The House of Representatives member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency of Kano State, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has accepted his expulsion from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The lawmaker, in a statement on Saturday, said he is ready to depart the party in peace despite not getting a fair hearing on the allegation against him. He also appealed to the NNPP to allow him to go in peace. Naija News had earlier reported that the NNPP expelled Jibrin on Saturday. The Chairman of NNPP in Kano State, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, while briefing journalists, accused Jubrin of engaging in anti-party activities and failing to…
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has been thrown into a fresh crisis following the expulsion of Abdulmumin Jibrin, lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Naija News reports that a faction of the party loyal to former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, announced Jibrin’s expulsion, accusing him of engaging in anti-party activities and failing to pay mandatory dues. Chairman of the faction, Hashim Dungurawa, stated that the decision was final, emphasising that the party would not tolerate indiscipline from any member. But speaking with Sunday Punch, a rival factional chairman of the party in Kano,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has further consolidated its dominance in the Senate following the defection of Senator Ahmed Wadada (Nasarawa West) from the Social Democratic Party (SDP). With Wadada’s return, the APC now commands 72 out of 109 seats in the upper chamber, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 28 senators. The Labour Party retains five, while the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) holds two. Both the SDP and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) now have one senator each. Wadada, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, had quit the APC in 2022 to pursue his…
Tension is mounting in Ipetumodu, Osun State, as princes from the town’s two ruling houses prepare for a crucial meeting on Tuesday to decide the fate of the convicted Apetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede. Naija News understands that the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced on August 26, 2025, that Oba Oloyede had been sentenced to over four years in prison for fraud. US District Judge, Christopher A. Boyko, further ordered the monarch to serve three years of supervised release and pay $4,408,543.38 in restitution. According to US authorities, Oloyede led a conspiracy to exploit COVID-19 emergency…
The spokesperson for the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, Edwin Olofu, has clarified that his principal has no plans to quit the ruling party. Olofu, in an interview with Sunday Punch, dismissed reports that the former Kano State governor was preparing to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the speculation as baseless. He said, “Ganduje is a committed member of the APC who is not just a loyal party man but also loyal to the President and his Renewed Hope Agenda. So, ignore those saying he is planning to leave the APC.” The…
An elder statesman and Convener of the Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought, Sunnie Chukumele, has declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara will no longer wield the full influence of his office upon his return on September 18. Chukumele, in an interview with Punch, while describing the just-concluded local government election as a “charade”, insisted that the outcome showed Rivers people had rejected the process. He said, “He is coming back as a puppet and Rivers State people are not prepared for a puppet. Rivers people are not happy. How many people came out to vote in the council election?…
The just-concluded local government elections in Rivers State have dealt a heavy blow to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, with results showing that he has lost grip of the grassroots. Out of the 23 local government areas, the All Progressives Congress (APC) clinched 20, including Fubara’s home council of Opobo-Nkoro, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed to secure only three. Significantly, the PDP victory in Obio/Akpor LGA was retained by loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, further consolidating his hold on the state’s political structure. The Rivers State House of Assembly remains firmly in the grip…
As Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, prepares to return to the Government House, Port Harcourt, on September 18, there are growing doubts about his political strength. Naija News understands that Fubara has been on suspension since March 18, 2025, when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following heightened political tensions and alleged militant attacks on oil facilities. The political reconciliation between Fubara and his godfather, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has altered the power dynamics in the state. According to Punch, both men’s support groups, “Simplified Family” (loyal to Fubara) and “Wikematics”…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released the names of inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Ilesa, Osun State. Naija News reports that the list, published on the service’s official website, detailed the escapees, their states of origin, and offences. At the Keffi facility, escapees include Mohammed Mohammed (24, Kaduna), Yusuf Hassan (21, Adamawa), Shehu Abubakar (20, Kaduna) and Abubakar Jibrin (18, Plateau), all detained for armed robbery. Others are Abubakar Musa (30, Kaduna), held for stealing; Bilyaminu Usman (20, Bauchi), facing conspiracy and extortion charges; Yusuf Abubakar (18, Jigawa), charged with…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the Darajamal community in the Bama Local Government Area, where 63 people, including five soldiers and 58 civilians, were killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night. Naija News reports that the civilians, who had been displaced by insurgents earlier, had only returned to the community two months ago before the latest attack. Governor Zulum, visibly shaken, met with community leaders and comforted the families of the deceased. The Governor, while addressing newsmen, said, “We are here to commiserate with the people of Darajamal over what happened last…
