Senate President Godswill Akpabio has taken legal action against suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the removal of a satirical video apology she posted on social media. The controversial video, which went viral on April 27, 2025, featured Akpoti-Uduaghan mockingly apologising to Akpabio for “maintaining dignity…
In a significant political shift ahead of the 2024 Edo governorship election, Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, and two other lawmakers have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers—Sunny Ifada representing Esan Central Constituency and Yekini Idaiye of Akoko Edo 1—joined…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has strongly criticized Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over comments he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. In a statement issued on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu accused Obi of making “disparaging comments” about Nigeria, stressing that prominent Nigerians traveling abroad should promote…
Former Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the 2023 general election results by writing and allocating figures to candidates, including Peter Obi. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okonkwo claimed that all the votes Peter Obi received were “written and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South Zonal chapter has condemned social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, for his recent verbal attack on the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. In a statement issued in Abuja by the APC Zonal Organizing Secretary, Blessing Agbomhere, the party gave VeryDarkMan a one-week ultimatum…
A coalition of civil society organizations, under the banner of Civic Room for Rule of Law, has declared support for the immediate removal of Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Ibok-ete Ibas, citing serious breaches of constitutional procedures. NaijaBlogDaily reports that the move follows growing nationwide outrage over Ibas’ alleged overreach, particularly the controversial dismissal of appointees…
There was serious drama in Bauchi State on Friday as Deputy Governor Auwal Jatau allegedly slapped Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated exchange at the Emir’s Palace. The shocking altercation happened during the turbaning ceremony of former Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, who was honoured as Makama Babba 1 of…
