Category: POLITICS

Aug

29

2025

Enugu ADC Rejects INEC’s Voter Registration Figures, Alleges Attempt…

POLITICS#ADCCoalition, #INEC, #Misrepresentation, #Voteregistration

Enugu ADC Rejects INEC’s Voter Registration Figures, Alleges Attempt… Enugu, Nigeria – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Enugu State Chapter has strongly rejected the recently released voter registration figures by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Enugu State and the entire Southeast, describing the numbers as “false, manipulated, and designed to suppress the voting power of the region.” In a press statement signed by Comrade David C. Ani, State Publicity Secretary of the ADC in Enugu State, the party expressed shock and disappointment at the data published by INEC, insisting that it does not reflect the reality on the…

Aug

27

2025

By Famous Reporters

2027: No automatic ticket for Tinubu, APC declares

POLITICS#2027PresidentialElections, #APC, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Noautomaticticketfortinubu

2027: No automatic ticket for Tinubu, despite endorsement, says APC The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has affirmed that the party's 2027 presidential ticket is open to all and sundry in spite of the widespreadendorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term. APC thus clarified that other members of the party with the zeal to contest could also for the party’s ticket during the primaries. The All Progressives Congress used the medium to debut claims that it plans to reserve the 2027 presidential ticket only for the incumbent President. The National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu during a…

Aug

26

2025

By Famous Reporters

Benue assembly suspends ex-speaker over ‘plot to impeach’ Gov. Alia

POLITICS#AondonaDajoh, #BenueassemblysuspendsAondonaDajoh, #BenueStateHouseofAssembly, #GovHyacinthAlia, #Impeachment

Benue assembly suspends ex-speaker over ‘plot to impeach’ Gov. Alia The Benue House of Assembly has suspended Aondona Dajoh, the former speaker, over an alleged plot to impeach Hyacinth Alia, governor of the state. The suspension was handed down on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Terna Shimawua, lawmaker representing Kyan state constituency. This is reported by Famous Reporters with reference to The Cable. According to the publication, Shimawua was among the lawmakers suspended last week by Dajoh, the speaker at the time. Alfred Berger, the new speaker, ruled on the motion and reviewed Dajoh’s suspension from…

Aug

26

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Atiku declares 2027 presidential bid

POLITICS#2027PresidentialElection, #ADC, #ADCCoalition, #AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, #Atikudeclares2027presidentialbid, #Restructuring

JUST IN: Atiku declares 2027 presidential bid Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed that he will contest the 2027 presidential election and has vowed to ‘reconstruct traumatised homeland’. Atiku’s declaration was disclosed on Sunday, August 24, 2025, by his former media aide, Tunde Olusunle, who worked with him during the 2023 general elections. The statement followed remarks by Ola Olateju, a professor at Achievers University, who asserted that Atiku was more focused on national development than on seeking office. In a sharp rebuff, Atiku debunked Olateju’s remarks, stating emphatically that the latter did not have his permission whatsoever to speak…

Aug

24

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Benue Assembly Speaker Resigns

POLITICS#AondonaDajoh, #BenueStateHouseofAssembly

JUST IN: Benue Assembly Speaker Resigns Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh, the Speaker of Benue has resigned from his position. Dajoh stated this in a letter dated Sunday, August 24, 2025, and which he personally signed. According to the letter, as obtained by Channels Television, the legislator and representative of Gboko explained that the decision was taken “in good faith and in the best interest of the state.” Dajoh’s resignation comes just few days after the Assembly suspended four Lawmakers—Alfred Berger (Makurdi North), Terna Shimawua (Kian), Cyril Ekong (Obi), and James Umoru (Apa)—for six months over an alleged plot to impeach…

Aug

22

2025

By Famous Reporters

THE SENATE: A platform for mature, experienced and well connected leaders like Chief E.C.k

OPINION, POLITICS#AbiaNorthSenatorial, #Dr.EmekaCharlesKalu, #EmekaCharlesKaluFoundation

THE SENATE: A platform for mature, experienced and well connected leaders like Chief E.C.k The Nigerian senate no doubt ought to be a congregation of men and women with vast experience in economic,political and social spheres of live ladden with unblemished corrupt persons comparable to what we have in other climes The senate ought to be where men of honor who have distinguished themselves in various fields of endeavours congregate to make the best of bills for the good of common man. It is incontrovertible and expected too that fellows with dents and vitiating elements ought not to congregate in…

Aug

21

2025

By Famous Reporters

Stop fabricating statements in my name — it hurts our party El-Rufai rebuts ADC Vanguard’s claims

POLITICS#ADC, #ADCCoalition, #ADCVanguard, #NasirEl-Rufai

El Stop fabricating statements in my name — it hurts our party El-Rufai rebuts ADC Vanguard's claims The former governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has sternly warned the ADC Vanguard, a support group that claims affiliation with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to desist from fabricating statements and attributing them to him. Speaking in a post on his X page today, Thursday, el-Rufai said he would not hesitate to repudiate remarks erroneously attributed to him. In his post, he wrote:“Dear ADC Vanguard, please stop fabricating statements and attributing them to me. I have my own social media accounts where I…

Aug

21

2025

By Famous Reporters

Release Osun LG allocations without delay-Adeleke tells FG

POLITICS#AdemolaAdeleke, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #OsunLocalGovernmentAllocation, #OsunState

Release Osun LG allocations without delay-Adeleke tells FG The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has called on the federal government to release the state’s Local Government allocations without further delay. BACKGROUND In February, the Osun government held elections into the local councils across the state. The exercise was ruined by violence, verbal controversies, and legal battles. This is following the discharged LGA chairpersons elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were striving to repossess their seats, citing a court judgement. Famousreporters.com writes with reference to The Cable. According to the publication, Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of…

Aug

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

₦54b Education Fund: FENRAD Charges Gov. Otti On Accountability, Transparency

POLITICS#AbiaStategovernment, #Accountability, #FENRAD, #GovernorAlexOtti, #Transparency, #₦54bAbiaEducationFund

₦54b Education Fund: FENRAD Charges Gov. Otti On Accountability, Transparency Umuahia, Abia State — The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) An Environmental & Anti corruption organization has again raised alarm over the controversial ₦54.07 billion reportedly expended by the Abia State Government on the retrofitting and rebuilding of public schools in the 2024 fiscal year. FENRAD, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor and Barr. Femisi Akande Head corporate Accountability and Anti corruption, and made available to famousreporters.com today, Sunday, described the outrageous figure as deeply questionable and lacking transparency. According to…

Aug

09

2025

By Famous Reporters

Jonathan is PDP’s best bet for 2027 presidential election says Lamido

POLITICS#GoodluckJonathan, #Pdp

Jonathan is PDP’s best bet for 2027 presidential election says Lamido Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to intensify efforts to return former President Goodluck Jonathan to the party. The Ex- Governor, Sule Lamido, posited that former President Goodluck Jonathan remained the strongest option for the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election Lamido stressed that Jonathan had led the country in the past and, therefore, understands governance, and at the same time, works well with others. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, Lamido urged the…