Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factions loyal to the party’s governors and those supporting the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have voiced confidence ahead of today’s Appeal Court judgment today that the ruling will favor them, asserting that legal precedents and statutory regulations back their claims. The Court of Appeal has set Monday for the judgment on the consolidated cases related to the PDP, as confirmed by Ini Ememobong, the National Publicity Secretary of the National Working Committee led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) and supported by Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi…

The Abia State branch of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has requested that Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh resign their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties. APGA stated that both lawmakers were elected on its platform and should vacate their seats after defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP), respectively. Barr Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, the APGA Publicity Secretary in Abia State, while addressing a press conference in Aba, stated that the exit of the two federal lawmakers did not surprise the party. He believes their departure has…

US President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to unveil the replacement to the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on Khamenei’s compound killed him and drove the Middle East into war, Iran’s Assembly of Experts convened quietly to choose their future leader, according to members of the body. The clerics did not reveal who had been chosen, just stating that a name would be announced shortly. Some predicted that Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his father. Trump had earlier requested…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has authorized the confirmation of appointment for 1,659 Federal Capital Territory Administration officials. On February 28, 2026, the FCT Civil Service Commission conducted a confirmation test for 2,281 candidates, including the confirmed staff. In a statement released on Sunday, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, quoted Emeka Ezeh, Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, as saying that some of the workers who took the exam were employed as early as 2016 and 2019. “2,512 candidates were invited to present themselves for the…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has vowed to challenge the 2026 Electoral Act in court. Obi, who finished his registration in his birthplace of Agulu in the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he will challenge the newly approved Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he called attempts to alter the outcome of the 2027 general elections. He claimed that aspects of the new electoral legislation were intended to encourage electoral manipulation and destroy the credibility of future elections. The former governor of Anambra State accused the Independent National…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anthony Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Placid succeeds Benjamin Hundeyin, the force’s previous public relations officer. This was stated in a statement made on Sunday by Hundeyin, the Force’s outgoing spokesperson at the Abuja headquarters. According to the statement, Placid is a seasoned police officer with vast expertise in administration, operations, intelligence, training, and international peacekeeping. He was born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and is from Mbiokporo Nsit in the Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. Placid earned…

Nigerians have berated Daniel Bwala, Special Assistant to the president, over his interview with Mehdi Hassan on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. Bwala, who obviously struggled to respond to questions posed to him by Hassan, has attracted condemnation from Nigerians. The interview, which was broadcasted on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a drug baron, corrupt, and unable to govern—sentiments…

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, has dismissed criticism over his appearance on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. He stated that he had no remorse in defending the Tinubu administration before host Mehdi Hassan and would do so again anywhere on the globe. The interview, which was broadcast on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Tinubu…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday that Israel would continue its war with Iran “with all our force” and, alongside the US, had gained near-total control of the skies over Tehran after a week of strikes. “We have a systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime and achieve many other objectives,” Netanyahu said in a televised address. Israel and the US launched the war against Iran with strikes on Tehran last Saturday that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Citizens, you are telling me, the government, and our heroic soldiers to continue until victory, and I thank you. I…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has officially registered as an African Democratic Congress member in the party’s ongoing membership registration and mobilization campaign, which started on Saturday, March 7, throughout Anambra State’s 21 local government areas. Obi promised to contest the recently approved 2026 Electoral Act in court, claiming that it was purposefully created to influence the results of the 2027 general elections. Obi finished his registration at his hometown of Agulu, in Anaocha LGA of Anambra State, on Saturday. The presidential candidate said that the Independent National Electoral Commission has now taken over the political party…