Politics

With the 2027 general elections on the horizon, cracks are widening within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as some of its foundation members mount a strong push back against high-profile defectors being courted into the party. The resistance, which has spread across states like Kano, Plateau, Delta, Enugu and Osun, is fueled by fears of displacement, with long-serving APC …

Fresh pressure is mounting on former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve his rumoured plan to contest the presidency in the 2027 general elections, as prominent figures in the Niger Delta intensify efforts to persuade him to instead support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Findings revealed that ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, is leading the regional movement …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he declined a proposal to endorse Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of Kaduna, as his successor in 2007. El-Rufai served as the director-general (DG) of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) between 2003 and 2007 when Obasanjo was the president of Nigeria. However, while preparing …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the present governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may bury the party. Speaking during a session with journalists in Abuja, on Friday, Wike insinuated that governors elected on the platform of the party were not handling the crisis rocking the PDP well. PDP governors are currently locked in …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission has announced preliminary results indicating that incumbent President Paul Biya has won re-election with between 53 and 54 percent of the vote, according to a report from Jeune Afrique. The long-serving leader and candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) is said to have secured victory following days …

Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her death. The president leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, founded by …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the immediate release of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in Abuja. Sowore was taken into custody by security officers at the Federal High Court in Abuja after meeting with detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. His arrest came just days after he organised a nationwide protest …

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is struggling to contain Peter Obi’s growing political influence because he operates outside the traditional structure of Nigerian politics. Amadi stated this in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, describing Obi’s political style as “minimalist.” He maintained that Obi’s political …

A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. A.C. Udeh, former APC Woman Leader, Lolo Nwankwo, over 10 former local government chairmen of the APC, and several other APC members in the state have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The APC members who joined the ADC in the state barely a week after …

A bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025 passed the second reading at the senate on Wednesday. On October 16, the senate stepped down the bill to allow broader consultation and deeper scrutiny of its provisions after an extensive debate on its general principles. On October 14, Opeyemi Bamidele, senate majority leader, …