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A coalition of women’s organizations, led by the Purple Women Foundation, has announced a nationwide march scheduled for March 12, 2025, to protest the recent suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The groups are demanding her immediate reinstatement, asserting that her suspension

 Urges police, security agencies to arrest suspects The Edo State government has accused leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sponsoring insecurity in the State in an attempt to undermine the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo. In

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set March 13 for the inauguration of the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee. In a statement on Monday – yesterday, March 10 – in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Adewole Adebayo, has described former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to the party as a welcome development, saying it is time for good politics. Adebayo, while reacting to el-Rufai’s defection from

A human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has contended that the refusal to participate in politics in 1999 remains a major mistake some pro-democracy activists made, with its adverse consequences on Nigeria’s democracy till today. Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senatorial District

The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved April 12 for the party’s earlier postponed South-South zonal congress. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in a statement issued on Sunday – yesterday, March

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has denied claims that he called for the removal of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, insisting that his demand was for a transparent investigation into allegations raised against Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has scheduled a meeting with the 27 members of the state House of Assembly. Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, announced this in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, dated

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed total disappointment at President Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, lamenting that despite its mouthed positive effects, millions of Nigerians are still living in abject poverty. CBCN President, His Grace, Archbishop Lucious Ugorji disclosed this