Politics

IMPOSE VISA BAN ON EDO GOVERNOR OVER THREATS TO PETER OBI – GROUP WRITES AMERICAN EMBASSY The Leadership and Accountability Initiative has petitioned the United States Embassy in Nigeria, urging the imposition of a visa ban on the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, and members of his family over threats to the life and liberty of presidential candidate, Mr …

RESOLUTIONS OF ABURE -LED LABOUR PARTY NEC MEETING RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE END OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF LABOUR PARTY HELD ON MONDAY 21st JULY 2025 AT THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT UTAKO, ABUJA AT 02:00 PM. The NEC Meeting was attended by members of the National Working Committee, National officers of the party, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Vice Presidential candidate …

2027: BATTLE FOR PDP FLAGBEARER BEGINS AFTER ATIKU’S EXIT With the race for the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2027 presidential ticket underway, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s exit has cleared the way for Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and other hopefuls seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu. Reliable PDP insiders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, …

WHY I REJECTED N120M HOUSE GIFT – PETER OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has revealed how he turned down an offer of a multimillion-naira house, requesting that the funds be used for the public good. In a statement marking his 64th birthday, Obi said he turned down the N120 million …

TRUMP CALLS FOR OBAMA’S ARREST, SHARES AI-GENERATED VIDEO OF HIS ARREST BY FBI President Trump appeared to call for Barack Obama to be arrested after spy chief Tulsi Gabbard claimed the former leader was behind a ‘years-long coup’ against him. Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, declassified hundreds of documents on Friday related to the investigation in to alleged Russian …

OSUN 2026: CONFUSION IN PDP, UNEASE IN APC AS ADELEKE MULLS DEFECTION A political storm is brewing in Osun State as speculation intensifies over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s alleged plan to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The unfolding drama has not only sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the state but also …

WHY OBI, EL-RUFAI ARE YET TO BE INDUCTED INTO ADC — Abdullahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified why Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have yet to be officially inducted as members of the party, despite mounting speculation about their defection. Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the …

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: GOVERNORS UZODINMA, OTTI DIFFER ON STATE CREATION Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo and his Abia counterpart, Governor Alex Otti, on Saturday, expressed varied opinions on state creation at a public hearing on the 1999 Constitution Review. The exercise was organised in Owerri for both states. And while Mr Uzodimma advocated for the creation of additional states in the …

ATIKU VS PETER OBI: ADC SPEAKS ON, HOW ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD EMERGE The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the party does not have and does not intend to endorse any anointed candidate as its presidential flagbearer for the 2027 elections. The ADC stated that all presidential aspirants on the party’s platform would participate in a primary election, …

IT’S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT LG AUTONOMY FROM NIGERIA’S CONSTITUTION – FASHOLA Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says it will be unrealistic to expect the local governments in Nigeria to function independently under the current constitution. This is amid the growing call for local government autonomy in Nigeria. Fashola made this statement on Saturday, when he featured …