By: Oluwaseun Lawal A proposed U.S. sanctions bill has stirred political waters back home. And the NNPP is not having it. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed a move that reportedly seeks visa restrictions and asset freezes against its national leader and former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The proposal, which also mentions…
By: Abudu Olalekan Big shakeup in Rivers State. Governor Siminalayi Fubara just dissolved his entire cabinet. Poof. All commissioners and special advisers are out. Just like that. He also fired his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi. No reasons given. None. But he did name a replacement right away—Mr. Onwuka Nzeshi. Nzeshi signed the government announcement…
By: Abudu Olalekan Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, sat there on TVC last Sunday. Looked tired. Maybe annoyed. Definitely not in the mood for games. “Why hasn’t APC officially welcomed Siminalayi Fubara?” someone asked. He sighed. Leaned back. “It’s strategy. Plain and simple.” Short answer. But the story? Longer. Messier….
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The story started at an airport, not in some hidden drawing room.Early Monday, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was its usual mix of noise and waiting. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar sat in the departure lounge with family and a few close associates, getting ready to fly out for the…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The mood in Abuja on Tuesday felt tense but strangely calm, like everyone already knew something big was about to drop. Inside a quiet conference room, the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Caretaker Working Committee – the faction openly leaning toward Nyesom Wike – sat, argued, calculated. When they finally stepped out,…
By: Abudu Olalekan So, the Labour Party is trying to get its house in order. Truth be told, it’s needed it for a while now. After all the public drama and internal squabbles, a joint meeting of the party’s top brass has finally laid out a plan. And it’s a big one. Reportersroom has learned…
