Politics

Only Tinubu Can Ask Me To Step Down From Senate President Race - Orji Uzor Kalu Declares Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that he will withdraw from the presidential race of the 10th National Assembly if the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu asks him to.Channels Television reported that Kalu said this while briefing State House reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over his Senate Presidency ambition. The former Governor of Abia state who stated that he will remain hopeful even though he has not gotten any assurance from anybody, also maintained that he would be the…

The LP Presidential candidate, Peter Obi will likely win because God will fight for him- Gov Wike The governor of Rivers state stated that the winner and hero of the presidential election is Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. As stated by Wike, he is speaking the truth and is not saying it to appease anyone. The governor of Rivers state, Wike, continued by stating that although though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognized Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the presidential election, he believed that Peter Obi had won the poll legitimately. According…

That I’m Obi’s Lawyer Doesn’t Stop Me From Saying The Truth. Obi Doesn’t Promote Fake News- Okutepa A popular Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, has countered those who are linking the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, with the alleged news of Bola Tinubu meeting with the CJN, stating it clearly that Peter Obi doesn’t support or promote fake news. While speaking, Mr Okutepa made it known that in as much as he is in the legal team of of Peter Obi, it doesn’t stop him from speaking the truth, noting that Peter Obi doesn’t…

Iwuanyanwu breaks silence: I never said Yoruba are political rascals Chairman Champion Newspapers, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Igbo elder, on Monday debunked reports that he said the Yoruba are political rascals, describing it as fake news. Iwuanyanwu is ostensibly denying a video where he was caught calling Yoruba people political rascals, saying it was doctored. Ever since the video hit the social media on Saturday, it has elicited wild condemnation and accusations from Nigerians, especially the Yoruba. But the Igbo elder, in a statement on Monday said he had been drawn to fake news circulating on social media completely misrepresenting the…

Petition: Tinubu not served notice before travelling —Lawyer The camp of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that it would be absurd for him to respond to the petitions filed at the election tribunal by Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his counterpart in Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, when he has not been served a notice. The development is coming five days after Obi formally filed his petition to the elections tribunal to protest the outcome of the February 25 poll. Obi’s petition came four weeks after the contentious presidential and National assembly elections that produced the…

Fani-Kayode bombs Obasanjo: He may not be full-fledge Yoruba man Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for not challenging Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu when he said Yoruba are political rascals despite he was at the event. Iwuanyanwu had on Saturday at the event marking the one year anniversary of Governor Charles Soludo in office in Anambra, said Yoruba are political rascals and that they would deal with them. Obasanjo was also at the event when Iwuanyanwu made the controversial statement. Fani-Kayode, in a long tweet on Sunday said the fact that “our revered leader and one of the…

Ayu: Only NEC Can Suspend Me*Says those instigating ward exco ignorant The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu Monday reacted to his suspension by the executive committee of his ward, Igyorovo in Gboko local government in Benue state, stating that it is of no effect as only the National Executive Committee (NEC) has the constitutional right to suspend him. Ayu said that as national chairman and indeed as a national officer, only the NEC of the party as contained in section 57(7] can suspend him. A statement by Simon Imobo-Tswam (Special Adviser to the National…

My Victory Made Possible by Divine Intervention, Says Otti Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has said that his victory at the poll was made possible by divine intervention given the array of forces that worked against him. He said that a lot of forces were hell bent on scuttling his long-standing governorship ambition but through the grace of God the opposing forces were defeated and he came out victorious. Otti gave this testimony weekend at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, where he worshipped with a jubilant congregation over his successful outing in the 2023 governorship election. He said: “”If it…

Wike blows hot: Ayu, a colossal failure, he must go The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has thrown his weight behind the calls for Iyorchia Ayu to vacate the office of the national chairman of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike said this while responding to the suspension of Ayu by some members of the executive of his Igyorov Council Ward, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State on Monday. Wike who spoke as a guest on Sunrise, the breakfast programme of Channels Television said he was in full support of the suspension of Ayu.…

Congratulatory Message to His Excellency,Dr. Alex Chioma Otti,Governor -Elect,Abia State,on His Well-deserved Victory in the Recently-held Abia Gubernatorial Election. It is with enormous joy and excitement for the future that awaits our dear State in the hands of a renowned technocrat, astute banker and erudite scholar that I congratulate our dear Governor -Elect, H. E. Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, on his victory at the polls. Surely, for the good people of Abia, God's Own State, it is a New Day and the Dawn of Liberation against those who have forced their knees on our necks these past many years. From…