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
Some New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) members in the 19 northern states have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state to resign from his elected position. This is as the stakeholders passed a vote of no confidence on the governor at an emergency meeting held on Saturday, April 13. NNPP … Read more
Former President John Mahama is not happy hs expressed concern over underdevelopment in Africa Speaking at an event in Lagos, the former Presidents of Botswana Dr. Seretse Khama and Mahama said Africa lacks the political stability, quality and selfless leaders to properly navigate it to its heights and make the continent a force to reckon … Read more
The immediate past Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has returned to paying fuel subsidy El-Rufai said the measures put in place by Tinubu to curtail the effect of the fuel subsidy were not working, and his government had to reverse the policy The former governor maintained that Tinubu was … Read more
The Progressives Foundational Movement (PFM) has accused the NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso of being behind Abdullahi Ganduje’s suspension The group loyal to the APC said Kwankwaso sponsored the APC ward executives who announced Gnaduje’s suspension The PFM called for the immediate arrest of the mastermind and properly investigate their sponsors TheTalk.NG journalist Adekunle Dada … Read more
Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje by the Kano state APC Ahmad said Ganduje could not serve as the APC national chairman if the suspension was conducted in accordance with due process He said the suspension is similar to the tactics used to remove Senator Adams Oshiohmole during … Read more
The immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai attended an event in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Monday, April 15 TheTalk.NG reports that El-Rufai’s appearance in the northeast state triggered political ambition talks However, a representative of the Borno government, said El-Rufai was a speaker at a capacity enhancement workshop for senior … Read more
The APC in Kano has placed sanctions on some ward leaders who orchestrated the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje His ward leaders suspended Ganduje over an alleged video of a bribery allegation placed on him by the state government However, Ganduje’s suspension was immediately thwarted by the local government officials and suspended … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Executive Council of Ganduje Ward led by Haruna Gwanjo disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano on Monday. Gwanjo said that … Read more