Politics

These governors and politicians defecting to the APC is not necessarily an endorsement of Tinubu government’s performance. It’s about their own survival and re-election. At the state level, politics is less about ideology and more about resources. Party structures control funding, logistics, mobilization, and grassroots machinery. Opposition parties in Nigeria today are financially weak, unstable, and can’t seriously fund elections …

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchifacebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonBala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, has accused the federal government of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “persecute” him and members of his cabinet over their refusal to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mohammed spoke on Wednesday at the Bauchi government house …

I watched as Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, formally joined the ADC after abandoning the party he had used to pursue his ill-fated presidential ambition. About three years after the 2023 election, Obi, the wandering politician — who moved from APGA to PDP to Labour and now ADC — still sounded bitter about coming third. He continues …

As the countdown to the 2027 general elections gathers momentum, the lingering political crisis in Rivers State has taken a sharper turn, with Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged political godfather, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, once again locked in a fierce battle, this time over the governor’s second-term ambition. Fubara, who succeeded Wike in …

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified that he does not need to formally defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Obi explained that he has always been a member of the ADC and was part of the coalition from its inception. He made the clarification while speaking during an X Space discussion on Sunday night. The …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), a major opposition party, has accused Bola Tinubu of effectively “taking a back seat” in governance after United States forces conducted airstrikes on Islamic State-linked terrorists camps in Sokoto State on Christmas Day. In a strongly worded statement and social media post, ADC Spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi described the US military action as evidence of Tinubu’s …

The United States resumed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations over Nigeria on Saturday, days after carrying out air strikes against ISIS terrorists in Sokoto State, flight tracking data and terrorism analysts have said. Brant Philip, a Sahel‑focused terrorism tracker, shared flight data showing a Gulfstream V aircraft, a long‑range business jet often modified for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, …

A recent study has confirmed the presence of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIS affiliate in Nigeria, in Sokoto, amid questions over the scope and geographic focus of US air strikes targeting the group early Friday. ISWAP primarily operates in the north-east and Lake Chad Basin. But Sokoto, where the US launched a fusillade of air strikes on …

A video of the prayer of the faithful in Igbo language at the Pope’s Christmas Vigil Mass at the Vatican on December 24. One of the intentions during the Prayer of the Faithful at the Christmas Vigil Mass celebrated last night by Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Basilica was read in Igbo language, recognising input from Igbo members across …

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against alleged ongoing genocide against Christian faithful in Nigeria. There has been a serious and global debate on the claim of genocide against Nigerian Christians. Some lawmakers in the United States backed by President Donald Trump claimed that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria for merely believing in Jesus Christ. Despite the pushback …