Politics

Fresh details emerged yesterday on how efforts by the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to forge a political deal with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, until recently regarded as Kano’s “beautiful bride” and a potential election-shaping force, eventually collapsed. Sources familiar with the talks said engagements between Kwankwaso and President Bola Tinubu stretched across several months, with multiple meetings held, …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the Rivers State Government for denying access to the Yakubu Gowon Stadium for a political rally, describing the action as unprecedented and politically motivated. Speaking at the event, Wike said organisers had formally applied to use the facility but were turned down by the state government. “We applied to the …

There is a busybody American Congressman, Riley Moore, who is so fixated about Nigeria that he is making plans to present a proposal to the Congress to break up the country. The bill he is planning to present to the American congress is ostensibly aimed at ‘’protecting Nigerian Christians against genocide from Islamist jihadists’’. Riley Moore along with Senator Ted …

​Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume has said that President Bola Tinubu surrounds himself with people who only know Ikoyi and Victoria Island and then fly abroad to meet their families, stressing that they don’t know anything about politics. Ndume said this on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ He said Tinubu …

By February 2026, Benue State will mark 50 years since its creation, a milestone expected to be celebrated across the state. However, for the Idoma people of Benue South Senatorial District (Zone C), the anniversary is as much a moment of reflection as it is of celebration. Fifty years after the state was carved out of the old Benue-Plateau State …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will, from next Monday, commence the process of electing party officials from the ward level to the national level as part of early preparations for the 2027 general elections. The exercise, which will span ward, local government, state, and zonal congresses and culminate in a national convention at the end of March, follows the conclusion …

The Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has asked the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, to resign his position if he can no longer align politically with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Waiya made the remarks during a live radio programme with Muhasa Radio while responding to questions on the deputy governor’s reported decision to remain …

Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. The claim was made by Hon. Biodun Ajayi, a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close ally of Obasanjo, who spoke to PUNCH Online …

The Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, has stated that the public would soon know those who truly betrayed the people of the state. The aide stated this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the people of Kano would soon know those who are truly committed to protecting their interests. …

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said that the North is grumbling ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndume made the statement on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television, stating that the grumbling will be loud through their votes if nothing is done about it. The …