Category: Politics
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VANGUARD DUMPS CHAIRMAN OVER ADC SWITCH
Political lines are being redrawn in Katsina. The Katsina Restoration Vanguard has flatly disowned its chairman, Almustapha Abdu-Saulawa, after he defected from the APC to the ADC, saying the move was purely personal and taken without the group’s consent. Leaders from Daura, Funtua and Katsina senatorial zones say the Vanguard—founded by former governor Aminu Masari—remains…
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IT’S KWANKWASIYA, NOT NNPP — ANIEBONAM FIRES BACK ON YUSUF’S EXIT
The resignation drama in Kano just took a sharp turn. NNPP founder Dr Boniface Aniebonam says Gov. Abba Yusuf did NOT quit the New Nigeria Peoples Party, insisting the governor only resigned from the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Rabiu Kwankwaso. According to Aniebonam, Yusuf’s resignation letter wasn’t sent to the recognised NNPP National Working Committee,…
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APC CLOCKS 70,000 NEW MEMBERS IN YOBE
The numbers are rising—and the party says it’s just getting started. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has registered over 70,000 members across Yobe’s 17 local government areas through its ongoing e-membership registration drive. State APC Chairman, Alhaji Muhammadu Gadaka, revealed the figures in Damaturu, noting that Yobe now ranks among the top states in the…
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COURT ENDS LP LEADERSHIP SAGA, NAMES NENADI USMAN BOSS
The gavel has finally dropped in Labour Party’s long-running leadership crisis. A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise former Finance Minister, Sen. Nenadi Usman, as the legitimate leader of the Labour Party (LP). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Peter Lifu relied on an earlier Supreme…
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FCT COUNCIL POLLS: INEC KICKS OFF PVC COLLECTION JAN 22
Got a PVC waiting for you? INEC says come and pick it up — in person. The Independent National Electoral Commission will begin distributing 128,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the Federal Capital Territory from Thursday, January 22, ahead of the February 21 Area Council elections. FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aminu Kasimu Idris, said collection…
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MUSEVENI DOES IT AGAIN: UGANDAN LEADER WINS SEVENTH TERM WITH 71%
Uganda’s political story just took another familiar turn. President Yoweri Museveni has secured a seventh term in office after winning the January 15, 2026 presidential election with a commanding 71.65 per cent of the vote, according to the country’s Electoral Commission. The announcement on Saturday confirmed that Museveni, now 81, defeated his closest rival, musician-turned-politician…
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DIASPORA APC PUSH: PRINCE MAGBO RALLIES GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR TINUBU
From Istanbul to the rest of the world, the call is growing louder. Ambassador Prince Magbo, a leading APC figure in the diaspora and President of the Diaspora Tinubu Support Group (Europe), has urged APC members and supporters worldwide to turn out en masse to register and revalidate their party membership. Speaking during a media…
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POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE IN TARABA: ACHO RIGHTEOUS DUMPS ADC FOR APC
Taraba politics just took a dramatic turn. Hon. Acho Righteous, widely seen as the strongest contender in the 2023 Gassol I State Assembly race, has officially resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and pitched his tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC) — alongside thousands of loyal supporters. In a resignation letter addressed to…
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MUSEVENI’S IRON GRIP: 40 YEARS IN, STILL CHASING TERM #7
Ever heard a leader slam power-hungry dictators, then pull a 180 and rule for four decades? That’s Yoweri Museveni in a nutshell—back in 1986, he rode into Uganda’s presidency promising fresh change after toppling tyrants like Idi Amin and Obote. Fast-forward to today, and the 81-year-old is eyeing a seventh term in Thursday’s vote, with…
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RIVERS ELDERS SLAM FUBARA IMPEACHMENT PLOT AS POLITICAL VENDATTA GONE WILD!
Rivers lawmakers dropping impeachment bombs on Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Prof. Ngozi Ordu after Wednesday’s emergency session? Elders’ group RELEF fired back Saturday from Port Harcourt, calling it a dangerous power grab dressed as constitutional duty! Acting Chairman Dr. Gabriel Toby, ex-deputy gov, trashed the allegations as flimsy, self-serving nonsense lacking public good or…
