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An ally of muck raking newspaper publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the ousting from office of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun today. While several media houses reported earlier today that Egbetokun was sacked by President Bola Tinubu, the Presidency later said he resigned citing need to attend to pressing family issues -though the now ex-IGP's tenure was due to expire in 2027. The President has appointed Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Tunji Disu to replace Egbetokun in acting capacity, pending Senate approval. Reacting, Sowore's lawyer and activist, Tope Temokun, described Egbetokun's exit as a reminder that authority in…

As political meetings, linkages and general activities hot up nationwide, ahead 2027 general elections, leading opposition voice and former presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, were among members of African Democratic Congress (ADC) who narrowly cheated death today in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Numerous members of the pro-Obi Obidient Movement reportedly also survived an assassination attempt on them. National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, raised the alarm of the attack on the heavyweights and members of the group in a statement today.…

*Role Of Press In Egbetokun's Ouster *The Sowore Angle *The US Perspective Amid Insecurity *Scores Of DIGs, AIGs May Go By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Expected to have retired since 4 September, 2024 having attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 for all public officers, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has been sacked by President Bola Tinubu. Already, the president has replaced him with Tunji Disu, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), a move which fuels speculation that the new appointee will see to the retirement of all Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), his superiors until now, and some…

Delta State Government has said that the scale, spread and impact of projects executed under Governor Sheriff Oborevwori have firmly positioned him for victory in future electoral contests. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, stated that the administration’s visible achievements across the state are speaking louder than campaign rhetoric. Aniagwu made the remarks during an interview on 'Politics Tonight' on TVC, where he outlined what he described as sweeping accomplishments in infrastructure, security, fiscal management and rural development under the Oborevwori administration. According to him, the governor has continued to push ahead with major infrastructure…

*Wedding Guest List In Spotlight As Violence Grips Swathes Of Nigeria, The Paper Reports *'Nigeria’s Elite Prefer To Bolster Their Political Standing By Fraternising With Each Other First, Before Attending To Needs Of Nigerians' It has been described as Nigeria’s wedding of the year – and it is only February. This month, five sons and five daughters of the junior Defence Minister Bello Matawalle married their spouses in an opulent six-day celebration in Abuja. The sheer scale of the extravaganza in the capital prompted one of the comperes to exclaim on Instagram: “First of its kind … @guinnessworldrecords check this…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri At least three persons have been killed in a violent cult clash at the Igbogene suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.  The attack, which occured Sunday night, triggered panic as gunshots were heard in different sections of the area. Though the identities of the victims could not be immediately ascertained, eyewitnesses described the clash as a continuation of cult-related violence plaguing parts of the state. Residents reportedly fled their homes, and business activities were halted during the orgy of violence. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear for his life, called for intensified security…

*Selection, Not Election -Transition Monitoring Group, CISLAC *'Wike Should Not Have Monitored Elections On Polling Day, Has No Constitutional Role In Poll Management' *FG Choking Political Space -Atiku By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Worrying questions are being asked over how the inner circle of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, appeared to have an inkling of how the results of Saturday's Area Council elections in the nation's capital would go, particularly pertaining to those of the vociferous opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Interestingly, the party, which has FCT's lone Senator, Ireti Kingibe, a Wike archrival since 2023 for control…

Joshua Ishaku of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Bwari Area Council Chairmanship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election was conducted across the 10 wards of the council— Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari Central and Kawu. Announcing the results today in Bwari, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Mohammed Nurudeen, stated that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes to emerge victorious in Saturday's poll. Nurudeen said: "I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council Bwari Chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026. That Joshua…

Incumbent Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been re-elected Chairman of the council. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer for AMAC, Professor Andrew Abue, who disclosed this while reeling out results of yesterday's Area Council poll results, added that Maikalangu was returned elected having scored the highest number of votes cast, 40,295 of the total number of valid votes of 62,861 in the election. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party…

*As INEC Begins Uploading Scores To Portal In a move deemed "very suspicious" by opposition parties and watchers of yesterday's Area Council elections in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Lere Olayinka, spokesman of FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, appeared to open a window to results direction arising from the polls, ahead of official final release of the results. Obviously ridiculing stalwarts of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) --former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi --, the spokesman, yesterday, stated that the duo's coalition party “isn’t winning anything." Questions were asked as to what basis…