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How Coalition Against APC Can Work, By Osuntokun

Akin Osuntokun was the Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 general election. In this interview monitored on Arise TV, he speaks on the move by opposition parties to form a coalition ahead of the 2027 general election and other issues. ANAYO EZUGWU writes There’s a lot of talk about coalition...
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Rivers Emergency Rule: Wike, Tinubu Arranged It

Former Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Chijioke Ihunwo, has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as a political arrangement between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Tuesday, Ihunwo insisted that the reported pipeline explosion...
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Jev Faults NASS Voice Vote To Ratify Tinubu’s Declaration

Following Thursday’s approval of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, a former Senator representing Benue North-West, Emmanuel Orker Jev, has criticized the 10th National Assembly’s use of voice votes. New Telegraph recalls that the upper and lower chamber of the 10th Assembly on Thursday ratified the state of emergency...
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Tinubu Can Lose, Nigerians Moving To SDP – Shehu Gabam

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has said no one is immune to electoral defeat, insisting that the 2027 presidential election will not be won by individual brilliance or strategy alone. Gabam who made this remark during an interview on Channels Television’s Politic Today on Monday revealed that top political...
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Nigeria’s Democracy Collapsing – Peter Obi

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over the state of democracy in Nigeria, saying it is collapsing under the current administration. Obi who made this remark on Monday at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, cited how the presidency intervened...
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Betara Opens Up On $5,000 Distribution

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has clarified that the $5,000 he distributed to members of his committee was a Sallah gift and not a bribe to support the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Betara made this clarification in a...
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Anambra South Coalition Insists On Zoning

Ahead of the Anambra South Senatorial District bye-election, the Anambra South Coalition has insisted that, in the interest of equity and fair play, Nnewi North Local Government Area should produce the replacement for the late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah in the Red Chambers. The group has also given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a two-month...
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Twisting S’Court Judgment Not Good For PDP

A group within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), has warned that misinterpreting Friday’s Supreme Court judgment on the party’s national secretary position is detrimental to the party’s unity and stability. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Daboikiabo  Warmate, and National Secretary, Tasiu Makila Muhammad, the group noted that the...
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Tambuwal Condemns Emergency Rule In Rivers

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former Governor of Sokoto State and 2023 Presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. New Telegraph recalls President Tinubu on Tuesday declared an emergency rule, after suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor...
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