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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…

…Says Exercise Targeted At Stopping Touted APC Guber Candidate Senator Alli By Adegboyoga Stephen, Ibadan A group in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Save Oyo Movement (SOM), has accused the state governor, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, of wasting billions of state funds on irrelevant ventures, “especially the recent failed coronation of high chiefs in Ibadan, on which over N1.5 billion was allegedly spent.” Governor Makinde had coronated three high chiefs in Ibadanland to Obas in their absence. The three high chiefs, Ekeerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Akeem Adewoyin; Ekaarun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Kola Babalola; and Ekaarun Balogun of Ibadanland, Sharafadeen Alli, declined…

*Body Of Benchers Chairman Preaches More Sacrifice By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri; Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu; and Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto From the heart of the Sokoto Caliphate, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, yesterday called on Nigerians to remain steadfast in faith and hope despite the country’s ongoing security and socio-economic challenges. In his 2026 Easter message titled 'Faith and Hope in Times of Turbulence', the cleric compared Nigeria’s situation to a turbulent flight, urging leaders to inspire confidence and citizens to remain resilient even in difficult times. Bishop Kukah described Nigeria as a nation trapped in persistent instability, tracing…

*Conduct It, Whatever You See, You Take -INEC *You Misinterpret Court Order To Weaken Opposition Parties -ADC To the leadership of African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by former Senate President David Mark, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan issued a warning not to proceed with its planned national convention on 14 April. Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Prof. Amupitan said that if the ADC went ahead with the convention, which it had vowed to hold, its fate would not be dissimilar to the 2019 Zamfara governorship election. The Zamfara scenario saw the winner of the…

*FEMD Officials Battling To Ensure Noone Is Trapped In Rubble *Fire Engulfs Car Mart By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Another building has collapsed in Abuja, the nation's capital. In the latest incident, today, a two-storey building under construction in Jikwoyi, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), caved in, leaving at least six persons injured. It is not the first time in recent time that such incidents have occurred in the nation's capital, a place designed to show and lead by first class example in all facets of human endeavor,for other parts of the country to follow. On 2 February this year, a…