Politics

PDP IS CARCASS, I WON’T DEFECT TO ANY OTHER PARTY – FAYOSE AFTER VISITING TINUBU Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has downplayed the possibility of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose said the PDP has become a carcass due to the party’s reoccurring leadership crisis. PDP crisis has lasted since the …

CRACK IN G-5 GOVERNORS AS MAKINDE FAILS TO ATTEND MEETING Fresh signs of division are emerging within the ranks of the former G5 Governors, as Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was conspicuously absent from a high-level PDP stakeholders meeting convened on Monday by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in Abuja. The meeting, held under the banner “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP,” …

HOW PDP CAN SURVIVE, ACCORDING TO WIKE Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the survival of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, depends on strict adherence to its constitution and the 1999 Constitution. Wike, who is the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with former Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), …

TINUBU’S SSA ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESIGNS, SAYS HE WON’T BE TOOL FOR ONE-PARTY STATE Mr Aliyu Audu has resigned from his position as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Bola Tinubu. Audu’s resignation letter was dated June 8, 2025 and was tendered through the office of the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter reads partly: …

OBI, OTTI, NENADI TO LEAD OBIDIENT MOVEMENT RELAUNCH IN ABUJA Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, Abia Governor Alex Otti, and the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, are leading a team of prominent figures in a rebirth event of the Obidient Movement in Abuja today, Tuesday, June 10. A statement from Peter Obi Media …

FREDERICK FORSYTH, DAY OF THE JACKAL AUTHOR, FORMER MI6 AGENT, DIES AGED 86 Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86. Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to his fiction, transforming the thriller genre with a series of novels including The Day of …

2027: DIVISION IN TINUBU’S BASE There are cracks in the South-west home base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, months to the formal commencement of activities leading to the 2027 general elections. The South-west being the president’s natal base where he cut his political teeth to become one of the most influential political leaders in the country is regarded as his …

NO DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA UNDER TINUBU – PETER OBI, HOLDS TINUBU GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS IN LP Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has insisted that there is no democracy in Nigeria. Obi said the governorship election in Edo State and the state of emergency in Rivers State has shown that there is no democracy in Nigeria. President …

I PITY TINUBU, JONATHAN LOST ELECTION DESPITE ENDORSEMENT OF 22 PDP GOVERNORS – NDUME The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has insisted that he is not part of those who have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Ndume stated this on Sunday, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. The lawmaker was keen to …

INTERROGATING AMAECHI’S OUT-OF-POWER TISSUE OF LIES Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a well-known character in Nigeria’s political space thanks to his 24 years of presence in the corridors of power both at the state and national level. Some would say he was a formidable force at some point in Nigeria’s modern democratic journey and 60, may yet play one or two …