Akpabio Told Me I’d Make Good Movements With My Waist – Senator Natasha
Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making repeated lewd and suggestive remarks towards her, both within and outside the Senate chamber. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended from the Senate on March 6 for what was described as "gross misconduct and unruly behavior," alleges that the suspension was a ploy to silence her after she formally...
Rivers Sole Administrator Confirms Release Of LG Allocations Withheld Under Fubara
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has confirmed the release of withheld local government allocations. Following the crisis in the state, the Supreme Court withheld the state allocation until the State House Assembly properly appropriated the funds for usage. However, while briefing State House correspondents at the presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, Attorney-General of the Federation and...
Nnamdi Kanu Pleads Not Guilty As Court Adjourns Trial To April
The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed today in Abuja, with a brief court session in which he pleaded not guilty to the seven-count charges brought against him by the federal government, ABN TV reports. https://youtube.com/shorts/9loHFjAwq-Y During the proceedings, Kanu's lead counsel, Kanu Agabi SAN, tendered an apology to the court on...
Supreme Court Affirms Anyanwu As Genuine PDP National Secretary
The Court of Appeal and Federal High Court's rulings dismissing Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the PDP's national secretary have been overturned by the Supreme Court. DAILY POST gathered that a five-member panel of the apex court on Friday held that the issue of who is the National Secretary of the PDP borders on the internal affairs of a political party,...
Obi Slams Nigeria’s Democratic System, Demands Reforms
Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has criticized Nigeria's current democratic system, calling it transactional and devoid of genuine opposition. His remarks followed yesterday’s parliamentary vote, which he claimed exposed fundamental flaws in the nation’s democracy. In a statement on Friday via X, Obi argued that democracy cannot thrive without a functional opposition. He stressed that a lack of...
Rivers: Shaibu Denies Opposing Tinubu Over Fubara’s Suspension
Immediate-past Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has dismissed a viral video report alleging that he criticized President Bola Tinubu over the suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the state House of Assembly. A viral video surfaced on Thursday showing Shaibu sitting next to an unidentified man dressed in white, where he reportedly...
VIDEO: Hilda Dokubo Backs Fubara, Says Rivers People Have Suffered Enough
Veteran actress and political activist Hilda Dokubo has weighed in on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, declaring that the struggle is not about Governor Siminalayi Fubara but rather a battle for the state’s economic future. Dokubo, in a passionate statement, accused those who had controlled the state for the past 24 years of exploiting its resources. "For 24...
UCC Congratulates Ogboro-Okor on Appointment as Edo Diaspora Agency DG
The University of Benin Comrades Community (UCC) has congratulated Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, an alumnae of the institution, on her appointment as the Director-General of the Edo State Diaspora Agency (ESDA) by the State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the group’s Publicity Secretary, Ogochukwu Isioma, UCC described Dr. Ogboro-Okor’s appointment as “a formal recognition...
APC Demands Majority Status In Edo Assembly
The All Progressives Congress has officially notified the Edo State House of Assembly of its new majority status, signalling an impending change in leadership. On Tuesday, Speaker Blessing Agbebaku confirmed the receipt of a letter from the APC, notifying the Assembly of the party’s increased membership following the defection of four lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party. Although the letter was...
PDP Rejects Emergency Rule In Rivers, Says Tinubu Has No Powers To Suspend Elected Governor
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as an unconstitutional move aimed at undermining democracy. In a statement released on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the opposition party insisted that the President lacked...
