“I am not working for Tinubu” -Kola Abiola
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2023 election, Kola Abiola yesterday dismissed insinuations that he is working for the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Abiola described the claim as false. Abiola, the eldest son of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, acclaimed […]
CBN Appoints Dr Isa Abdulmumin As New Spokesperson
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the appointment of Dr Isa Abdulmumin as the acting Director of Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank. Abdulmumin, formerly a deputy director, takes over from Osita Nwanisobi, who retires from the apex bank after serving as the Director of Corporate Communications since 2021. The CBN had […]
Observers’ Coalition Urges INEC To Play By The Rules, Remain Unbiased
Civil Society Observers Coalition (CSOC), Delta State, has called on the Independent National Electrical Commission (INEC) to play by the rules and remain unbiased during today’s presidential election. Founding coordinator, Delta State Civil Society Community (DSCSC), Deacon Okezi Odugala made the call yesterday in Asaba at a press conference, advising political parties and candidates to […]
Local Airlines Shutdown Operation Over the 2023 Election
Ahead of the February 25 general election, local airlines have announced the shutdown of operation on the 25th of February, 2023, which is the day of the election. LEADERSHIP gathered that, while some airlines shut down only on election day, others added the 26th of February, 2023 as a no-flight day. Already, Ibom Air has […]
Ukraine Marks One Year Since Russia’s Invasion
Ukraine is marking one year since Russia launched a full-scale attack that violently ended decades of relative stability in Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the invasion as “the hardest day of our modern history. We woke up early and haven’t fallen asleep since.” He has framed the conflict as a morally charged battle, pledging that Ukrainian […]
Chinyere Igwe: Nigerian Politician Arrested With $500,000 On Election Eve
A Nigerian politician has been arrested for alleged money laundering after being caught with $498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general elections. The piles of US dollars were found by police inside Chinyere Igwe’s car. Mr Igwe, an opposition PDP member of the House of Representatives, was also caught with a list of people […]
US Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh Admits Lying But Denies Killing Family
In a murder trial that has gripped the US, the heir of a South Carolina legal dynasty has admitted to lying about his whereabouts on the night his wife and son were killed. But Alex Murdaugh, 54, denied ever hurting Maggie or Paul Murdaugh, who were fatally shot at the family’s secluded hunting estate in […]
Tebbutt Murder-kidnap: Kenyan Freed After Decade In Jail
A Kenyan convicted in a trial linked to the murder of a British man has been freed from prison, after a decade-long campaign to overturn his conviction. The BBC revealed in 2022 that a senior Metropolitan police officer who assisted the Kenyan investigation “omitted key forensic evidence” in the trial of Ali Kololo. Jude Tebbutt, the wife […]
Simon Ekpa: ”I am here to finish what I started”
Simon Ekpa a factional leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has vowed not to back out of his campaign to “end Nigeria”. In a Live broadcast on Thursday night, monitored by POLITICS NIGERIA, Ekpa said he is not deterred by his arrest. Recall Ekpa was arrested for his alleged inciting declarations, which […]
Peter Obi, G-5 Govs Will Help Tinubu Win Saturday’s Election – Keyamo
The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has divulged why the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will win Saturday’s election. Keyamo said the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the G-5 governors will help Tinubu win the Saturday’s presidential election. In a tweet, Keyamo said Tinubu would […]
