American rapper Nicki Minaj has reportedly lost more than one million followers on X (formerly Twitter) within 24 hours after publicly aligning herself with United States President Donald Trump during a United Nations event, where she commented on alleged genocide in Nigeria. The social media drop gained attention after an X user, posting from the fan account @stuncalisfiles, claimed the decline was dramatic and unprecedented. The account wrote, “nicki minaj lost over a million followers im fucking crying… she’s literally OVER… her downfall is finally here.” Minaj’s comments at the UN, where she expressed support for Trump and linked her…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has put his scheduled trip to South Africa for the G-20 Summit on hold as he awaits a detailed briefing from Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is currently in Kebbi State on an official assessment visit, according to senior officials within the Presidential Villa. The development, confirmed late Tuesday by Villa sources familiar with the internal discussions, indicates that the President intends to receive first-hand updates on the situation in Kebbi before departing for the high-level international engagement. Vice President Shettima, representing the Federal Government during his visit, is expected to submit a comprehensive…
The internal fight in the Peoples Democratic Party grew worse on Tuesday as the faction of the National Executive Committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, confirmed the removal of key party leaders. The group removed governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. They also removed former Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, former National Vice Chairman Bode George and the recently elected National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki. This latest action came a few days after the party’s convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, where Wike…
Chaos erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday as police fired teargas to control clashes between rival party factions. Supporters of the Nyesom Wike-backed group and the newly constituted national working committee (NWC) led by Kabiru Turaki had both scheduled meetings at the Wadata Plaza PDP offices on the same day, sparking tensions. Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary of the Wike faction, arrived at the headquarters with members of his group ahead of their planned Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. Police struggled to maintain order, at one point asking all party…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has fired back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo following comments made during his 65th birthday celebration in Lagos. The two politicians, who have had a long-standing political disagreement, were reported to have reconciled in recent times. Obasanjo attended Fayose’s birthday on Saturday, where he reportedly criticized Fayose for past attacks on his character, though he said he had forgiven him. Despite this, Fayose expressed his anger in a message sent to Obasanjo, shared by the former president’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Monday. In the message, Fayose described Obasanjo’s remarks as “very irresponsible” and…
Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has formally converted his long-standing political office in Abuja—previously used as his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) operations hub—into the new national headquarters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking a significant strategic shift within the country’s political landscape. The office, located in the upscale Wuse 2 district of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory along Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, by the popular Diamond Junction, has now been rebranded and unveiled as Atiku’s central base of operations within the ADC. The move signals what insiders describe as Atiku’s firm consolidation of influence within the party structure. Sources…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has announced emergency meetings of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) scheduled for Tuesday at the PDP national secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The notice, signed by Samuel Anyanwu, a close ally of Wike, stipulates that the BoT meeting will commence at 11 a.m., while the NEC session is set for 2 p.m. Attendance, the notice emphasized, is mandatory, as “crucial matters” affecting the party will be addressed. This marks the 103rd emergency NEC meeting in…
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has separated himself from the decision taken by the Peoples Democratic Party to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and other top members. In a statement released on Saturday by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, the governor explained that the matter was never discussed at the PDP Governors Forum or at the National Executive Committee. He made it clear that the move to expel the affected members does not represent his position. The statement said, “The Executive Governor of Plateau State,…
Barring last minute change, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Nigeria’s South-West region has finalized plans to join the Accord Party following increasing internal tensions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after its convention, which was boycotted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to internal political sources familiar with ongoing negotiations, Governor Adeleke, who rose to national prominence after winning the 2022 Osun governorship election, has been in discreet discussions with key Accord Party stakeholders over the last few days. The development follows what party insiders described as the PDP’s “horrible outing” at its crisis-ridden national convention. Signals…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has distanced himself from the move by a faction of Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reportedly led by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, to expel Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, from the party. In a statement released on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Governor Fintiri made it clear that he does not support the push to remove the two senior political figures from the PDP, which is one of Nigeria’s major political parties and the country’s former ruling party. “I, Rt. Hon.…