Author: Olóyè Gbenga

The African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in the 8 November Anambra State election, Chioma Ifemeludike, has declared herself a winner despite polling only 292 votes, according to official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC announced that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate and incumbent governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, emerged victorious with 422,664 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu, came second with 99,445 votes. However, Ifemeludike maintained that her performance represented a symbolic triumph in what she described as a political landscape dominated by entrenched parties. Taking to her X (formerly…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State, describing the result as “an affirmation of visionary leadership” and pledging closer collaboration between the Federal Government and the Anambra administration. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Soludo, candidate of the All Grand Progressives Alliance (APGA), winner of the off-cycle governorship poll held on Saturday, after he secured victory across all 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The triumph cements Soludo’s place in Anambra’s political history as the third governor to win a second term, following Peter Obi and…

A former chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria for Rivers and Bayelsa states, Apostle Eugene Ogu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take immediate and decisive action to forestall any US military intervention following threats by former US President Donald Trump over alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria. Speaking to reporters in Port Harcourt on Friday, Ogu said the president should “stop talking and take quick action”, beginning with the removal of any officials implicated in sponsoring or facilitating violent attacks from government and security agencies. Trump last Friday redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, citing claims…

The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, is set to begin a two-week annual leave starting from Sunday, November 9 to Monday, November 24, 2025. This was announced in a statement issued on Friday in Ado-Ekiti by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, who explained that the leave forms part of the governor’s statutory entitlement. Oyebode noted that although the governor will be officially on leave, he will remain available to attend to critical state matters when necessary. “The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, will commence a two-week annual leave beginning from Sunday, November 9, 2025, and…

The African Union Commission (AUC) has reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s sovereignty, religious freedom, and the rule of law, following comments by former US President Donald Trump suggesting possible American military action in the country. In a statement posted on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, the AUC emphasised that Nigeria, as a valued member of the African Union, retains the sovereign right to manage its internal affairs without external interference. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a longstanding and valued Member State of the African Union, playing a key role in regional stability, counter-terrorism, peacekeeping initiatives, and continental…

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has dismissed as illegal the purported dissolution of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara. The move was announced on Friday by a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and chaired by Abdulrahman Mohammed, who also declared Senator Mao Ohuabunwa as the new BoT Chairman. George, however, faulted the action, insisting that Mohammed and his group lacked the constitutional authority to dissolve the party’s highest advisory body. “Who made Mohammed…

Russia has said it is closely monitoring developments in Nigeria following comments by United States President Donald Trump suggesting possible American military intervention in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said her government was “closely observing the situation” and urged all sides to act responsibly and within the bounds of international law. “We are closely monitoring this issue and call on all parties involved to strictly comply with international legal norms,” Zakharova told reporters in response to a question from Anadolu News Agency. The remarks came after Trump claimed…

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has strongly criticised former United States President Donald Trump for calling Nigeria a “disgraced country” and threatening military action over alleged killings of Christians. Jibrin described Trump’s remarks as “un-American” and “a violation of international law,” urging him to retract the statement and apologise. Speaking in a widely circulated video on Friday, the lawmaker said, “For the president of the United States to come and say, ‘Nigeria is a disgraced country,’ is quite unacceptable. He should retract that statement and apologise to Nigeria.” He maintained that Trump’s position breached diplomatic decorum, adding that…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the online registration period for its 2025 Batch ‘C’ mobilisation by an additional 48 hours, following complaints of network difficulties from prospective corps members. The extension was announced in a statement released on Friday by the scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu. According to the NYSC, the delay experienced by some prospective corps members (PCMs) during the registration process was caused by network-related challenges affecting the system. “The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has noted the difficulties being faced by some Prospective Corps Members in the…

Governors of Nigeria’s South-West states, as well as those of Kogi and Kwara, have been urged to prepare for the potential repercussions of a proposed United States military strike on terrorist hideouts in the country. The warning came from the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM) in a statement released on Friday, signed by its General Secretary, Poloola Ajayi, and Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Sanusi. The alert follows comments made last week by former US President Donald Trump, who claimed that Christianity in Nigeria faced an “existential threat” from radical Islamist groups. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump vowed that…