Beyond the Headlines
An elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has said Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is behind the plot to impeach Rivers State Governor, Sam Fubara. According to him, Wike’s intention is to force Fubara’s deputy to resign after a successful impeachment and […]
Ondo Speaker Hon Olamide Oladiji has said last week’s apology by Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was not a concern of the Assembly. Hon Oladiji said the apology was a personal issue between Aiyedatiwa and Governor Akeredolu. Oladiji said the Assembly would continue with the impeachment process against Aiyedatiwa. Aiyedatiwa last […]
It has increasingly become a commonplace in Nigerian politics for incumbent governors to fall out with their godfathers believed to have played key roles in their emergence, but only a few would have predicted things would go south so soon between former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), […]
River State Governor, Similanyi Fubara, has said he is ready for any outcome of his impeachment crisis in the state. Fubara noted that if impeached, he won’t be the first nor the last. Fubara made this statement on Monday morning, following reports that some members of the state House of Assembly signed his impeachment […]
In what appears to be a direct fallout of the Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure, has sacked five of his key political aides. The termination of appointments was contained in a statement signed by National Secretary of the party, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a motion seeking to set aside the order recognising Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s national secretary. Ruling on a motion ex parte on Monday, Cyprian Ajah, judge of a high court in Enugu granted an interim order directing the party to recognise Udeh-Okoye within 24 hours. “The […]
The situation has already thrown the supporters of APC into anxiety, with many comparing it to the situation that prevented the party from governing the state after winning the 2019 governorship election. David Lyon, governorship candidate of the APC in 2019, was declared winner of the election and was preparing to be sworn in […]
The Senate has sworn in Amos Yohanna as the new Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday, swore in Yohanna a week after the Court of Appeal in Abuja sacked the erstwhile lawmaker representing the district, Elisha Abbo. While Abbo is of the […]
A federal high court in Enugu has ordered the national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to recognise Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s national secretary. Ruling on a motion ex parte on Monday, Cyprian Ajah, the presiding judge, said the interim order would lapse after seven days. The motion ex parte […]
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has denied saying that the 2023 general elections was compromised. Jega was quoted to have said this at a two-day retreat organized by the Senate in Ikot Ipene, Akwa Ibom State, last week. The professor of political science at Bayero University, […]
