Thursday, 29 January, 2026

Category: Politics


….Promise to leverage innovation and purposeful leadership to elevate Idemili South Local government Area From Ijeoma John, Nnewi As Local Government election draws near, one of the aspirants in Idemili South Local Government under the umbrella of the All Progressives Read more…


The very fact that constructive talks on complex issues have begun is a positive thing, Dmitry Peskov has said It is too early to expect a breakthrough from the trilateral talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine, considering how “very complex” the Read more…


A simple act of honesty by students at Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State, left a lasting impression on former presidential candidate of the Labour Party and ADC chieftain, Mr Peter Obi, during a visit to the institution on Monday. He Read more…


The hazardous state faced by the protagonists and antagonists in the popular classical poem, The Casualties, authored by renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, was aptly recaptured in the unending political melodrama that has almost grounded governance in the oil-rich Rivers State Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi Obi of Nnewichi, Obi George Onyekaba Obidiugwu and the community Board of Trustees have debunked claims that they collected the sum of Twenty Million Naira to ensure that the Chairmanship slot is micro-zoned to Abubor Nnewichi Read more…


The US president’s methods do not quite align with Russia’s approach to a multipolar world, the Kremlin spokesman has said Europe is currently led by a “weak generation” of politicians unable to withstand US President Donald Trump’s “assertiveness,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi Hon.Augustine Ejibendu, an Aspirant for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chairmanship ticket has pledged that his administration will be fair, just and equal to all zones in Idemili South, if given the opportunity. Ejibendu, the Read more…


Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, are facing uncertainty over their chances of securing second-term tickets in the All Progressives Congress, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Fubara has formally defected to the APC, while Yusuf is expected to Read more…


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed as inconsequential the growing speculation surrounding a possible joint presidential ticket involving former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Read more…


The Deputy National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Prince Nweze Onu, has condemned the resignation of Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabiru Yusuf, from the party, describing the move as a betrayal of the voters who brought him Read more…


Succession battles in states where second-term governors are serving out their tenure are intensely raising the political temperature ahead of party primaries officially scheduled for the latter part of the year. The incumbency endgame unfolding across the states signals the end Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Former spokesperson of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Company, Col. Osigwe has on Saturday, January 24, 2026 formally declared his interest in contesting the Nnewi North Chairmanship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Read more…