Category: Politics

A Kano State High Court has fixed February 13, 2025, for the hearing of all pending preliminary objections in the ongoing case of alleged bribery and misappropriation of funds against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others. It will be recalled that the Kano State government filed an…

According to a TechCabal report, at least four other fintech companies were also penalized, though the specific details remain undisclosed. The fines emerged from a routine CBN audit that uncovered various compliance issues within these digital financial service providers. The regulatory crackdown highlights the increasing scrutiny faced by fintech startups that have experienced explosive growth…

Prominent Nigerian lawyer Adebayo Adenipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has initiated a lawsuit against human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan. The court document, dated December 9th, 2024, and obtained by Apples Bite Magazine, summons Farotimi to appear before the court within 30 days of service. Adenipekun…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the South-South has dismissed allegations of instability and disunity among party members, characterizing these claims as “erroneous assertions” by adversaries. During a meeting held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday with the South-South State Chairmen, the party reaffirmed that there is no crisis within its framework. In a statement…

The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated to the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), with allegations that the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and his allies are working to silence dissenting voices within the party. A party source who spoke with Punch on condition of anonymity, disclosed plans to replace certain…

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, on Wednesday, submitted that an attempt to put personal interest over party interest is responsible for the crisis facing the party. Speaking in Lagos during an interactive session with journalists, he said manipulation of the party apparatus by the individual who…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, has submitted that the party’s primaries that led to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP were free and fair. Ologunagba explained that the primary election was not conducted to favour any region but was based solely…

A Strategic Management and Human Capital Development expert, Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, has submitted that most politicians in the country are interested in political offices purely to fulfill their personal ambitions. Specifically, he said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is crying out in the name of the North for the 2027 presidency because it suits his…

The South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally written to President Bola Tinubu requesting a review of recent appointments made to the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In the letter signed by Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, the APC’s National Vice Chairman for the South East, the party expressed appreciation for the President’s…

The Labour Party (LP) have lashed out at the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu for commending the conduct of Ghana’s presidential election. Naija News reports that Yakubu, in a video clip on Sunday, praised the rancour-free conduct of Ghana’s election, pointing out lessons for Nigerian politicians. Reacting in an interview…

The magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, in the suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, against him over alleged cybercrime. Farotimi was taken to court for allegedly defaming the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Afe Babalola. At the court hearing on Tuesday,…

Malta, the tiny European island country in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Italian coast, was among Nigeria’s top five trading countries in terms of imports in the third quarter of the year (Q3 2924), according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS which showed this in its Foreign Trade in Goods…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the bail application of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, citing procedural irregularities in the filing of the application. Justice Maryanne Anenih, while delivering the ruling, stated that the application was premature as it was filed before Bello was present in court or in custody. The…

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has apologised to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State over a recent comment applauding Governor Ademola Adeleke. Naija News understands that Ado-Doguwa, who is a chieftain of the APC from Kano State, had recently represented the Speaker of the House…

Media aide to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, Umar Ibrahim, has declared that his principal and the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, are open to forming an alliance against the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Ibrahim made this known during an interview…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the plan of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to form an alliance against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 will be unsuccessful. Naija News reported that Atiku’s spokesperson, Paul Ibe, in an interview on Channels Television, said his principal and…

The House of Representatives member for Doguwa/Tudun Wada Constituency, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has appealed to Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) over his comment in Ede. Alhassan Doguwa said his statement at Ede Day celebration, on Saturday, where he represented the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, was twisted by the People Democratic Party (PDP)…

Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Tonye Cole, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, wants to weaken the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Naija News reported that Wike had consistently maintained he remains PDP member though serving in an APC government of President Bola Tinubu. The 2023…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has taken legal action to contest the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. On Monday, Ajayi confirmed that his legal team had submitted a petition to the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, seeking to overturn the election results. The announcement…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has advised those nursing presidential ambitions in 2027 to shelve their desires. In a post on Facebook, Igbokwe insisted that there would be no vacancy for a new president in 2027. The APC chieftain stressed that Tinubu would remain the occupant of Aso Rock after…