Politics

DON’T REPLACE SHETTIMA, NORTH EAST APC YOUTHS WARN TINUBU The All Progressives Congress Youth Parliament, North-East Zone, has warned against what it described as rumours circulating about the potential substitution of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during a press conference on Friday in Bauchi, the group’s chairman, Kabiru Kobi, said such a move would …

2027: PETER OBI STILL CONSULTING WITH POLITICAL STAKEHOLDERS – YUNUSA Ahead of the 2027 elections, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, has confirmed that Peter Obi is in discussions with several political stakeholders. He confirmed that Obi is in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other stakeholders with the focus on building a better …

TINUBU REWARDING GOVERNORS FOR DOING WRONG THINGS – LUKMAN Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu for enabling what he described as financial recklessness by state governors. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Lukman said that despite clear indications …

PDP IS A PARASTATAL OF APC, IT TAKES DATES OF NEC, NWC MEETING FROM ASO VILLA – DINO MELAYE Former Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been purchased by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye, who recently defected from the PDP to the African Democratic Congress …

COUNT US OUT OF DEFECTION PLAN – CONCERNED ENUGU PDP Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, under the aegis of Concerned PDP Stakeholders Forum, have declared that they will not defect to any other party. They made their stand known on Friday while addressing journalists after their meeting in Enugu. This comes amid rumoured plan by …

TINUBU DESTROYING, DESECRATING NIGERIA’S INSTITUTIONS – AISHA YESUFU A social critic and advocate of good governance, Aisha Yesufu, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is destroying every fabric of the nation’s institution. Yesufu stated this in a post on her X handle on Friday, claiming that Tinubu is desecrating the institutions. She said: “We are watching Tinubu destroying every fabric …

I DON’T IDENTIFY AS NIGERIAN ANYMORE, – KEMI BADENOCH Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies herself as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made the statement while speaking on a podcast. She said that …

WITHOUT PETER OBI, YOU’RE JUST A LIMP COALITION – OKON LAGOS TELLS ADC Nigerian actor and comedian Ime ‘Okon of Lagos’ Umoh has shared his thoughts on the opposition coalition that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. The newly formed National Opposition Coalition Group, which adopted …

APC, ADC SIZE EACH OTHER AHEAD 2027 ELECTION The battle for Nigeria’s 2027 elections is heating up as defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress continue to fuel tension. Both the APC and the newly formed African Democratic Congress are trading accusations over the motivations behind these political moves. While the APC claims that the governors and …

ADC REJECTS BALA’S CLAIM TO PARTY’S LEADERSHIP, RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the claim of its former Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala, to the party’s national chairmanship. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Bala, who previously served as the ADC’s national deputy chairman, accused the David Mark-led interim leadership of unlawfully taking over …