Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, says he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections despite knowing about the issues around his academic records at the Chicago University in the US. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, el-Rufai who recently defected from APC to SDP, said they supported…
Kola Ologbondiyan, former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed concern over the repeated votes of confidence passed o Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing the trend as “worrisome.” Ologbondiyan made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday evening. The Senate had earlier on Thursday passed…
The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries as part of a new ban, continuing an immigration crackdown that the US President initiated at the start of his second term in January. The New York Times reported that an internal memo divides these countries into three separate categories….
The Secretary to the Government of Rivers State (SSG), Dr. Tammy Danagogo, has cautioned that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s peaceful approach to governance should not be interpreted as a sign of weakness. Danagogo issued the warning amid ongoing criticisms from political opponents, particularly the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The controversy…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, currently facing backlash over the allegation of sexual harassment, may step down in the coming week in a plot to allow the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions (SCEPPP) to officially clear him, SaharaReporters has learnt. The Senate Committee after clearing Akpabio is then expected to recommend an…
Calabar, Nigeria – Ex-Bakassi Peninsula Detainee Princewill Chimezie Richards has issued a warning on those planning to hurt Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Richards, who is also the pioneer founder of the Biafra National League (BnL), disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, stating that he knew that Akpabio would not escape what he did to…
Abuja, Nigeria – The federal government has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo for opposing the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, saying those criticising the project should not use the roads when completed. David Umahi, minister of works, spoke on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo state capital, during an interactive session on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal…
By Solomon Ogar Bekwarra, Cross River – Councillors from the Bekwarra Legislative Council are allegedly gearing and squaring up seriously against the Council Chairman Hon. Theresa Ushie. The reasons for the desperate clandestine moves are not yet known, but Solomon Island reliably gathered this from a source privy to the impeachment plot against the incumbent…
Abuja, Nigeria – A growing controversy over the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has deepened following allegations that signatures attached to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions’ report were not endorsements of her suspension but merely attendance records. This dispute has left several senators questioning the transparency and due process…
Calabar, Nigeria – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has embarked on a three-week annual leave. Converseer reports that the three weeks leave which started on 11th March 2025 is expected to end on 1st April 2025. According to the Governor, “In service to our great state, every day has been a journey of dedication,…
