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‘Count Us Out’ — Abia North Leaders Reject 2027 Coalition, Reaffirm Support for President Tinubu, Senator Orji Kalu Stakeholders from Abia North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their support for President Bola Tinubu and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, firmly rejecting any coalition allegedly being formed against the President ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking under the banner of the Abia North Peace Foundation, the leaders — comprising lawyers, doctors, traditional rulers, youth and women leaders — made their position known during a press conference on Monday in Umuahia. The Foundation’s President, Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, alongside Prince Kalu Umeh, stated that…

Kenneth Okonkwo, Spokesperson for the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential Election, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon implode, warning that those defecting into its ranks will ultimately regret their decision. Okonkwo made this statement in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday following the wave of defections into the APC, saying that the defections are not a sign of strength, but rather a reflection of politicians’ desperation for self-preservation in the face of insecurity and political uncertainty. “APC is already imploding, and will continue to implode until they are blown to smithereens. And we…

2027: ‘We’ll Support Tinubu If You Don’t,’ Bayelsa PDP Chairman Tells Governor Douye Diri Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the South South zonal Secretary and caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, George Turnah, has insisted that the party will support President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), even if the state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, does not. The PDP Zonal leader said almost all the governors from South-South supported Tinubu, irrespective of their party affiliations. Turnah, who is the lead convener of the New Associates, a pro-Wike group inaugurated in Bayelsa State…

Court Hears Prophet Jeremiah vs VeryDarkMan Case as VDM Counsel Concedes to Injunction The FCT High Court presided over by A.Y. Shafa, sitting at Nyanya, FCT, in a case filed against popular YouTuber, blogger, and self-proclaimed freedom fighter, Mr. Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, operating on different social media platforms and the Facebook Meta platform. The FCT High Court today, in fresh proceedings, has again started hearing the case afresh in respect of the case filed by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Deliverance Mercyland International Ministry in Warri, Delta State, against VDM. As the FCT High Court today, in…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday hit the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his criticism of poverty index under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement titled, “Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University,” Sanwo-Olu said Obi is not morally well placed to make “alarming claims” on poverty rate. Speaking at Johns Hopkins University, Obi compared Nigeria’s poverty level with that of China and Vietnam. “The question then is, what exactly did these countries do to be able to achieve the desired growth and development?” Is it…

Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s Husband To Death By Hanging The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer Osinachi, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of culpable homicide in connection with her death on April 8, 2022. The court pronounced the sentence on Monday during a ruling delivered by Justice Nwosu-Iheme after the court had held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Osinachi passed away in…

People’s Democratic Party, PDP has called an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee, following the gale of defections that rocked the party. In an invitation letter sent to members, Setonji Koshoedo, the acting secretary appointed by PDP governors, said the meeting will hold at the NWC hall of the national secretariat on Tuesday. According to the letter, the meeting will address the wave of defections and other internal crises that have plagued the party. The invitation letter reads, “Based on popular demand and wide consultation, I have been directed to call for an NWC Meeting as detailed below: “Date:…

Don’t Bring Old PDP Habits Into nto APC — Ned Nwoko Tells Delta Governor Oborevwori The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, has asked Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to leave behind the “old habits” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he begins a new political journey in the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement addressed to the governor following his recent defection, Nwoko warned that the move must not just be symbolic but transformative, urging Oborevwori to “leave behind the politics of survival and step into the politics of legacy”.…

Four Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have joined the legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as his trial resumes on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor in a post on his X handle on Monday morning revealed the addition of the four SANs — Prof. Onyechi Ikpeazu, Emeka Etiaba, Mela Audu Nunghe, and Dr. Joseph Akubo — increases the number of Senior Advocates on Kanu’s team to six, and brings the total number of lawyers defending him to 19. They join existing SANs Chief Kanu Agabi and Uchenna Njoku. In March,…

No Single Candidate Can Defeat Tinubu In 2027 Without A Coalition — Kenneth Okonkwo Former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council in the 2023 elections, Kenneth Okonkwo, says opposition parties must form a coalition to defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The actor-turned-politician spoke on Sunday when he appeared on ‘Politics Today’, a programme aired on Channels Television. “Nelson Mandela said it always appears impossible until it happens. I may not guarantee an alliance between Peter Obi and Atiku, but as we are moving to 2027, I know that there would be a coalition. Whether it would…