Category: Politics

China Rejects Trump’s ‘Wrongful Detention’ Blacklist

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Beijing said Monday that it “firmly opposes” US President Donald Trump’s plan to include China on a blacklist of nations that Washington claims wrongfully hold Americans. Trump announced in an executive order issued Friday that the US will now identify “state sponsors of wrongful detention,” akin to the effective practice of designating nations as state sponsors of terrorism. China, Iran, and Afghanistan will be reviewed because they “persistently participate in hostage diplomacy,” according to a senior official, although the Trump administration did not immediately announce which nations would be on…

Gov Sani: Tinubu and Fawehinmi Are My Leaders, Not El-Rufai

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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has denied that his predecessor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is one of his mentees. He emphasizes that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi are his political leaders. In a recent interview with Channels Television, El-Rufai said the Kaduna governor was one of the numerous individuals he mentored. “One of my mentees is Uba Sani,” the former governor stated. I created a lot of them. Being able to elevate so many people is my greatest life accomplishment. I’ve inspired and guided a lot…

Oyo State Supporters Launch Campaign for Tinubu’s Second Term

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As federal lawmaker Hon. Aderemi Oseni pushed the party faithful to win the 2027 elections, thousands of All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Oyo State have put their support behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambition for a second term. At a solidarity demonstration in Bembo Village, Apata, Ibadan, Oseni, who is the representative for the Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency, led a group of more than 10,000 APC members from the Ido Local Government. In order to draw in more development, he emphasised the significance of taking Oyo back from the…

Fubara’s Return Date Remains Uncertain Amid Political Tensions

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During Rivers State’s local government elections on Saturday, August 30, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Barr. Nyesom Wike made a suggestion that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State could return to Government House and take up his constitutional duties. According to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement on March 18, the state was to be placed under emergency rule for a period of six months, with the option to prolong it if peace was still elusive after that time. As a result, the first six months will begin on September…

Tambuwal: Effort to Unseat Tinubu is a National Consensus, Not a Northern Plot

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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former governor of Sokoto State and senator for Sokoto South, has stated his strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s push for the creation of a state police, emphasising that it is an essential step to address the country’s growing insecurity. In a sobering analysis of the security situation in Sokoto State, especially in his senatorial district, on Friday night during Channels Television’s Politics Today, which was televised in Abuja, Tambuwal painted a dire picture of the state police debate, dismissing worries about potential abuse and stating…

FG’s Revenue Growth Claim Ignites Political Firestorm Between APC and Opposition

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On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu’s assertion that Nigeria has already met its revenue target for 2025 caused a rift between the All Progressives Congress and opposition parties. The African Democratic Congress, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Coalition of United Political Parties accused Tinubu of celebrating statistics while the people of Nigeria face extreme economic hardship, despite the APC’s insistence that the president has set the country on the path to economic recovery. The President’s claim that the Federal Government had ceased borrowing locally was also met with skepticism…

National Convention: PDP draws battle line with Wike’s camp

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In the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the gloves are off. The two main camps in the PDP are prepared for a war for the soul of the party before the November National Convention, planned to place in Ibadan, Oyo State. After a late-night meeting on Monday, a PDP faction led by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Mr. Nyesom Wike cited court orders and presented a six-point demand that the National Working Committee (NWC), the party hierarchy, meet prior to the national convention. In response to their six-point ultimatum, the…

Russia Demands Recognition of Annexed Territories for Ukraine Peace Deal

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In comments released on Wednesday, Russia’s foreign minister stated that Moscow is still pursuing international acknowledgment that, as part of any peace agreement, portions of Ukraine that its soldiers have seized and occupied are its territory. Ukraine has pledged to reclaim territories that Moscow has taken from it and stated that it will never allow Russia to rule over any of its territory. In addition to the Crimean peninsula, which it took in 2014, Russia asserts that it has annexed five Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. In statements…

Why Wike is yet to face sanction — PDP

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Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a former governor of Rivers State, has been exonerated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his alleged anti-party actions. The party claims that without a proper, fact-based petition, no action can be taken against him or any of the other members. In Abuja, PDP Deputy National Legal Adviser Barrister Okechukwu Osuoha revealed this, pointing out that despite the party’s disciplinary committee being in place, no member has been charged or disciplined as of yet because no official petitions…

Goodluck Jonathan Tells Keyamo and Odinkalu: ‘Keep Off My Political Journey’

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

Yesterday, the unofficial 2027 presidential election continued with former President Goodluck Jonathan scolding Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, and law professor Professor Chidi Odinkalu for opposing his candidature and warning them to stay out of his political path. The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, had been cautioned by Messrs. Keyamo and Odinkalu not to award Jonathan the party’s presidential ticket in order to carry out his alleged 2027 comeback plan. In separate media posts, Keyamo and Odinkalu contended that Jonathan’s attempt to contest the 2027 presidential…