Politics

INMATES’ VOTING RIGHT: STAKEHOLDERS, EXPERTS FEAR ELECTION MANIPULATION Reactions have continued to trail the recent announcement by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, regarding the possibility of allowing inmates to vote in the 2027 general elections. While legal experts have commended the move as a step towards upholding constitutional provisions guaranteeing the rights of …

CANADIAN COURT DECLARES APC, PDP TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared Nigeria’s major political parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. In a judgment delivered on June 17, …

YOU ARE PRESIDENT OF A TROUBLED NATION, NOT A TOURIST – PETER OBI TO TINUBU The 2023 Labour Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubuu, over his frequent overseas travels. In a statement Obi reminded the President that he was elected to solve the numerous problems confronting Nigeria and not to betravelling all.over the world Obi’s statement …

US APPROVES POTENTIAL $346M WEAPONS, BOMBS SALE TO NIGERIA The US State Department has approved a potential sales of ammunition, precision bombs and precision rockets to Nigeria for an estimated cost of $346 million. In a statement on Wednesday, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Nigeria requested to buy 1,002 MK-82 general purpose 500 lb bombs; 1,002 MXU-650 Air …

NOBODY CAN GIVE US CONDITION FOR OUR CONVENTION -:PDP REPLIES WIKE: Ahead of its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday told the for­mer governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that nobody can give the party condition. Recall …

PDP DIVIDED OVER MOVES TO BRING BACK JONATHAN, OBI With roughly two years until the 2027 presidential election, members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the party. This comes as the party …

PETER OBI IS A WISE MAN, SAM AMADI Mr. Peter Obi is a wise man. Wisdom is known by its ‘children’, as the Bible says. Peter Obi is perhaps Nigeria’s highest donor in terms of frequency to health and education, two critical drivers of human capital development. By some count, he has donated close to a billion to education and …

ABURE LP FACTION TO DRAG INEC TO COURT IF EXCLUDED FROM AUGUST16 BYE ELECTION The Labour Party (LP), under the leadership of Julius Abure, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that any attempt to conduct the August 16, 2025, by-election without its candidates’ names and logo on the ballot papers will trigger a legal battle that could nullify …

PDP AFTER PETER OBI BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO REPAIR THEIR IMAGE – ADC SPOKESMAN Bolaji Abdullahi, the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has sent a message to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Abdullahi urged Obi not to return to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP because the party has no cure. Abdullahi said PDP …

ADC, OBEDIENT MOVEMENT FUME AS EFCC ALLEGEDLY TARGETS COALITION LEADERS As the 2027 elections draw closer, accusations of political interference in the EFCC’s operations are likely to intensify. Reacting to Tambuwal’s arrest, the ADC accused the EFCC of conducting selective investigations aimed at intimidating opposition politicians. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party …