Politics

TRUMP-MUSK RELATIONSHIP IMPLODES WITH INSULTS, THREATS Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk seem to have reached breaking point – and their friendship appears over For more than a week, Musk had been complaining about Trump’s signature piece of legislation – a spending bill – and has been actively lobbying against it On Thursday, Trump met …

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: POPE LEO XIV MAKES FIRST PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN, URGES PEACE During the phone call, in addition to matters of mutual interest, special attention was paid to the situation in Ukraine and peace. The Pope made an appeal for Russia to make a gesture that would promote peace, stressed the importance of dialogue for the realization of positive …

NORTH’S BOLD PLAN FOR 2027: UNITY OR POWER Grab? IMAGINE the vibrant chaos of Lagos’ Oshodi market, where traders pause mid-bargain and their voices drop to hushed tones as they trade rumours of a political earthquake. From Kano’s bustling streets to Port Harcourt’s lively waterfronts, Nigerians are abuzz with one question: Will the North’s audacious push for a North Central …

AMAECHI, WIKE REKINDLE RIVALRY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his successor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are in for a show of power. While Amaechi is on the part of the oppostion coaltion, Wike is strongly backing President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a public lecture in Abuja …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

TWO YEARS OF TINUBU: NO GAINS, BUT MORE SUFFERING, HARDSHIP — NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate …

DSS BEGS COURT TO STOP UTOMI, ASSOCIATES FROM ENGAGING IN SHADOW GOVT The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to restrain the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (also known as Prof. Pat Utomi) from further making public comments or engaging in rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending …

PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS WIKE, BODE GEORGE TRADE WORDS The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is again engulfed in internal strife as the war of words between Chief Bode George, a founding member and Board of Trustees member, and Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), reveals a widening rift threatening the party’s future ahead of the 2027 elections. …

2027 WON’T BE ABOUT DEFECTIONS – PDP SPOKESMAN WARNS TINUBU, APC The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Debo Ologunagba, has warned the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, that 2027 will not be about defections. Ologunagba warned that 2027 will be about Tinubu’s scorecards and policies against Nigerians. Speaking on AIT Focus Nigeria, the PDP …

CRISIS LOOMS AS APC RULES OUT AUTOMATIC TICKETS FOR LAWMAKERS IN 2027 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has branded as false reports suggesting that all sitting National Assembly members from the party will be handed tickets to run in the 2027 election without contesting primaries. In a statement issued Tuesday, National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka urged party members and the …