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“I won’t Compel My Deputy To Join APC” – Gov Diri
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says he will not compel his deputy, Sen Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to join him in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Diri formally joined the APC on November 3, without his deputy, fuelling speculation that Ewhrudjakpo has been penciled in for impeachment by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, the majority of whom followed Diri to the...
Fresh Crisis Looms Over PDP Ibadan Convention
A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as two separate court pronouncements have restrained the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from holding or monitoring the planned Ibadan convention. Despite these clear judicial orders, the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Wednesday, insisting that the convention would...
Super Eagles Returns To Training As Allowance Issues ‘Resolved’
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to return to training following an earlier boycott over unpaid allowances. On Tuesday, Super Eagles players and officials of the national team boycotted their scheduled evening training session over outstanding payments owed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The players are yet to receive their allowances for qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of...
Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Ezenwafor Dismisses Suspension Verdict
Mr Jude Ezenwafor, the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, says the Mr Chidi Chidebe-led State Executive Committee cannot suspend him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Anambra PDP SEC, rising from a meeting, had announced the suspension of Ezenwafor for a period of one month for sabotaging the party in the just concluded...
Senate Dismisses Claims Of Akpabio’s Impeachment
The Senate has said that there were no moves anywhere to impeach the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying that the Chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission, SEDC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia North, was quoted out of context. Recall that during an interview with journalists on Tuesday at the National Assembly, when...
Super Eagles Under Pressure Ahead Of 2026 FIFA WC Play-off
The Super Eagles are in for a long, arduous trip as the hunt for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup gathers momentum. The route is strewn with death traps and landmines which requires careful planning and meticulous execution to navigate their way through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is no doubt, Nigeria’s longest route to the...
“US Focused on Islamic Jihadist Responsible For Killings not Targeting Tinubu’s Govt” – Orji Kalu
The senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has said that the United States is not targeting President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that American concerns are focused on Islamic jihadist groups responsible for killing innocent citizens. He made the remarks in a chat with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja regarding concerns raised by U.S. President Donald Trump and some U.S. lawmakers...
BBC Finally Issues Apology To Trump After Doctoring Panorama Speech As Broadcaster Is Accused Of Second Misleading Edit
The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump after doctoring his Panorama speech as the broadcaster is accused once again of a misleading edit. It comes as the US President threatened to sue the firm for $1 billion (£759 million) in damages unless the corporation issued a retraction and apologised. The BBC confirmed the programmed will “not be broadcast again in this...
FG Begins Payment Of N3.9bn Pension Backlog
In a major relief for Nigerian retirees, the Federal Government, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has disbursed N3.9 billion in arrears to 91,146 eligible pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS. The payment comes as part of the N32,000 pension increment approved by President Bola Tinubu, providing long-awaited relief to thousands of retired workers across the country. The arrears...
Crisis Looms As Wabara, Saraki Disagrees Over PDP Convention In Oyo
Two former Senate Presidents and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, have disagreed over holding the party’s national convention billed to start tomorrow in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While Wabara, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, said the exercise must go on against the plans of those he said wanted...
