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Ex-Ondo Dep Gov Resigns From PDP, Set To Join APC

15.01.2026

A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and Nigeria’s ambassador to Uganda, Otunba Omolade Oluwateru, has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Oluwateru served as Deputy Governor under the late Governor Olusegun Agagu from 2003 to 2009, until the Court of Appeal nullified the election that brought them into office. Speaking during...

Dele Momodu Enters ADC, Says No Plans For Senate

15.01.2026

Veteran journalist and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Dele Momodu has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), becoming the latest prominent figure to align with the party months after leaving the opposition party. The Publisher of Ovation Magazine on Thursday announced his decision in Benin City, Edo State, where he also addressed speculation...

Ijaws’ll Never Abandon Fubara, Says INC President Amid Impeachment Plot

15.01.2026

The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, has declared that the Ijaw people will stand firmly behind Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, regardless of pressures from those allegedly plotting his impeachment. Speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Okaba dismissed the impeachment attempt as not a legitimate legislative exercise,...

Rivers Assembly Fails To Reconvene Amid Fubara’s Impeachment

15.01.2026

On Thursday, the Rivers State House of Assembly failed to resume plenary a week after adjourning its last sitting, following the impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Recall that last Thursday, January 7, the State Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, over alleged...

Court Strikes Out Defamation Charges Against Natasha

15.01.2026

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senator District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has been absolved of all criminal charges filed by the Federal Government at the Federa High Court sitting in Abuja. Court records show that the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a Notice of Discontinuance, prompting the court to formally dismiss the criminal...

Natasha Cleared As Court Strikes Out FG’s Case

15.01.2026

KWSG, Saraki Trade Words Over Road Construction

15.01.2026

The Media Office of former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the claim by the Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration that it has constructed more roads than past administrations as false and “another clear example of the governor’s obsession with the personality and achievements of one of his predecessors.” In a statement signed...

ADC Primary: Why Atiku Can’t Bribe Delegates – Dele Momodu

15.01.2026

Chief Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has dismissed the insinuation that the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar would use financial incentives to influence the party’s presidential primary. Momodu spoke in Thursday on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, while responding to questions about how the party plans to manage the presidential...

Court To Hear Suit Seeking Deregistration Of ADC, AA, Others Feb 16

15.01.2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 16 for the hearing of a constitutional suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Alliance (AA), and three other political parties. The suit was instituted by the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL), which is asking the court to deregister five political...

Case For Guaranteed Defense Expenditure In Nigeria

15.01.2026

The survival of a modern state is inseparable from its capacity to guarantee security within its territorial boundaries. Where the authority of the state is unable to protect life, property and constitutional order, governance becomes nominal and development aspirational rather than real. In Nigeria’s contemporary experience, persistent internal security threats have exposed not merely operational...