Category: Politics
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EX-SENATOR BASSEY SLAMS PDP CRISIS ON BETRAYAL OF FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
Former Cross River South Senator Gershom Bassey didn’t hold back in Calabar, pinning the PDP’s epic meltdown squarely on ditching the wisdom of its founding fathers – a move that’s left the once-mighty party gasping for air! Bassey ripped into the 2023 gubernatorial disaster, where PDP ignored roaring calls for power rotation to the South…
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INEC SETS FEB 21 FOR RIVERS BY-ELECTIONS IN AHOADA II AND KHANA II
INEC locked in February 21, 2026, for hotly contested by-elections in Rivers State’s Ahoada East II (vacated by resignation) and Khana II (due to a member’s death) greenlighting party primaries Jan 23-27, campaigns kicking off Feb 8 and wrapping Feb 19, after Speaker notices hit the commission’s desk per the 1999 Constitution vacancy rules. Fresh…
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INEC CHAIR PARLEYS PDP FACTIONS TO SMOOTH FCT, EKITI, OSUN POLL PATH
INEC boss Prof Joash Amupitan huddled Friday with rival PDP camps in Abuja—summoning Tanimu Turaki’s NWC/BoT crew (Sen Adolphus Wabara, ex-Gov Babangida Aliyu) and acting chair Abdulrahaman Mohammed’s squad (Sen Samuel Anyanwu, Capt Umar Bature)—to hash out conflicting letters ahead of Feb 2026 FCT area polls, June Ekiti gov race and July Osun showdown. Amupitan…
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SUMMIT OF PROGRESSIVES PUSHED TO JAN 27 FOR APC’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY BASH
The “Summit of the Progressives” organizing crew just bumped their mega commemoration of 10 years of APC national rule from December 8 to January 27, 2026, to dodge tricky timing and pull in a bigger crowd of leaders, stakeholders and the whole progressive crew for a proper reflection fest. Brand and Media Chair Bashir Ahmad…
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RIVERS GOV FUBARA DUMPS PDP, JOINS APC IN MASSIVE SOUTH-SOUTH WAVE
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara just shocked the political scene, officially ditching the PDP for the ruling APC during a fiery stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt—ending months of speculation after a hush-hush visit to President Tinubu in Abuja. Fubara told supporters it’s time for full-throated support, not “backyard” backing: “We can’t support Tinubu if we…
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PDP VOWS LEGAL BATTLE TO RECLAIM RIVERS MANDATES FROM DEFECTING LAWMAKERS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gearing up for court action to snatch back mandates from Rivers State lawmakers who ditched the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling their flip-flop a blatant betrayal of voters. National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong blasted the assembly members as political puppets dancing to their “paymaster and demigod’s”…
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OSUN GOV ADEMOLA ADELEKE QUITS PDP AMID NATIONAL CRISIS
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has dropped a bombshell, resigning from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) effective immediately due to ongoing leadership turmoil at the national level. In a letter dated November 4 to his ward chairman in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North LGA, Adeleke thanked PDP for his past wins as Senator…
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TINUBU SWEEPS IN FIVE NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES TO BOOST FEDERAL SERVICE
On Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu officially swore in five fresh Permanent Secretaries, filling key gaps in the federal civil service just before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting kicked off. Joining them was Aminu Yusuf, the new Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with two commissioners. The…
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JONATHAN’S HEARTFELT THANKS AFTER GUINEA-BISSAU COUP ESCAPE
Former President Goodluck Jonathan landed safely in Abuja and poured out gratitude to Nigerians young and old who united across religion and politics in worry when he got trapped in Guinea-Bissau’s explosive military coup on Nov 26. Leading the West African Elders Forum to observe the Nov 23 presidential polls between incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embaló…
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OBJ PRAISES PLATEAU GOV MUTFWANG FOR PROJECT CONTINUITY AT UNITY CAROLS
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo hailed Gov. Caleb Mutfwang at Plateau’s 2025 Christmas Carols and Festival Songs in Jos for picking up where predecessors left off, completing stalled projects and steering steady growth. He slammed Nigeria’s continuity gap in governance, calling Mutfwang’s drive a blueprint for societal progress. Obasanjo cheered the event as a unity booster for…
