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Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has lambasted erstwhile Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, for backing Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Dokubo described Ezeife as a useless old man for supporting Kanu and IPOB. Speaking on Facebook Live, the former militant leader accused Ezeife …

Ganduje wades into Kiru/Bebeji contest crisis Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has directed the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately take measures for the amicable resolution of the internal differences arising from interested parties seeking nomination to contest election into the Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency. …

PDP Announces Date For North-West Zonal Congress The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the conduct of the Party’s North West Zonal Congress to elect Zonal Executive Officers and National Ex-Officio in the North West Zone. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity …

AfDB President, Adesina Joins 2023 Presidential Race President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has joined the growing list of 2023 presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC. A coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora, One Nigeria Group, Prudent Youth Association …

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has accused the Igbo socio-cultural body, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, of delaying discussions with the Federal Government over Nnamdi Kanu’s release. The governor made the claim on Friday when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “We wished that it should be solved and that’s …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State says President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language supports candidate from the South for the 2023 presidency, but the region is divided. The governor, who received the President in Ebonyi on Friday, disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said, “We cannot …

The Taliban has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public. The blue burka became a global symbol of the Taliban’s previous regime in Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, and the decision to make it mandatory again marks an escalation of growing restrictions on women in public. …

The Director General of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organization, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has announced his decision to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a tweet on Saturday evening, Jibrin, who is expected to be actively involved in the coming APC presidential primary election, said he was moving on from …

Atiku Explains Why Nigeria Is More Divided Under APC Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why the nation has divided further. Atiku also disclosed that the disunity was because the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government has been unfair …

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has reacted to viral report on his intention to run for the presidency in the 2023 election. Emefiele, in a thread on his verified Twitter page, on Saturday, said he was yet to take a stand. The CBN boss said …