Politics

I AM NOT JOINING PDP – PETER OBI Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has addressed rumours suggesting that he is planning to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 presidential race. The clarification was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by his media aide, Ibrahim …

ADC DISSOLVES NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE, HANDS OVER TO MARK The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday, officially dissolved its National Working Committee (NWC), effective immediately. The action signaled the effective hand-over of the party’s structure at the national level to the David Mark-led interim national leadership. The dissolution followed a motion moved by the ADC’s erstwhile National Organising Secretary, Ibrahim …

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS – FG FIRES GHANAIANS PROTESTING ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ The Federal Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has condemned the protest by Ghanaians calling on Nigerians to be deported from the West African country. Some Ghanaian citizens staged a protest against Nigerians, accusing them of engaging in mass prostitution, ritual killings, kidnapping, and violent crimes …

NO LONGER RENEWED HOPE, BUT RENEWED AGONY – EX-GOVERNOR OYINLOLA Former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has argued that instead of the “Renewed Hope” promised during the 2023 campaign, Nigerians are currently experiencing a period of renewed agony under the Tinubu-led administration. Oyinlola stated this on Tuesday while featuring on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese …

NO GODFATHERISM, NO IMPOSITION OF CANDIDATES – LUKMAN WARNS COALITION LEADERS A key member of the opposition coalition, Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has cautioned the Senator David Mark-led national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against god-fatherism and imposition of candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lukman, a former national vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress …

WE DIDN’T ASK PETER OBI TO WITHDRAW FROM RACE – OHANAEZE The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has dismissed reports claiming it advised Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. The group also refuted allegations that it urged northern leaders not to support Obi’s presidential ambition. In a statement issued on Tuesday its National Publicity Secretary, …

GAZA’S DEATH TOLL NEARS 60,000 AS ISRAEL CONTINUES ITS BRUTAL WAR ON PALESTINIANS At least 59,821 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023, the health ministry said on Sunday. A ministry statement said that 88 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 374 people were injured, taking the number of …

UPROAR AS US PLANS TO DESTROY CONTRACEPTIVES The US administration’s decision to destroy nearly $10 million worth of women’s contraception products has sparked furious condemnation from doctors and aid groups, who have slammed the move as a wasteful attack on women’s rights. The contraceptives are being stored in Belgium and are reportedly planned to be incinerated in France. Both European …

2027: APC KICKS AS OPPOSITION BACKS SINGLE DAY POLLS A major political storm is brewing over a fresh proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow all elections in Nigeria to be conducted on the same day in 2027. While leading opposition parties — the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, African Democratic Congress, and New Nigeria People’s Party — have …

WE’RE MARGINALIZED IN APC – ANPP BLOC The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) bloc within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that the vice-presidential slot in the 2027 elections must remain within its fold, asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to field any candidate outside the bloc.The ANPP bloc, which claims to be the second most influential pillar …