POLITICS
Nigeria’s Failing State Status Confirmed Under Baba Go Slow, Emilokan, Obasanjo Taunts Tinubu
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that Nigeria’s current economic situation is very bad and that the situation is made worse by the unwillingness of the leaders to take responsibility. Obasanjo made this statement in his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, held on Saturday at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. In his speech, titled, “Leadership...
Seek Shettima’s Forgiveness, Sen. Ndume Advises Daniel Bwala
The Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asked Daniel Bwala, the newly appointed Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to “seek forgiveness” from Vice President Kashim Shettima whose emergence as Tinubu’s running mate made him leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he is a Muslim. Ndume in a statement on Saturday also...
Sen. Okpebholo Sworn-in As Edo State Governor
Sen. Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the six-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital, two months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) clinched the ticket to the...
American Veterans Of Igbo Descent Congratulate President-Elect Donald Trump
The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), a nonprofit organization consisting of Igbo men and women who have served or are still serving in the US armed forces, has extended its warmest congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States. In a heartfelt letter made available to ABN TV, AVID praised Trump's...
Obaseki Hands Over Power To Okpebholo, Pardons 10 Inmates
10 inmates with less than a year left to serve their sentences in Edo State's prisons were pardoned by departing Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday. Those pardoned were Igwe Kelechukwu, Esazobor Ohioze, Gift Osaretun, Takyi Rockson, Dikuar Friday, Ossai Glory, Augustine Sunday, Daulagha Ebifagha Godluck, James Paul and Anas Isah. The pardon, in exercise of the governor’s prerogative of mercy, was...
Resign, Install VP Kamala Harris As First Female President – Jamal Simmons Tells Biden
Jamal Simmons, the former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, called for President Joe Biden to step down, allowing Harris to become the first female President of the United States. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Simmons praised Biden’s tenure, saying, “Joe Biden’s been a phenomenal president; he’s lived up to so many of the promises he’s made....
Abia North: Senator Kalu’s Rural Road Projects, Educational Interventions Lauded by Cleric
A Baptist Church cleric, Reverend Samson Okoro Elekwa, has praised Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, for providing what he describes as the best form of empowerment through the construction of over 80 rural roads and investments in education across the senatorial district. The cleric noted that the numerous rural roads constructed by the senator...
Kwankwaso’s Visit To Otti Raises Possibility Of Alliance
Abia State Governor Alex Otti hosted Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former NNPP presidential candidate, at his Nvosi residence in Isiala Ngwa South LGA. Speaker of the House of Assembly Emmanuel Emeruwa, some aides of the governor, and members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement were present. Although Kwankwaso said he was in the state to condole with Otti on the passing of Dr. Ogbonnaya...
My Goal Is To Ensure APC Retakes Kano — Minister
Yusuf Abdullahi, the new Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, revealed on Sunday that his goal is to make sure APC retakes control in Kano State. He spoke with reporters in Kano during his homecoming after he was successfully screened by the Senate. Abdullahi, a former Majority Leader, Speaker, and Adviser to Governor, stated with his appointment that the...
Obi Can Become President In 2027, We’ll Be Ready —Tanko
Yunusa Tanko, the "Obidient Movement's" national coordinator, was upbeat about Peter Obi's chances of winning the presidency of Nigeria in 2027. Tanko, who spoke during a symposium in Onitsha, Anambra State, noted that the Labour Party candidate was denied victory in 2023 due to alleged electoral malpractice but affirmed that the movement would be better prepared for the next election...
