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…Says Fubara not telling the truth on the state’s political crisis The factional chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Ewoh, said on Thursday that his group had aligned with Federal Capital Territory minister Nyesom Wike to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ewoh accused Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara of misleading the PDP by claiming he could wrest political control of the state from Wike before later abandoning the party. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt, Ewoh said Fubara failed to pursue reconciliation after the lifting of emergency rule in the state, instead boasting…

A renowned Nigerian economist, Pat Utomi, said on Thursday that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi will run for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027, adding that he will withdraw his support if Obi accepts a vice-presidential ticket. Utomi spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, following Obi’s defection from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), announced on Wednesday in Enugu. Obi, who placed third in the 2023 presidential election with about six million votes, said his move to the ADC marked the start of a mission to “rescue our country and set it on the…

Sen. Orji Kalu (APC– Abia North) has vowed to do all within his powers to deliver Abia to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Kalu made the vow at Ekoli, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi while on annual New Year visit to the Chairman of the APC Ebonyi, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha. The Former Abia Governor said he would deploy all within his arsenal to ensure that APC wrestles power from the ruling Labour Party in Abia. “I will support President Bola Tinubu and the APC gubernatorial candidate in the elections. “I will put my heart…

Nigeria’s Oyo State government has clarified that 30 billion naira released by the federal government as intervention funds for victims of the 2024 Ibadan explosion remains untouched in a state account, as a dispute over the funding continues. The clarification follows a public row between Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, who alleged that Makinde failed to disclose receipt of 50 billion naira from the federal government. In a joint statement, Oyo State Commissioner for Information Prince Dotun Oyelade and Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Musibau Babatunde said the state requested 50 billion…

Photo: The Future Arc: Joining between Sweden and Finland (one-hour apart, literarily) … How a walk across a bridge gives you a Happy New Year encore By Oghenekevwe Kofi, CEO, Samkook Travels & Tours Ltd At the edge of Europe’s far north, where winter nights stretch endlessly and snow softens every sound, time does something extraordinary. It gives you a second chance. On New Year’s Eve, in two small towns straddling the border of Sweden and Finland, midnight arrives twice. No flights. No visas. Just a short walk across a bridge and, the year begins all over again. Haparanda, on…

Photo: Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Warri A senior traditional titleholder in oil-producing Warri Kingdom, Delta State, has asked the federal environment ministry to disregard protests over the naming and location of the proposed Abigborodo oil field, saying the asset lies within Abigborodo community in Warri North Local Government Area. Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, said claims by the Udogun Okpe (Orode-in-Council) challenging the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) public display for the Abigborodo Field in PPL 220 were inaccurate and should not delay the process. In a letter to the Minister of Environment…

Somalia’s armed forces have eliminated 29 al-Shabaab militants in the town of Jabad Godane in southeastern Somalia, in coordination with international partners, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Al-Shabaab has waged an insurgency in Somalia since 2007 in a bid to topple the internationally-backed central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of sharia law. The ministry said in a statement on X that it also destroyed vehicles and weapons “that were intended for use in terrorist attacks against civilians,” through airstrike operations in the Middle Shabelle region conducted overnight. “The Ministry of…

At least seven people were confirmed dead, and nearly 100 were rescued after a migrant boat carrying more than 200 people capsized overnight in northwest Gambia, authorities said on Wednesday. The vessel ran aground on a sandbank near a village in the North Bank Region as it attempted to navigate the Atlantic route used by West African migrants travelling to Europe, officials said. Rescue operations were launched by the Gambian Defence Ministry, which deployed three naval speedboats, a coastal patrol vessel and worked with local fishermen who volunteered a canoe to assist. Authorities said 96 survivors were pulled from the…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has resigned from Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), clearing the way for him to formally join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter addressed to the PDP chairman of Ampang West Ward in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mutfwang thanked the party for providing him a platform to participate in the democratic process and acknowledged the support of party leaders, members and supporters at all levels. The development came after months of speculation over the move. He said, “Given the realities of the moment, and guided by my…

A court in Nigeria’s capital on Tuesday declined to stop the January 1, 2026, commencement of a new tax regime endorsed by President Bola Tinubu, ruling that it lacked the power to halt the implementation of laws already signed and gazetted. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court dismissed an application by the Incorporated Trustees of African Initiative for Abuse of Public Trust, which sought an interlocutory injunction to restrain the federal government from implementing the new tax laws over alleged discrepancies. In a ruling dated Dec. 30, 2025, Justice Kawu Bello said the court could not stop the operation…