Politics

PETER OBI CANNOT RISK GOING BACK TO PDP – ADC Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesman for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, cannot “take the risk” of returning to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. According to him, Obi is part of the ADC coalition. Abdullahi stated this on Monday while appearing …

FORMER GOVERNOR DUMPS PDP, JOINS ADC Former governor of Adamawa State and ex-senator for Adamawa North, Mohammed Umaru Bindow Jibrilla, has formally registered and collected his African Democratic Congress (ADC) membership card in Mubi North Local Government Area. Social media updates released Monday indicate that the move marks his official departure from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in preparation for …

SDP EXPELS EL-RUFAI, BANS EX-GOVFOR 30 YEARS Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been expelled from the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Announcing his expulsion from the party, SDP also imposed a 30-year ban on El-Rufai. SDP’s National Working Committee, NWC, said the action was in line with the party’s constitution, ideology, manifesto, principles, and practices, as well as in …

NIGERIANS ARE HUNGRY, STOP FEEDING THEM WRONG STATISTICS – PETER OBI TELLS TINUBU The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the state of the economy. The former governor of Anambra State has accused the administration of relying on manipulated data to mask the worsening hardship in the …

THE ATIKU DEBATE: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT VERSUS POPULAR OPINION Here we go again. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has packed his political bags once more, this time pitching his tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The man who has made party-hopping an art form is at it again, and predictably, Nigerians are having a field day with their criticisms. “Is …

YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH ELECTORAL VALUE, BECAUSE YOU BETRAYED MANY PEOPLE – EX-GOV FAYOSE’S BROTHER Younger brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Isaac Fayose, has declared that the former governor no longer holds any electoral relevance in the state. Isaac made this known in a video posted on his Instagram page, where he addressed the political situation in …

IT’S NOW ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ AS GHANAIANS STAGE PROTEST Some Ghanaians on Saturday staged a protest at the popular Obra Spot in Accra, demanding the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from their country over alleged involvement in crime and social vices. The protesters, who gathered in large numbers, displayed placards with messages such as “Nigerians Must Go,” “End Kidnapping,” “End Prostitution,” …

APC HAS IMPOVERISHED NIGERIANS MORE THAN ANY GOVT IN HISTORY – LP CHAIR Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, says the party is poised to correct what she described as the “grave missteps and failures” of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government. Speaking with journalists in Kaduna State on recent developments within the …

WE WILL No LONGER MAKE MISTAKES IN CANDIDATE SELECTION – LABOUR PARTY BLASTS DEFECTORS The acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has dismissed the recent wave of defections from the party. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna State, Usman insisted that the LP remains strong and focused on providing a credible alternative to what she …

WHY BUHARI DIDN’T STOP TINUBU FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT – GARBA SHEHU In this interview, Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former President Muhammadu Buhari, speaks on some issues that took place in Aso Rock Villa 2015 – 2023, including the alleged existence of cabal, inaccessibility of Mr. President, his alleged support of former Vice President …