across the country, especially North East, North Central and North West, and demands the enforcement of anti-terrorism law, counter-terrorism strategy and establishment of  state police. The National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Comrade Jare Ajayi, in a press statement on Monday also lamented over kidnapping incidents in parts of the South West. He said,...

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Sanwo-Olu Tackles Obi Over Comments At Johns Hopkins University

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSanwo-Olu Tackles Obi Over Comments At Johns Hopkins University

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 29, 2025

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi over comments at Johns Hopkins University. The Lagos State Governor told the former Anambra State Governor that prominent Nigerians project the country positively overseas and not demarket it. A release on Monday signed by the Governor, noted that Obi made unflattering remarks not just about the incumbent Nigerian government, but also about Nigeria,...

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APC Stifling Opposition Through State Capture – Sani

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Stifling Opposition Through State Capture – Sani

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2025

The national chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Sani has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is stifling opposition political parties in the country through state capture. Sani stated that the ruling party uses institutions of government like the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intimidate opposition parties. Reacting to the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the...

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Kano State Civil Service Uncovers High Scale Salary, BVN Fraud

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano State Civil Service Uncovers High Scale Salary, BVN Fraud

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

240 Workers Receiving Double Salaries 217 Share Same BVN Govt Vows to Clean Up Civil Service The Kano State Government has uncovered major fraud in its civil service payroll, involving hundreds of questionable payments, officials announced on Sunday. At a press briefing in Kano, Sulaiman Sani, the special adviser to the Governor on civil service matters and chairman of the state’s coordinating committee, revealed that 240 employees were found receiving double salaries. At the same...

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Kalu Urges South East to Back Tinubu for Second Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu Urges South East to Back Tinubu for Second Term

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on the South East to rally behind President Bola Tinubu in 2027, urging the people to give him their full support at the polls. Kalu made the appeal on Saturday when he hosted the Abia State chapter of the Tinubu Mandate Support Group and Club 17 Initiative. His remarks were conveyed through a statement by his media aide, Udora Orizu. “We should invest our...

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