Category: POLITICS
Saraki Calls For Genuine Probe Into Sexual Advancement Allegations Against Akpabio
More stakeholders have continued to weigh in on the current sexual advancement saga bedeviling the Nigerian Senate. The latest stakeholder, Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has pleaded with all those directly and indirectly involved in the ongoing faceoff between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to prioritise the protection of the Senate as…
BREAKING: We Reject You As Speaker, Lagos Lawmakers Tell Obasa (VIDEO)
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly have rejected Mudashiru Obasa claim that he remains the Speaker. On Thursday, Obasa, the ousted speaker of the Lagos state assembly, returned to the house accompanied by security operatives. His resumption follows a period of political tension within the state’s legislature. This development coincided with the recent…
Video: I Was Never Impeached As Speaker- Watch Obasa’s Interview Following Appearance At LSHA.
In what has been an action packed day at the Lagos State House of Assembly, the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I in the House, Mudashiru Obasa, says he has resumed as the speaker of the 40-member legislative assembly. “Obasa is the speaker,” he told reporters on Thursday afternoon on the premises of the House. Asked…
Video: Confusion Rocks Lagos Assembly Amid Attraction Packed Day
The crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly today took a new twist after the police escort attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda was withdrawn. The police escorts and those securing the Assembly complex were also withdrawn with immediate effect. This development is said to have left…
Lawmaker Urges Tinubu To Recognise Abiola As Former President
Former Abia State Governor and lawmaker representing Abia North in the senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to officially recognize the late Chief MKO Abiola as one of Nigeria’s past presidents. The Senator representing Abia North, urged that Abiola’s portrait be placed alongside those of other former leaders in the…
I’ll Never Go to PDP – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has addressed rumors regarding his possible presidential ambitions. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday evening, El-Rufai acknowledged that while he is qualified to contest for the presidency, he has never discussed such intentions with anyone. His comments came in response to questions about his recent meetings with…
VIDEO: Don’t Turn Osun Into Wild Wild West, Governor Makinde Warns APC
The Governor’s Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) not to turn Osun into the ‘wild wild west’, calling for rule of law and counseling against resorting to self-help. Speaking on behalf of the forum at Osogbo was the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde in the presence of…
OBI Denies Seeking Free LP Ticket For 2027 Presidential Election
The Labour Party presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he did not exhibit any sign of desperation to make the leadership of the party believe he craves a free ticket or special treatment ahead of the 2027 election. Obi, who spoke through his media aide, Ibrahim Umar, was reacting to…
Osun, Lagos Crises, Seeds Of Tinubu Desperation For Power– Atiku Tells Nigerians
The former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians that the crises rocking Lagos and Osun States are seeds of the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC desperation to retain power. The former Vice President was reacting to the local government crisis in Osun State that led to the death…
Osun Crisis: Adeleke, APC Trade Words As Calls For State Of Emergency Intensify
The political landscape in Osun State seems to be brimming with crisis following the recent calls for state of emergency to be declared amid recent political turmoil bedeviling the State. The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State through its National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru had yesterday urged the Federal Government…