By Kolawole Ojebisi The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the declarations made by the party's Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, concerning the reinstatement of Samuel Anyanwu as the opposition party's National Chairman and the suspension of the planned National Executive Committee (NEC). In a statement issued on Thursday,…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said the acting chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, has opened the floodgates of crisis by what he described as "unilateral" decision to reinstate Samuel Anyanwu as the party's National Secretary. Ologbodiyan spoke on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television.…
By Abiola Olawale The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has expressed his willingness to serve as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2027 presidential election if called upon. This is as Barau emphasized his loyalty to the President and focus on governance over what he described as "premature political campaigns." Speaking…
By Abiola Olawale The Nasarawa State High Court in Lafia has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a former gospel singer, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Aboki, handed down the judgment on June 26, 2025, after finding Ajayi guilty…
By Abiola Olawale Notable journalist-diplomat and former Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Oma Djebah, has expressed profound grief over the passing of eminent elder-statesman, Second Republic governor of Kwara State, Second Republic Senator, and titan of the pro-democracy struggle (NADECO), Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo. The New Diplomat reports that Adebayo who was also Nigeria’s minister…
By Kolawole Ojebisi A preliminary report has attributed the cause of the air disaster involving Air India Boeing 787 which resulted in the deaths of 270 people to a faulty locking mechanism in the pilot's seat. According to the report, investigation found that while the aeroplane was about taking off, the captain's seat slid backwards,…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on President Bola Tinubu to get his priorities right by placing a premium on security instead of prioritizing infrastructure projects. Obi maintained that the soul of the country is bleeding, stressing that 'Nigeria is at war' He made the call…
Cites PDP's Crisis For Planned Defection Says Damagum Cause Of Problem By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has disclosed that he is considering leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Suswam spoke during an interview on Channels Television, 'Politics Today' on Wednesday (today), citing the lingering leadership crisis rocking the former ruling party.…
By Kolawole Ojebisi President Bola Tinubu has dismissed proponents of the much talked about coalition as a group of internally displaced persons seeking where to inhabit. Tinubu maintained that he's not their target stressing that the coalition's planners are plotting to unseat themselves in 2027. The president stated this on Wednesday in Lafia during his…