Politics

PROTESTERS SET US EMBASSY ON FIRE IN KINSHASA, DR CONGO Vandalised embassies and piles of burning tyres marked chaotic demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa to denounce the “inaction” of the international community over the conflict raging in Goma, the main city in the country’s east. On foot or motorcycles, hundreds of angry demonstrators responding on …

WHY WE KILLED IRONSI, INSTALLED GOWON, BY JEREMIAH USENI Lt. General Jeremiah Useni, former FCT Minister, who died a few days ago, had in this interview conducted by Premium Times in 2013, revealed the conspiracies which led to the assassination of Nigeria’s first military head of state, Major General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi, and the installation of Lt. Col. Yakuu Gowon as …

FIGHT FOR POWER LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT – AMAECHI TELLS NIGERIANS AHEAD 2027 Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to take an active stand in defending their votes and ensuring credible leadership in the 2027 elections.Speaking during a panel discussion at an event in Abuja on Monday, January 27, Amaechi stated that power is …

OBIDIENTS BEHIND ENDSARS, TINUBU, THEIR TARGET – AKANDE The #EndSARS protest that was held across the country in October 2020 was meant to stop the political ambition of President Tinubu. According to Chief Bisi Akande, a senior APC stalwart and ally of the president, the mass demonstration was orchestrated by the Obidients to end Tinubu’s political career. Akande stated this …

HOW TO MAKE 2027 POLLS CREDIBLE, ACCEPTABLE – CONFAB Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, various stakeholders, including opposition parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), security agencies, and media, have been urged to strengthen their roles to ensure Nigeria’s democracy thrives. This call was made at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, which held in Abuja on Monday and …

WARS ON ALL SIDES: STORY OF PDP MULTI-LEVEL CRISES The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party is showing no sign of abating. Ahead of the 2027 election, the PDP will have itself to blame if party leaders currently engulfed in a battle of supremacy, fail to give peace a chance. DIRISU YAKUBU reports Ever since it lost power at the …

APC EXPELS FORMER MINISTER OVER ALLEGED ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled Rauf Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, over alleged anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who was governor of Osun State for two terms, was accused of breaching Article 21 of the APC Constitution, which outlines disciplinary measures for members. His expulsion was …

STREETS EMPTY IN US OVER FEARS OF ARREST AMID TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN Parts of Chicago are seeing major changes under Donald Trump’s immigration policies, with communities retreating into the shadows amid intensified ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids. In Little Village, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood on the city’s south side, streets that were once lively now appear deserted. Residents say …

FIGHT BREAKS OUT AT PDP BoT MEETING A fight has broken out at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where a meeting of the party’s board of trustees (BoT) is taking place. The altercation began when Sunday Ude-Okoye, a party chieftain, was denied access to the meeting. BACKGROUND The PDP has been embroiled in a fresh leadership crisis …

ELECTED POLITICIANS WHO DECAMPED TO OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES MUST VACATE THEIR SEATS – ATIKU The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that elected members who intend to decamp must vacate their seats. Atiku made this known on Monday in Abuja while speaking as a panellist at a national conference on strengthening democracy …