The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the forthcoming Anambra gubernatorial election, George Moghalu, has denied reports claiming a court has disqualified him from the November 8 polls. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Johnson Okoye, Moghalu described the reports as baseless and politically motivated. While insisting that his candidacy is not under threat, the candidate reaffirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) duly monitored the Labour Party’s primary election and officially published his name as the party’s candidate. The statement said: “Let us state clearly and unequivocally: these rumors are entirely false. Dr.…
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African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has effectively surrendered its structures to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Naija News reports that Momodu made this known while condemning the party over its decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, describing it as “the most reckless decision in the history of our nascent democracy.” In a post via his Instagram page on Tuesday, Momodu directly linked the zoning move to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying, “No Jupiter will stop Wike from using…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed satisfaction with the zoning of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the South. Naija News reports that Mohammed, the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, during an interview with journalists on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, said he was part of the decision-making process regarding the zoning. Mohammed said he is satisfied because the decision to zone the party’s ticket to the South allows PDP to have some sanity, understanding, and unity. According to the Governor, he gave up his ambition to allow the PDP zone its presidential ticket to the South,…
For many Nigerian footballers, the medical room has not just been a checkpoint but a place where dreams were limited, and where lucrative transfers collapsed at the final hurdle. While a few Nigerian footballers, like Nwankwo Kanu, bounced back stronger, others were forced to take entirely different career paths after failing crucial fitness tests. Naija News reports that Victor Boniface’s proposed move to AC Milan broke down this summer due to fitness concerns. According to BILD, the Bayer Leverkusen striker underwent four separate tests in Italy before Milan eventually pulled out of the deal. Boniface has since returned to Germany,…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is reportedly weighing his political options following the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Naija News reports that the National Executive Committee of the party, at its 102nd meeting on Monday, zoned the presidential ticket to the South, while retaining the current National Working Committee headed by Ambassador Umar Damagum. Obi, who left the PDP alongside his supporters ahead of the 2023 general elections, is now said to be under pressure from party leaders to make a comeback. Though Obi…
Kazakh club, Kairat Almaty knocked Celtic out of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and secured their first-ever group-stage appearance on Tuesday night, August 26. Kairat Almaty frustrated the former European champions across two cagey legs that ended goalless, before winning a tense shootout 3-2 in Almaty. The night belonged to 21-year-old goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov, who pulled off decisive saves and emerged as the unlikely hero of a generation-defining win. Anarbekov had already kept Celtic at bay late in extra time, palming away Luke McCowan’s fierce 112th-minute effort to drag the contest to penalties. From there, Celtic cracked under pressure, missing…
The Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Osun State government is set to depose the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, following his sentencing for more than four years in prison in the United States. According to Leadership, the Osun State government had weeks ago said it will only decide the monarch’s fate after his trial in the US. Oba Oloyede was on Tuesday jailed 56 months by a US District Judge Christopher A. Boyko over $4.2m COVID-19 fraud. The monarch, 62, was convicted on charges of conspiracy to exploit COVID-19 emergency loan programmes created for struggling businesses. Oloyede holds dual U.S. and Nigerian…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano, Abduljabbar Rufai, has stated that Atiku Abubakar’s dominance during the past primaries prevented other northern leaders from contesting under the party. Rufai stated this in an interview with Vanguard, reacting to the resolution of the PDP National Executive Committee at its 102nd meeting on Monday, which zoned the 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Naija News reports that the NEC also retained the current National Working Committee headed by Ambassador Umar Damagum. Rufai noted that Atiku’s influence in PDP’s internal politics had long discouraged other northern aspirants. He said, “For…
The Arewa Youth Assembly has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of losing credibility in the North after abandoning its power rotation principle during the 2023 general elections. Leader of the group, Salihu Mohammed Danlami, made this known in an interview with Vanguard while reacting to the PDP National Executive Committee’s resolution at its 102nd meeting in Abuja on Monday that the party’s 2027 presidential ticket be zoned to the South. The NEC also resolved to retain the current National Working Committee headed by Ambassador Umar Damagum. Danlami argued that the crisis rocking the PDP stemmed from its refusal to…
Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyiola Omisore, has stated that President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed for the withheld local government funds in Osun State. Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television, Omisore warned the Osun government not to politicise the situation. He stressed that the problem was between the state government and the local government workers. According to him, “This thing is not concerned with the general election. It’s not concerned with the president at all. It has to do with local government and the state. So don’t blame the president…And don’t blame the…
