Politics

Mr. President , your silence on the active role played by your Minister of the FCT in the Rivers impasse is golden and enabling. He has become a law unto himself because he was playing out your script. Now we know. – PDP Governors response to suspension of Fubara. In a statement released by its […] More

Politics is a game of influence, goodwill, and service to the people. A politician’s longevity in office is determined not just by their policies but also by their relationship with the electorate. While competence and vision matter, generosity—both in action and in spirit—plays a crucial role in political survival. This is why stingy politicians, who […] More

Few Hours after the declaration of State Of Emergency in Rivers state by President Tinubu as a results of the political crisis ravaging the state which lead to the suspension of the sate Governor Fubara and others, the FG has seen taken strict action and deployed military to safe guard the entrance of the Government […] More

The PDP Rejects Rivers State Emergency Declaration, Asserts President Tinubu Lacks Authority to Suspend a Democratically Elected Governor In a statement issued by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary, it was stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by announcing a state of emergency in Rivers State, has acted in blatant violation of the 1999 […] More

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn the land allocation for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja. The revocation, detailed in a letter dated March 13, 2025, was attributed to PDP’s failure to pay annual ground rents for two decades, spanning from January 1, 2006, to January […] More

President Bola Tinubu has slammed the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for not disowning the militants threatening fire and brimstone in the state. Tinubu also slammed the governor for his lack of action against the militants vandalising oil pipelines in the state. Tinubu voiced his displeasure during a nationwide broadcast delivered on Tuesday to […] More

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State reeks of political manipulation and outright bad faith. In a statement, Atiku said anyone paying attention to the unfolding crisis knows that Tinubu has been a vested partisan actor in the political turmoil engulfing Rivers. He […] More

Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has suggested that no African country is important in President Donald Trump’s agenda. Sani claimed that no African country is important in Trump’s agenda when the US President can say and do negative things to Canada and Mexico. “The expulsion of South African Ambassador from the US; If Trump […] More

Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih is a household name in the contemporary politics of Edo State and Nigeria. From being a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he rose to become the Chairman of Edo State Chapter of PDP from which position he was elected and re-elected the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the […] More

Former chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Amb. Chijioke Ihunwo, has tendered an apology to the Ijaw ethnic nationality over controversial remarks made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a recent live media chat. Ihunwo described Wike’s comments as a trigger for ethnic discord, stating that it was unfair […] More

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released an updated voter register and the official list of political parties ahead of the rescheduled local government elections in Rivers State. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) confirmed on Thursday that it had received the revised voter list and party details as part of preparations for […] More