TheTalk.NG journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy. FCT, Abuja – The tenure of the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Damagum has been extended. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the decision was taken by the PDP National Caucus to … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria. FCT, Abuja – Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 Kogi governorship election, has carpeted former governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom. The condemnation happened when major stakeholders of the north-central geopolitical zone of … Read more
Salihu Moh Lukman, a former APC national vice-chairman, criticised the party’s NWC for its stance on the suspension of the national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Lukman warned against disrespecting the court order which suspended Ganduje and asked the former Kano governor to focus on local issues he is dealing with rather than involving President Tinubu … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism. Lokoja, Kogi state – A state high court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday, April 17, restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello. As reported by Channels Television, … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism. FCT, Abuja – Sporadic gunshots rented the air as Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi state departed the residence of Yahaya Bello, his predecessor, on Wednesday, April 17. Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had stormed Bello’s residence to … Read more
Youths in the ruling APC rallied at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to express support for Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje amidst his purported suspension The APC Democratic Front, representing the youths, praised Ganduje’s leadership for the party’s success in elections nationwide, warning imposters to stay away from the party The youths affirmed their unwavering support … Read more
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has suggested that Nigeria needs to return to the parliamentary system of government where the president can relate with the masses regularly. Obi made this submission during a lecture at Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on Tuesday, April 16. The former Anambra governor opined … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism. Lokoja, Kogi state – Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi state, has visited his embattled predecessor, Yahaya Bello. Ododo’s visit happened amid a heavy security crackdown on the former governor’s Abuja home. Governor Ododo stands with his mentor, Yahaya … Read more
Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has responded to the presence of the EFCC operatives at his residence Bello, who spoke through his media office in a statement, called on President Bola Tinubu to call the EFCC to order to follow the law According to the embattled former governor, the court has restrained … Read more
A group within the PDP has called on the National Executive Committee to prevail on Atiku Abubakar to drop his presidential ambition in 2027 and suspend Nyesom Wike.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has laid siege to arrest Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state. In a video posted by AIT on Wednesday, April 17, the anti-graft agency operatives stormed the former governor’s residence in Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). See the video here: Source: TheTalk.NG
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state said it has no plan to suspend Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai The Kaduna APC spokesperson, Salisu Wusono, stated this amid defection rumours hanging over the immediate past governor This development is coming days after the Kano APC suspended the national chairman of the party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje TheTalk.NG … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the party’s chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum. The NWC via X (formerly Twitter) said its decision taken during its meeting on Tuesday, April 16, in Abuja, was in recognition and commendation of Damagum’s effort … Read more
The court gave an interim injunction directing all parties involved, including the APC, its NWC, the Kano State Working Committee of the party, and Ganduje himself, to maintain the status quo as of April 15, 2024, pending a full hearing on the matter set for April 30. The court gave an interim injunction directing all … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy Kano state – The suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been affirmed by a Kano State High Court Justice Usman Malam Na’abba also restrained Ganduje from further parading himself as a … Read more
One of late MKO Abiola’s wife, Onitiri-Abiola, is said to be pitching her tent for Yoruba Nation agitators In a video shared on social media, Onitiri-Abiola was heard proclaiming the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba However, the family of the late billionaire has distanced themselves from this move, stating clearly that it … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has been making surprises as he appeared to be a president who was always on the move with action. The first was the announcement of the removal of the fuel subsidy while delivering his inaugural speech. In less than his one year in office, the president has put in place several policies … Read more
The former Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that the state’s electoral commissions are a tool in the hands of governors El-Rufai, who spoke at a capacity-building workshop in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, bragged about how he conducted electronic local government election The former governor also recalled how a northwest governor wrote … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria. Akure, Ondo state – Barrister Ogundeji Iroju, a former deputy speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Iroju left the PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Former PDP … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria. Ikeja, Lagos state – A prominent Islamic advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said Muslims in Lagos state are yearning for one of their own as governor come 2027. In a statement sent to TheTalk.NG on … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics in Nigeria. Kano, Kano state – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, April 16, described the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, its national chairman, as “fake news”. In a statement signed by Barrister Felix Morka, its spokesperson and seen by TheTalk.NG, the … Read more
The alleged video of an APC chairman being beaten by community members for selling palliative has been discovered to have been wrongly captured This is because no credible media source reported the incident, and the video did not have proper details, including the name of the APC chairman and the place where the incident happened … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) Demola Olarewaju has predicted that gbas gbos (war of words) during the party’s upcoming NEC meeting won’t happen Olarewaju said the primary expectation of Nigerians from the NEC meeting is beyond the feuding Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike TheTalk.NG reports that PDP’s NEC event comes after the meeting of the board … Read more
The NNPP faction has announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano over his failure to appear before a disciplinary committee Governor Yusuf was accused of attending an illegal convention organised by a factional group of former presidential candidate Robiu Kwankwaso in Abuja However, the governor was invited for an explanation and clarification, … Read more
TheTalk.NG journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy The Kaduna state house of assembly has set up a committee to probe the administration of the immediate former governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The committee will examine the books of Kaduna state under El-Rufai’s administration. The committee will look at … Read more
A socio-political group, Concerned APC Members (CAM), has decried the recent suspension of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to CAM in a press conference convened on Tuesday, April 16, by Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, the suspension was carried out by some members of the New Nigeria Peoples … Read more
The PDP on Monday, April 16, lost one of its own in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state, Musa Ille According to the PDP chairman in the LGA, Garba Garewa, Ille was killed on the night of Monday It was also gathered that the deceased was killed in front of his house by armed … Read more
The Arewa Peace and Development Initiative (APDI) has accused Governor Abba Yusuf of orchestrating a plot to remove Alhaji Umar Ganduje as the national chairman of the APC The group also alleged that Yusuf diverted public funds to sponsor protests against Ganduje to tarnish his image and possibly prompt his removal by President Tinubu The … Read more
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has extended hearty felicitations to Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, OON, on the occasion of his birthday on Monday, April 15th. Governor Soludo in his congratulatory message expressed great pleasure and a deep sense of admiration for Dr. Ikpeazu’s unblemished reputation for excellence and distinction, not only as … Read more
Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to hesitate to sack ministers and other appointees who could not deliver on the assignment given to them. The former governor made the comment while calling on the president to investigate the possibility of amending some unresult-oriented policies. El-Rufai mentioned … Read more