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Tinubu Destroying Democracy Because He Wants Second Term By Fire By Force – Momodu
Veteran journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of destroying democracy because he wants a second term by fire or by force. Momodu stated this on Thursday, when he appeared on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. He described Tinubu as a smart and powerful…
EFCC Arrests 34 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ekiti
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have arrested thirty-four persons suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The arrests were carried out in the early hours of Monday, June 23, 2025, during coordinated raids on locations in the Iworoko and Ijado areas of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The operation followed…
Ex-Guinea Anti-Corruption Chief With Over 400 Sextapes Faces 18-Year Jail Term
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been detained at Black Beach Prison since September 2024 following the corruption probe, and unrelated to the over 400…
Why I Joined David Mark-Led Coalition — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has explained that he joined the opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, he said that no one group can change Nigeria alone, adding…
Coalition: Abure Group Gives Obi 48hrs To Resign From Labour Party
The Julius Abure group within the Labour Party (LP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to resign his membership of the party over his bromance with the David Mark-led opposition coalition. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesman for the group, Obiora Ifoh, said all members of the coalition once mismanaged Nigeria at…
Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Amaechi, Other Coalition Leaders Meet In Abuja
Members of the opposition coalition, under the auspices of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have converge on the Yar’Dua Centre in Abuja for a meeting. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi; a former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai; and a former Rivers…
US Court Convicts Diddy On Prostitution Offence, Acquits Him Of Sex Trafficking
Music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on Wednesday but convicted of a less serious prostitution charge after a high-profile seven-week trial in New York. The jury, after 13 hours of deliberation over three days, found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each…
Aregbesola Accepts Appointment As ADC National Secretary
A former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has accepted his appointment as the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress. Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior, announced his acceptance in a statement on his official X handle on Wednesday. “Dear party leaders, distinguished members, friends, and fellow citizens, it is with deep humility, a…
BREAKING: Crisis Brews In ADC As New Faction Emerges, Rejects Coalition With Atiku, David Mark, Others
A major faction within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has kicked against the move by an opposition coalition to adopt the party as its political platform. In a statement issued by Musa Isa Matara, the faction’s national publicity secretary, the group warned that the ADC is not a “private coalition platform” to be hijacked by…
Former Senate President David Mark Resigns From PDP
Former Senate President David Mark has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to an end his decades-long association with the party he helped found. Mark, who played a key role in shaping the PDP since its inception, announced his resignation in a letter dated June 27. The development follows his recent appointment…