Category: Politics

Ibas Holds Talks with President Tinubu and EFCC Boss

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Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the immediate former administrator of Rivers State, arrived at the State House at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday and was escorted into the meeting by Edun and Olukoyede. Three days after the former sole administrator turned down requests from the Rivers State House of Assembly to look into spending during his six-month watch, Ibas was welcomed by President Bola Tinubu along with Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Northern Bloc’s Support: The Next Battleground for Tinubu, Atiku

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Nigeria’s progress towards 2027 has reached a turning point. Longstanding partnerships are currently being put to the test in a dramatic way, and quiet realignments have exploded into audacious pledges of allegiance. The most recent development is that, despite President Bola Tinubu‘s high-profile visit to Buhari’s family in Kaduna, supporters of the late former president Muhammadu Buhari have switched their allegiance to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. There is nothing more at risk. This is about who will actually inherit Buhari’s political group, not just about individuals. State chairmen of…

Bugaje: Obasanjo’s Third-Term Denial is False

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Dr. Usman Bugaje, a political activist and civil society leader, has vehemently disputed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that he did not pursue a third term in office, asserting that the former leader “did everything within his power” to prolong his term. Speaking last week at a democracy dialogue organized by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Ghana, Obasanjo brushed off the long-running third-term dispute, declaring, “I’m not a fool.” I know how to go about getting a third term. And no Nigerian, living or dead, would claim that I contacted…

NNPP Secretary: Only Kwankwaso and his movement are planning to defect to APC

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'Very Disheartening' - Kwankwaso Breaks Silence On Power Blackout In Nigeria

According to Dr. Ogini Olaposi, national secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiya Movement are planning to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The explanation was provided by the NNPP scribe in a statement released in Lagos on Monday. Former Kano State governor Kwankwaso, who is the NNPP’s 2023 presidential candidate, announced on Saturday that he and his followers are now prepared to join the ruling APC. Kwankwaso cautioned, nevertheless, that his political movement will not permit itself to be utilized to win…

Ibas Rejects Lawmakers’ Investigation of Spending Over Last Six Months

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The Rivers State House of Assembly may be preparing for a confrontation with the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), after the latter decided to look into the state’s spending during the previous few months under the former. After President Bola Tinubu ordered Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended state governor, his deputy, and the members of the state House of Assembly to return to their positions from the previous Thursday, Ibas resigned as administrator of the oil-rich state on September 17, the day after the six-month emergency…

Rivers: Fubara pledges to continue serving people’s interests

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Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has promised the state’s citizens that his administration will always act in their best interests. Shortly after his arrival in the State capital’s Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday, Fubara made the assurance. He thanked the people and citizens of the state for their kind reception at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa, which is located in the state’s Ilwerre Local Government Area. “I know everyone wants to hear something from me,” Fubara said. Even as he expressed gratitude for the…

Trump Says Putin “Let Me Down” as UK Visit Concludes

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Donald Trump warned that Russia President Vladimir Putin had “really let me down” as he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer for wide-ranging talks on Thursday, the final day of the US president’s historic UK state visit. A day after King Charles III treated Trump to royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, the Republican flew to Starmer’s Chequers country residence for talks on thorny issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Starmer has positioned himself as a bridge between Trump and European allies, particularly on the war in Ukraine, in a…

Ibas bows out, hands over to Fubara

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Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), Rivers State’s sole administrator, turned over authority to Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday, announcing the restoration of law and order in the state. Ibas, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu six months ago to stabilize Rivers amid political unrest, said in his farewell speech that his tenure brought about “milestones of progress,” such as the holding of local government elections, the reorganization of statutory boards, and the National Assembly’s approval of the state budget. He warned that “the exercise of power without restraint can…

Political Fallout: Briggs Claims Tinubu’s Actions Have Not Benefited Rivers State

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The suspension of the Emergency Rule that President Bola Tinubu placed on Rivers State has not benefited the people of that state, according to prominent environmental and human rights activist Ann-Kio Briggs. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Briggs claimed that President Tinubu had wrongfully imposed emergency rule in the state and that the return to democratic governance at the conclusion of the six-month term could not be interpreted as a favor to the state. According to Briggs, Fubara must have the entire support of the state’s citizens, who naturally…

2027 Governorship: Southern Kaduna Youths Set Their Sights on the Top Seat

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The establishment of a viable regional candidate for governor in the 2027 elections has been deemed a “non-negotiable priority” by the Southern Kaduna Renaissance Front (SKRF). At its 2025 Young Persons Political Conference, which was chaired by Builder Dr. Monday Barau Madaki, FNIOB, in Kaduna on Wednesday, the group made the announcement. Young leaders, community leaders, and political stakeholders came together for the event, which had as its theme “Charting a Path to 2027: Alignment or Opposition to the Center.” Journalist Mr. Luka Binniyat and Dr. Philibus Nwamagyi Audu gave…