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WHERE ARE THIRD REPUBLIC GOVERNORS? Nine years after the collapse of the 2nd Republic, the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, in what was described as a transition to civil rule programme, succeeded in conducting elections for governorship seats in the then 30 states of the federation. The elections which held in 1991, culminated on the verge of electing a …

PARTY LEADERSHIP: ASSESSING APC, ADC LEADERS Between Friday, June 27 when the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje resigned and Thursday, July 24, when the party chose a new national chairman, all the three major political parties in Nigeria, the APC, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were under …

REP CALLS FOR LEGAL REFORMS TO TACKLE AMBIGUOUS JUDGMENTAL A House of Representatives member, Clement Jimbo, has called for legal reforms to stop the misinterpretation of judgments delivered by courts in Nigeria. Jimbo made this call on Friday, when he featured on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television. This is in response to the controversy surrounding the recent court …

2027: NIGERIANS NEED NEW FACES, NOT SAME OLD FOLKS – LAOLU AKANDDE As political realignments intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, former presidential aide Laolu Akande has called for a departure from the recycling of familiar political figures and urged Nigerians to demand genuine alternatives grounded in policy and reform. Appearing on Thursday’s edition of Sunrise Daily on Channels …

ADC SLAMS TINUBU GOVT OVER NON-APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADORS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s government for failing to appoint ambassadors to key countries, particularly Washington D.C., the U.S. capital. This was contained in a statement released on Friday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The ADC described the situation as a …

ATIKU KNOWS HOW TO GET TICKET, NOT HOW TO WIN ELECTION – APC CHIEFTAIN A former Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Ussiju Medaner, has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as someone who only knows how to get presidential ticket. Medaner claimed that Atiku does not have people who can help him win election. He stated …

TINUBU REUNITES WITH CLASS OF 99 GOVERNORS President Bola Tinubu hosted his fellow 1999 class of governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun also confirmed the meeting in a post on his X handle on Friday. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2007. In …

DEFECTIONS TO ADC AND THE END OF PDP AS CREDIBLE OPPOSITION, BY GRACE KANAYO Since the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a coalition, notable politicians have been defecting to it ahead of the 2027 general elections. PAUL OKAH in this report wonders if these defections mark the end of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the emergence …

WITH PRAYERS PDP WILL FINISH FOURTH IN 2027 ELECTION – FAYOSE Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday disclosed that a lot is wrong with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose predicted that the PDP would likely come fourth in the 2027 elections. He made this disclosure while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today. The former governor …

WE’LL CONTINUE ATTACKS ON PLATEAU TO AVENGE INJUSTICE ON HERDERS – MACBAN The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has declared that the incessant attacks and killings on the Plateau would continue due to the injustice herders face in the state. Its National Secretary, Bello Gotomo, who made the assertion after the association’s National Executive Council meeting in …