Category Archives: Politics

…Says Commending President Amid Expanding Killings Is “Ill-Timed, Insensitive, and Provocative”November 27, 2025 In a fiery and emotionally charged session on Wednesday, the Nigerian Senate was thrown into tension as Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) delivered a blistering critique of legislators who proposed passing a vote of commendation to President Bola Tinubu—despite the worseningContinueContinue reading ““TELL TINUBU THE TRUTH”: SENATOR DICKSON REBUKES COLLEAGUES OVER NATIONWIDE BLOODSHED”

In a move that has ignited nationwide controversy, the Federal Government has invited 50 Senators and Members of the House of Representatives for a two-day crash course on “How to Navigate American Foreign Policy Under Donald Trump’s Administration”—even as Nigeria battles escalating terror attacks across churches, mosques, schools, and rural communities.According to documents obtained byContinueContinue reading “OUTRAGE IN ABUJA: FG LAUNCHES TRAINING FOR 50 LAWMAKERS ON “HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE U.S.” AS TERROR ATTACKS SURGE NATIONWIDE”

…Chaotic Plenary Rocks Upper Chamber, ‘Power Grab’ Allegations Fly, #SlavesInSenate Trends NationwideThe Nigerian Senate descended into high drama on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, as Senators Danjuma Goje and Abba Patrick Moro mounted a blistering resistance against Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s controversial attempt to amend the chamber’s standing orders.In a moment that jolted the Red Chamber,ContinueContinue reading ““YOU CANNOT TURN US INTO SLAVES!” — GOJE, MORO LEAD SENATE REVOLT AGAINST AKPABIO’S RULES SHAKE-UP”

CHRICED Raises Red Flag: “Opposition Shrinking… Democracy Under Siege Ahead of 2027” Former Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has issued a thunderous warning to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), cautioning that the unrelenting wave of defections from opposition parties could push the party toward a catastrophic internal collapse.Speaking at the prestigious Late Dr. NnamdiContinueContinue reading “Nation on the Brink: Ndume Warns APC of Imminent Implosion as Mass Defections Trigger Democracy Crisis”

…Chaos, Counter-Statements Force NEC Meeting to Wednesday The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was thrust into high political drama on Tuesday as its national leadership reclaimed control of the party’s headquarters, Wadata Plaza, from loyalists of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in a tense confrontation that briefly rattled the heart of the opposition party.National Chairman KabiruContinueContinue reading “PDP STORMS BACK: TURAKI, GOVERNORS RECLAIM WADATA PLAZA FROM WIKE CAMP”

By Pioneer Newspaper Correspondents In a measured but powerful call from his serene Asokoro residence, elder statesman Alhaji Sadiq Mohammed Walin Ganye has urged Nigerians across political, ethnic, and religious lines to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and support the continuation of his administration beyond 2027.Speaking in an exclusive interaction with Pioneer Newspaper, theContinueContinue reading “Walin Ganye Rallies Nigerians Behind Tinubu, Says Reforms Deserve a Second Term”

In a bold political maneuver ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the National Conscience Party (NCP) have announced a formidable electoral alliance aimed at unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and, according to them, “ending Nigeria’s worsening national decline.”The announcement was made on Monday during a high-stakes pressContinueContinue reading “2027 POLITICAL SHOCKWAVE: ADC, NCP SEAL POWERFUL ALLIANCE TO Dethrone APC”

Taraba State was gripped by high-voltage political drama on Monday as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, John Bonzena, led a blockbuster defection of 13 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), triggering what analysts are already calling the most destabilising shake-up in the state’s political history.TheContinueContinue reading “POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE IN TARABA: SPEAKER, 13 LAWMAKERS STAGE MASS DEFECTION TO APC AHEAD OF GOVERNOR KEFAS’ EXIT”

Gistreel has shared on it’s online platform that, a fresh wave of tension has swept through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has summoned an emergency meeting of its highest decision-making organs. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja, signals a deepeningContinueContinue reading “PDP IN TURMOIL: Wike-Led Faction Convenes Emergency NEC Meeting as Expulsion Crisis Explodes”

In a dramatic political resurgence aimed at rebuilding Nigeria’s oldest opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday elected former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, as its new National Chairman.The keenly watched national convention, held at the iconic Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, was described by party insiders as aContinueContinue reading “PDP STORMS IBADAN, ELECTS EX-MINISTER KABIRU TURAKI AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN IN HIGH-STAKES UNITY CONVENTION”