The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has said it is prepared to work with suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara once he is reinstated to office on September 18. Naija News reports that the state party chairman, Tony Okocha, disclosed this during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, noting that cooperation with the governor would not prevent the APC from playing its role as the main opposition in the state. He said, “The governor who was suspended will return to office on September 18. The APC will work with him when he returns.” Okocha stressed that the APC…
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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has lambasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his loyalists for threatening the planned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention. Naija News reports that Wike and his allies had raised a counter force against the party’s national convention, scheduled to hold in Ibadan on November 15-16. The leaders under the platform of Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP in Abuja on Monday night, demanded fresh congresses in Ebonyi, Anambra, and Ekiti states to address what they described as outstanding disputes. The communique of the meeting, read by…
Nigerian football superstar Asisat Oshoala is on the brink of a new chapter in her illustrious career, as reports confirm her imminent transfer from Bay FC to Saudi Women’s League side, Al Hilal. According to The Athletic, Asisat Oshoala touched down in Saudi Arabia on Monday to undergo medical examinations, marking a move just one and a half years after joining Bay FC. The forward’s absence was felt during Bay FC’s 2-1 defeat to Angel City on Monday night, as she was not part of the matchday squad. “Bay FC and Al Hilal reached an agreement on an undisclosed transfer…
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, hosted former Governor of Nassarawa State, Senator Tanko Almakura, and former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Naija News reports the former Governors led members of the Buhari Organization on the visit and were received at the Aso Villa Banquet Hall. Details later… The post Tinubu Hosts Almakura, Masari In Aso Rock Villa appeared first on Naija News.
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nysom Wike, to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally. Okocha made the call on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt. Naija News reports that Wike openly worked against the PDP in the 2023 presidential election and is currently serving as a Minister in the APC-led government, while remaining a member of the PDP. The Rivers APC Chairman, however, said that apart from Wike, the APC is also wooing other prominent politicians in Rivers State, including members of the…
The lawmaker representing Ohaozara, Onicha, and Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Nkemkanma Kama, has formally resigned from the Labour Party (LP). Naija News reports that Kama announced his decision in a letter addressed to the ward chairman of the party in Amaze Ward, Ishiagu Community, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He explained that his decision followed wide consultations with his family, political associates, and other stakeholders. According to him, after much reflection, leaving the party was the right move for the interest of his constituents. “After extensive consultations with my immediate family members, political associates,…
Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, known professionally as Odumodublvck, has opened up about how he narrowly escaped death due to illicit drug addiction. Naija News reports that Odumodublvck, in a recent episode of the Tea With Tay podcast, said he used to take illicit drugs while studying at the University of Lagos and almost died of an overdose during an episode. The ‘Pity The Boy’ hitmaker explained that he called his mother to book a flight for him to return to Abuja while battling with the overdose. Odumodublvck stated that he was grateful to God because not everyone who indulged…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of running the most divisive government in the history of Nigeria. The ADC stated that the Tinubu administration is riddled with nepotism in terms of appointments and the distribution of government projects. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated that the Tinubu government’s infrastructure report not only reinforced existing suspicions about exclusionary governance but also exposed the administration’s alarming comfort with misleading the public through fake news. The ADC alleged that the Tinubu administration was manipulating official…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has stated that former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was trying to undermine President Bola Tinubu and other politicians ahead of the 2027 election. He described El-Rufai as an expired politician who employs desperate tactics, blackmail and lies to get what he wants. Speaking via a statement, he stated that no political candidate could compete against Tinubu He asserted that El-Rufai’s lies about the President and others were known to Nigerians and political watchers, assuring that the former governor’s political manoeuvres had woefully failed. He argued that…
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Emomotimi Agama, has cautioned Nigerians to be wary of online platforms promising unrealistic financial returns. Speaking on Channels Television’s Business Morning on Tuesday, Agama said registration with the SEC remains the only true marker of legitimacy for any investment scheme. The SEC boss said many fraudulent schemes continue to lure unsuspecting Nigerians with outrageous profit claims. He disclosed that the Commission has already issued more than 85 advisories against illegal operators. “If it is too good to be true, then it is not true. Nigerians must always verify whether an…
