Politics

The banner was already hanging when Abdulkarim Lawan walked into the hall in Maiduguri. It stretched wide behind the podium at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), filled with familiar faces: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors from the zone, and senior party officials. But one face was missing. Lawan, Speaker of the Borno State House …

The proposed Board of Peace by United States President, Donald Trump, is beginning to take shape as more countries join the initiative. The Board of Peace initiative is aimed at providing a united front to resolve international conflicts. Trump first unveiled the idea last September while outlining his plan to end the war in Gaza, and has been extending invitations …

I have read some publications in which Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso lamented the decision of Governor Abba Yusuf to abandon the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly describing it as a “betrayal.” What an irony. Firstly, Kano’s political history shows a consistent pattern of fallout between godfathers and their governors. In 1979, Aminu Kano …

The much anticipated 2027 general election is shaping up to be one of the most challenging contests for the opposition, as President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, continues to gain dominance across key states. While the Tinubu-led APC is busy capturing the dynamic structure of more populated regions, the opposition, on the other hand, is struggling to unite behind …

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in 2023, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared January 23 as a “Day of Betrayal”. Kwankwaso made the declaration following Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf’s decision to dump the NNPP. The Kano governor officially resigned from NNPP on Friday ahead of his imminent defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, …

BY IBRAHIM JUBRILThere comes a moment in public life when rhetoric collides with record, when posture meets proof, and when the architecture of a carefully curated reputation begins to fracture under the weight of its own contradictions. For Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, that moment has arrived: quietly, inexorably, and far from the stages on which he once lectured the nation …

The three presidential aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), may adopt a consensus option in choosing the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The ADC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, dropped the hint when he featured in a live X open space discussion monitored by THE WHISTLER on Saturday. Abdullahi said, “Yes, I have had discussions with Atiku, Obi and …

Strong indications have emerged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is preparing to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, has remained one of the most influential figures in national politics since his appointment as FCT Minister by …

The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has strongly opposed calls to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate ahead of the 2027 general election, warning that such a move would be a serious political blunder. In a statement released Thursday in Abuja, the forum’s Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, addressed reports that some party members were …

Two of Nigeria’s most consequential power centres today are the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. One is the seat of national authority and the symbol of our collective future; the other is the country’s energy nerve centre. Stability, competence, and restraint are therefore non-negotiable in the governance of both. What Nigeria is witnessing today, however, is an unhealthy concentration …