Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has declared his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani made the announcement on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr message at his residence in Kaduna. “Any politician contesting an election depends on the political equation that determines the position to vie for. If the conditions are right and the equations are favourable, I will offer myself to contest specifically for the Kaduna Central senatorial district,” he stated. He also emphasised that his ambition remains secondary to ensuring the re-election of Governor Uba Sani for a second term. “For now, our…

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, has assured residents that the ongoing political crisis will ultimately strengthen the people rather than weaken them. He also stated that some people are attempting to cause violence in the state to deny the people their means of livelihood, which will not be tolerated. Fubara made these remarks while meeting with Muslim leaders from 20 Islamic-based groups, including the Supreme Council for Islam. Addressing the delegation, Fubara exhorted them and his supporters to believe in God’s work, stating, “This season is about love, sharing, and sacrifice. You have come to share our…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has condemned the murder of 16 passengers in Edo State on Sunday, calling it a senseless act of violence with no place in society. Akpabio also urged relevant authorities to undertake a thorough investigation into the occurrence and bring the perpetrators to justice in order to alleviate the suffering. The former Akwa Ibom State governor made the announcement in a condolence message sent by his special assistant on media, Jackson Udom. The bodies of the hunters who were lynched by a crowd were buried on Saturday in Uromi, Edo State. Members of the Hausa community gathered…

President Bola Tinubu has approved an extension of Kemi Nandap’s tenure as Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service until December 31, 2026. Nandap, who joined the NIS on October 9, 1989, was appointed Comptroller-General on March 1, 2024, with an initial term expiring on August 31, 2025. According to a statement issued on Monday by the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu praised Nandap’s leadership, citing gains in border administration, immigration modernisation, and national security. “Under her leadership, the Nigeria Immigration Service has witnessed significant advancements in its core mandate, with notable improvements in border management,…

Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he was promised N5 billion to orchestrate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie , Fubara’s ally claimed he has evidence of the bribe offer kept on his phone. “I can also open my phone to show you, in the beginning of October 2023, when they approached me with a bribe of N5 billion. It is here in my phone. “It was for impeachment. It’s here. I have it, and I have printed it and distributed it, in case,…

President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that he jokingly threatened to sack the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, if his policies did not align with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu made the remark at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when Wike led a delegation of prominent FCT residents on a Sallah homage to mark the end of Ramadan fasting and Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The president recalled how Wike approached him with a request to remove the FCT from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to allow for greater financial flexibility and infrastructure development. “I remember the day Nyesom Wike came…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been told that it was too late for him to acquire the character and integrity that he lacked from birth and that no one knew him better than President Olusegun Obasanjo, under whom he served as Vice President for eight years. Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister and Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, was responding to a statement by the Atiku Media Office that character was the reason the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) committee set up to select its Vice Presidential candidate for the 2023 election was…

Jerry Omotsegunwa, the suspended Rivers State Governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, has alleged that his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, has failed to inform Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the source of their ongoing political conflicts. Fubara and Wike had been entangled in a political crisis since late 2023, culminating on March 18, 2025, when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Fubara and members of the state’s House of Assembly. In a recent interview with DW, former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi stated that the feud between Wike and Fubara was over money sharing. Amaechi, a…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has expressed confidence that Nigerians have the capacity to defeat corruption through collective determination and commitment. Olukoyede made the statement in Abuja on Sunday in his goodwill message to Muslims celebrating Eid-el-Fitr across the country. “Tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption is achievable through courageous readiness and corporate commitments of Nigerians,” he stated. Emphasizing the nation’s ability to overcome corruption, the EFCC chair stated: “Nigerians are stronger than corruption. No corrupt act can break our common resolve and determination. We have all it takes…

Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), counsel for the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, refuted speculation that his principal will abandon the suit against former Speaker Mojisola Meranda and Assembly members. In a telephone chat with The PUNCH, Fashanu stated that his team was awaiting the court’s decision on the subject and that there was no going back. This is despite President Bola Tinubu’s recent intervention in resolving the Lagos Assembly leadership crisis, with sources claiming that part of the deal included Obasa withdrawing the complaint against his colleagues. On March 17, 2025, Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of…