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Obi’s Media Office Debunks Doctored Images

The media office of former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed as fake and doctored the images circulating on social media purporting to show him kneeling before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a recent Vatican event. In a statement issued by Obi’s media adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, the...
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Western Model Democracy Has Failed in Nigeria – Agbakoba

Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has said that Western style of democracy has failed in Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television programme, Politics Today, Agbakoba said Nigeria needs a homemade model that would consider the country’s diversity and interests. He said: “This is not...
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Nigeria Failing Its People By Ignoring Borno Crisis

2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for urgent national intervention in the deteriorating security situation in the Marte area of Borno State, describing it as “concerning and very unsettling.” In a statement posted on his X platform, Obi emphasized that the crisis in Marte is more than a local emergency—it is...
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Edo Assembly Deputy Speaker Resigns

The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mrs. Maria Oligbi-Edeko (PDP – Esan North-East II), on Monday voluntarily resigned her position, citing the minority status of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Assembly. Following her resignation, Osamwonyi Atu (APC – Orhionmwon East) was unanimously elected by lawmakers as the new Deputy...
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Ex-IGP Adamu’s Gov’ship Bid Gains Endorsements

As the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship race heats up, former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is emerging as a leading contender under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adamu’s campaign is gaining widespread traction with endorsements pouring in from traditional rulers, political leaders, grassroots organizations, and community stakeholders who laud his leadership acumen and vision...
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C’River PDP Chieftain Decamps To APC

A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Ntufam Maurice Omini-Iso, has formally announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing dissatisfaction with the internal structure of the PDP and strong approval of Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s developmental strides. Omini-Iso, a native of the Enang Ayie clan in...
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Echoes of Electoral Reforms Ahead 2027

FELIX NWANERI writes on renewed calls for electoral reforms to further strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and ensure credibility of elections in the country There is no doubt that calls for electoral reforms have remained a recurring decimal in Nigeria and the current Fourth Republic, which commenced in 1999 after long years of military rule, has equally...
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Middle Belt, North-West, IPOB Issues

Prof Usman Yusuf is a former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In this interview, he speaks on his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office, among other issues. ANAYO EZUGWU writes You’ve had an interesting couple of months...
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