Politics

JONATHAN NOW READY TO CONTEST, MEET WITH NORTHERN LEADERS – REPORT Reports have emerged, indicating former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s readiness to contest the 2027 presidential election. There has been speculation about Jonathan’s possible comeback following moves by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A close ally of the Bayelsa-born politician confirmed to Vanguard on Wednesday that Jonathan, a member of …

IGBO WOMEN SLAM UMAHI FOR SAYING TINUBU IS FAIR TO SOUTH-EAST Igbo women have slammed the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, for claiming that President Tinubu has been very fair to the South East. This is as they sharply disagreed with Nollywood superstar, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his recent assertion that it is only a Northern candidate that can uproot …

PETER OBI’S ONE-TERM PRESIDENCY STIRS CONTROVERSY AMONG NORTHERN STAKEHOLDERS The one-term presidency pledge by the former Labour Party’s presidential candidate and key member of the opposition coalition, Peter Obi has stirred controversy among Northern stakeholders. Obi has continued to affirm a one-term presidency of four years if elected president in 2027. Over the weekend, Obi said his push for a …

TWO GHANAIAN MINISTERS, SIX OTHERS DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH Tragedy struck in Ghana’s Ashanti region on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed and claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers. Among the victims were Defence Minister Edward Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Mohammed. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed that the Z-9 military helicopter, which was en route from …

TINUBU RUNNING NIGERIA LIKE PRIVATE WHATSAPP GROUP – EX+BUHARI’S AIDE, A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over his failure to appoint new ambassadors nearly a year after recalling all of Nigeria’s envoys. Onochie, in a post on her verified 𝕏 handle on Wednesday, likened Tinubu’s leadership style to …

IT’S A LIE, INEC DID NOT REFUSE OUR APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF NEW LEADERSHIP- ADC The African Democratic Party (ADC) has debunked the report that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused its application to recognise the new leadership of the party. Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC described reports that INEC has refused to …

SOUTHERN CANDIDATE: JONATHAN OR OBI? As political permutations gather pace ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is weighing two prominent Southern figures, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as potential candidates to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Multiple party sources told Daily Trust …

PROTESTERS STORM INEC OVER EXCLUSION OF LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATES IN BYE ELECTION Civil society organisations sympathetic to the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) have stormed the National Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to demand the inclusion of the party’s candidates in the forthcoming nationwide bye-elections. Dozens of protesters carrying banners and placards with inscriptions …

PDP RELEASES TIMETABLE FOR ELECTIVE NATIONAL CONVENTION. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has released the timetable for the Party’s elective National Convention scheduled to hold on November 15 and November16, 2025. The timetable was signed by the Party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature in a Statement late Monday. According to the timetable, the sale of nomination …

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF – LABOUR PARTY BLASTS UMAHI OVER CALL FOR SOUTH-EAST TO BACK TINUBU IN 2027 The Labour Party (LP) has condemned a statement by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, urging the southeast to support the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu. Umahi, in a statement on Monday, appealed to the South East to support …