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Rival claimant to the leadership of main opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala Gombe, has admitted to getting outside help in prosecuting his legal matters against the Senator David Mark camp. Recall that Mark, former Senate President and former Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, were, last week, de-recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and had their names struck out from its portal based on a leadership challenge case filed by Gombe on 2 September, 2025. The Commission relied on the pronouncement of the Court of Appeal, which ordered parties in the case to maintain status…

*Democrats Angry With Trump, Seek His Impeachment *Israel Also Agrees To Temporary Ceasefire -CNN There was immediate confusion over the real substance of the two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, Tuesday, to temporarily halt hostilities in the US-Israel war with Iran. While US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire and called Iran's 10-point ceasefire proposal "workable", Tehran declared itself winner of the war as well as the peace negotiations, saying US had agreed that Iran manages the critical Hormuz Strait which will be "conditionally opened under Iranian military management" to international oil shipping traffic. Even more interesting was Iran's claim that…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has made good his threat to wield the big stick on illegal revenue collectors and extortionists making life difficult for Enugu residents. While Mbah, yesterday, announced an immediate and indefinite suspension of daily toll collection from those who have no lockup shops, declaring it as illegal, the Enugu State Police Command on the same day arraigned two persons before an Enugu Magistrate Court for stealing and forgery of receipts and illegal revenue collection for the registration of native doctors in the state. Governor Mbah gave the order on the suspension…

*A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight If Iran Refuses To…, Trump Says *Israel Warns Ordinary Iranians To Stay Off Trains, Bridges, Others *US Strikes Iran's Oil Jugular Kharg Island Seeking To Destroy Its Economy -Report With Donald Trump’s 8pm deadline fast approaching, Iran and United States (US) are in last-ditch talks, according to officials in Pakistan’s Islamabad, which is acting as an intermediary for the indirect negotiations between both warring nations. The fact that talks are still going on is a “big thing”, according to an official briefed on the dialogue, adding that “they have to find a way." An…

As the 2027 general elections inch closer, the Presidency has warned Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, against what it described as unfairly targeting President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Obi's new political container. This was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga described Obi's attacks as “baseless," maintaining that the ADC turmoil is entirely self-inflicted. Presidency's Version Of Genesis Of ADC Crisis "After using the Labour Party to contest the highest office in the…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Residents of Delta South Senatorial District have been assured of inclusiveness and people-driven policies just as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will be a partner in the quest to give the area good representation. This was disclosed by Jay Ogor, a leading Delta South Senatorial hopeful, philanthropist, and business mogul during a visit to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) Press Centre Secretariat of the NUJ, Warri Correspondents’ Chapel in Warri, Delta State, with his supporters. To him, Delta South Senatorial District seat is vacant because of what he described as poor representation. The current…