Politics

PETER OBI BLAMES FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s democracy has collapsed due to the antics of the present crops of leaders manning the country. He said this at the 60th birthday celebration and colloquium in honour of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of …

PDP GOVERNORS HEAD FOR SUPREME COURT OVER RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have instructed lawyers to file a suit against the president to challenge the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable understands. The suit, to be filed at the supreme court this week, names the national assembly as the second defendant. …

ANAMBRA 2025: PDP IN LIMBO AS APC, APGA STRATEGIZE FOR NOV 8 POLLS As political parties continue to make plans about how to take the Anambra governorship seat in the 2025 election which comes up on November 8, one party which has in previous years dominated the political space in the state is missing. That political party is the Peoples …

IMAGINE RIVERS STATE WITHOUT A STATE OF EMERGENCY – BAYO ONANUGA Imagine a Rivers State where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The political standoff between the State Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara could have continued and degenerated into violence. Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor’s supporters, while militants in …

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH WIKE CAUSE OF HANG-UP AGAINST ME – ANYANWU, The embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who is claiming victory in last Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court, has disclosed that the war waged against him by some leaders of the party was due to his closeness to the Minister of the …

TSUNAMI THAT SWEPT JONATHAN OUT OF OFFICE IS BUILDING UP AGAINST TINUBU – DEALING Former minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, speaks with ISMAEEL UTHMAN on the ongoing defection to the Social Democratic Party and move by the North to stop President Bola Tinubu in 2027 Why did you join SDP? I was appointed a Director of Contact …

COALITION TALKS FACE HURDLES AS ATIKU S BID, ZONING THREATEN NEGOTIATIONS As the move to form a coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 intensifies, but the ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and zoning dispute are stalling negotiations among political leaders. A reliable source involved in the coalition discussions revealed that the camps of 2023 Labour Party …

COALITION TALKS FACE HURDLES AS ATIKU S BID, ZONING THREATEN NEGOTIATIONS As the move to form a coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 intensifies, but the ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and zoning dispute are stalling negotiations among political leaders. A reliable source involved in the coalition discussions revealed that the camps of 2023 Labour Party …

CONFUSION IN PDP: ANYANWU ASSUMES OFFICE AT HQ, WHILE PARTY LEADERSHIP INSISTS ON UDE-OKOYE AS NATIONAL SECRETARY Senator Samuel Anyanwu has assumed office at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat following the Supreme Court’s ruling affirming him as the party’s National Secretary. On Friday, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, overturned the December …

HOW ATIKU, OBI EL-RUFAI’S COALITION MAY PLAY OUT Key opposition leaders yesterday formally announced a coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, but several unanswered questions linger. Observers are asking how leaders with differing ideologies, ambitions, and party affiliations can work together to fulfil their promise to Nigerians. Historically, Nigerian electoral victories have often resulted from marriages …