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Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has cautioned that the extent of the murders and violence in northern Nigeria has cast the area under a spiritual curse and that the situation needs to be handled as a national emergency.

During a panel discussion at the Nigeria Investment and Industrialization Summit (NNIIS) 2025, which was hosted by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in Abuja on Tuesday, Dogara stated that the situation has transcended typical socio-political issues.

Because it is human blood, “if you are a person of faith, you will know that we are operating under a curse with the kind of bloodletting we are witnessing in the North,” the former Speaker stated.

He expressed regret that the level of poverty and insecurity in the area had catastrophically increased and cautioned that unless immediate action was made to solve the situation, Nigeria’s overall progress would continue to halt.

It is not a regional prerogative to develop northern Nigeria. We have to consider it a national emergency. He warned that Nigeria would not advance if the enormous population in the North remained undeveloped.

Dogara pushed northern leaders and people to take control of their own fate and break out from a culture that relies on outside help.

Instead of carrying on with our routine, we must adopt radical, revolutionary action. He said, “We have to take control of our own destiny because help is not coming from anywhere.”

The establishment of a Caretaker Committee to manage the party’s operations in the state has been approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has declared the Cross River State Congress invalid.

This was said in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary.

According to Ologunagba, the decision was made in accordance with the party’s 2017 amendments to the constitution.

He claims that even though the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, wrote a separate letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission on September 25 informing them of the postponement of the congresses in Cross River, Plateau, and Kebbi States, National Chairman Umar Damagum said that the Cross River congress would go ahead as scheduled on September 27.

Ologunagba explained that although some people gathered in Calabar on Saturday, the state did not have a congress.

As the State Executive Committee of the Cross River State Chapter was elected four years ago, its term ended, and the NWC took the step of forming a Caretaker Committee in the state, the party’s spokesman noted.

As of Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, the Caretaker Committee will oversee the Party’s operations in Cross River State for a maximum of three months, or until a new State Executive Committee is chosen in the state.

Bassey Joseph (Acting Secretary) and Bassey Eko Ewa (Chairman) are the members of the Cross River State PDP Caretaker Committee. Other members include Godswill Obindim, Edem Ekong, Raymond Abo, Moses Bisuakefe, Agabi Dominic Oko, Walter Nandi Esom, Ekpo Asuquo, Ankot Cohbom, Ofana Raphael Odo, Lynne Bassey, Etim Okon, Agabi Dominic Oko, Victor Erig Takon, and Udie Mike.

In order to advance the Party, the NWC calls on all leaders, important stakeholders, and hordes of members in Cross River State to stay together and keep cooperating, the statement read.

After Julius Abure, the LP’s factional national chairman, was physically assaulted at the Benin Airport in Edo State on Friday, the party’s conflict took a violent turn.
Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Abure-led group, said in a statement that the event happened when Abure was being harassed by a woman who went by the name of Precious Oruche, also called Mama P, as she boarded a Max Air aircraft from Abuja to Benin.

Ifoh reportedly said that Oruche challenged Abure in the boarding line at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, which is where the altercation started.

Ifoh claimed that even after flight attendants intervened to calm her down, she persisted in the attack during the journey.

After arriving at Benin Airport, the scene apparently intensified as Oruche allegedly tried to lunge at Abure once more before being escorted away by security personnel and turned over to the police.

According to the LP spokesperson, Oruche, who is a content producer and a member of a “known political family,” also boasted in one of her online videos that she was untouchable because of her contacts in the police hierarchy.

“You have killed Labour Party and you are the reason why Obi is no longer in the Labour Party,” she allegedly said, vowing to keep attacking Abure and other party officials, according to Ifoh.

Described as a “suicidal aggression” against the party’s leadership, Ifoh condemned the act.

He went on to say, “The Labour Party’s leadership is really disturbed by this cyberbullying and the effects this political agent’s actions have had on the party. We are urging the Inspector General of Police to look into this attack on the Labour Party leadership, and specifically on Barrister Julius Abure, in detail.

He emphasized that the attack was an intentional attempt by anti-democratic forces to undermine the party and asked members to maintain composure while the authorities dealt with the situation.

The 44th Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, was congratulated on his coronation by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
According to Atiku, who spoke through his 𝕏 account, the king will make a difference while in power.

According to him, his administration would benefit from Ladoja’s extensive background as a businessman, politician, and seasoned administrator.

He said that having a man with Ladoja’s varied perspective is a blessing for the people of Ibadan.

“I congratulate my brother and compatriot, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Arusa I, on his installation as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan,” Atiku said.

“In his new position as the Olubadan, Oba Ladoja would undoubtedly contribute his extensive background as a businessman, politician, and seasoned administrator.

In the same way that his time as governor established the framework for the growth of contemporary Oyo State, I am confident that Oba Ladoja will make an imprint as Olubadan that all Ibadan’s children and admirers, including myself, would be proud of.

Together with Oba Ladoja’s friends and allies, I would like to congratulate the good people of Ibadan and Oyo State on the start of a new and magnificent period of Oba Ladoja’s rule. -AA.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Jigawa State branch has threatened to punish any member who is found to be disrespecting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Umar Namadi or compromising party unity.

Alhaji Nasiru Dahiru Jahun, the State Deputy Chairman, revealed this while leading a state delegation that included the State Executive Committee members and party chairmen from all 27 local government districts as a sign of allegiance to the governor.

Speaking at the Government House, Alhaji Jahun stated that they were there to reaffirm their allegiance to Governor Namadi, who he described as the APC’s acknowledged leader in Jigawa State.

He said that Governor Namadi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu continue to have the support of the state’s party leadership, which supports them both for a second term in 2027.

The Governor Namadi administration was also praised by the party leaders for what they called “wonderful transformation and unprecedented achievements within just two years,” characterizing them as landmark in Jigawa’s development.

Jahun further warned that any member whose acts betray unity or disrespect the state leadership would be sanctioned by the party without hesitation.

“Our devotion to the governor is similar to that of the humorous figure ‘Maha’ to his teacher; we will do anything Malam says and follow him wherever he leads us,” he remarked.

In response, Governor Namadi informed the APC leadership that his administration would continue to work with the party and thanked them for their solidarity.

In his interactions with party members throughout the state, he reaffirmed his dedication to equity.

The governor added that the APC’s state and federal governments are committed to implementing developmental projects and people-oriented policies.

But the long-simmering conflict within the All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Jigawa State has recently taken a new turn as factions loyal to incumbent Governor Umar Namadi and former Governor and Minister of Defense Muhammad Badaru Abubakar have publicly clashed, with their supporters exchanging harsh words in recent days.

The state’s ruling party’s unity is in jeopardy as the dispute, which had been subtly growing since the change of power in 2023, is now unfolding into a public altercation.

If the problem is not handled wisely, some think it may make the APC less dominant in Jigawa before the 2027 elections.

Governor Namadi and former Governor Badaru, however, have not directly addressed the matter in a statement.