By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Last Tuesday, the morning heat had not yet settled over Abuja when former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stepped onto the protest ground at the National Assembly, his son walking quietly beside him. Placards demanding electronic transmission of election results swayed in the air. Lawmakers hurried past security barricades. Journalists adjusted…
By Bayo Wahab The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has called for a thorough investigation into claims of wire-tapping made by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. Onanuga made the call in a post on X on Friday, reacting to comments by El-Rufai during an interview on ARISE TV Prime…
By Bayo Wahab The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have taken opposing positions over the 2027 general election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC welcomed INEC’s decision to fix February 20, 2027, for…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he would not have attained office without the support of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, declaring that the former governor “discovered” him and gave him the platform to contest. Fubara spoke on Friday while receiving the New Telegraph Man of the Year Award, where he dedicated the…
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu may be linked to efforts pushing for United States sanctions against a former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. El-Rufai made the allegation on Friday during an interview on Prime Time on Arise Television, against the backdrop of a proposed US congressional bill seeking visa…
Senator Ali Ndume has expressed surprise over a bill introduced in the United States Congress seeking sanctions against a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing the move as “out of place”. Ndume, who represents Borno South, spoke on Friday during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television. “I am surprised that Kwankwaso’s name was mentioned, and…
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