The Head of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode, Abdulateef Owoyemi, has disclosed that no fewer than eight aspirants for the vacant Awujale throne have attempted to induce the family with money but were rejected. Owoyemi, who spoke with journalists at his Idowa Ijebu country home on Saturday, vowed that the selection of the successor to the late Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, would not be compromised by money politics. He said, “So far, eight potential candidates to the Awujale throne have approached us with money, but we have turned them down. The council…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of acting like a terrorist organisation after suspected political thugs invaded a church premises in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, where the opposition party was holding a gathering. Naija News reports that the event, attended by party leaders including Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who formally declared his membership of the ADC, turned violent when hoodlums stormed the church, leaving several injured, vehicles destroyed, and property seized. In a strongly worded statement on Sunday, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, condemned the attack, describing it as a…
Uncertainty is mounting within the camp of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, over the political platform he may adopt if he decides to return to the presidential race in 2027. Sources close to Jonathan told Vanguard that ongoing consultations have delayed any official declaration, with debates raging between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where Jonathan is a founding member, and the restructured African Democratic Congress (ADC). A PDP insider revealed that Jonathan’s loyalists remain divided. “There’s optimism in the camp, but also hesitation. While the ADC appears aligned with many of Jonathan’s associates, there are still power dynamics in both parties…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have gunned down a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Balla, alongside five of his fighters during clearance operations in Kogi State. Naija News reports that the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the 12 Brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja. Abdullahi explained that the operation was part of Operation EGWUA A TITE II, launched on September 1, 2025, to rid Kogi of banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. The statement read, “On September 5, during a fierce gun battle at a bandits’ hideout ahead of…
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims that he was humiliated by protesters in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. El-Rufai’s media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a statement on Sunday night, stated that there was no truth to claims that the former Kaduna governor and erstwhile presidential candidate Peter Obi were booed during their visit to the state. Adekeye explained that Obi was not at the event and his principal was warmly received by the leadership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, He said, “Peter Obi did not attend the 2025 Odenigbo Lecture, having notified Malam…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is working to prevent a fresh wave of strikes in the nation’s tertiary institutions. Speaking in an interview with The Nation on Sunday, Alausa disclosed that the government was engaged in “holistic negotiations” with various unions, stressing that it would be unnecessary for unions to proceed on strike while talks were ongoing. The minister urged unions that have already served notices to shelve their industrial action, assuring them that efforts were underway to meet their demands. Tension heightened on Sunday as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics…
Suspected political thugs on Sunday invaded a rally organised by the Lagos chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), scattering participants and leaving several people injured. Naija News reports that the rally, held at Lion Field in Alimosho Local Government Area, was spearheaded by former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to welcome Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the LP’s governorship flag bearer in Lagos, into the party. The event, which also aimed to sensitise residents on voter registration ahead of the 2027 general elections, had only just kicked off when hoodlums stormed the venue, chasing…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the ongoing dispute involving Dangote Refineries Falana condemned the move by the refinery to compel newly recruited drivers to sign agreements barring them joining existing unions in the oil and gas industry. Naija News reports that the National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers had directed its members in the oil and gas sector to embark on an indefinite strike starting Monday, September 9, 2025. The strike is in protest of Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s alleged plan to compel new drivers to…
Media Adviser to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to announce comprehensive results of the 2023 presidential election before the end of his tenure. Naija News reports that Ibe, in a post via 𝕏 on Sunday, September 7, 2025, said Yakubu should be courageous enough to make public the detailed results from the polling units, even if they had been tampered with, to put to rest lingering controversies over the conduct of the election. According to Atiku’s aide, such disclosure would address public doubts surrounding…
Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dismissed claims that he abandoned erstwhile Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, Rhodes-Vivour explained that Obi was aware of his plan to defect to the ADC. According to him, he has consistently carried Obi along in all his plans. He said, “Certainly, His Excellency was aware. A representative of his was even at the declaration yesterday (Saturday). “His Excellency and I are communicating. We are aligned. There’s no step that’s being taken that he’s…
