Politics

WITHOUT PETER OBI, YOU’RE JUST A LIMP COALITION – OKON LAGOS TELLS ADC Nigerian actor and comedian Ime ‘Okon of Lagos’ Umoh has shared his thoughts on the opposition coalition that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. The newly formed National Opposition Coalition Group, which adopted …

APC, ADC SIZE EACH OTHER AHEAD 2027 ELECTION The battle for Nigeria’s 2027 elections is heating up as defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress continue to fuel tension. Both the APC and the newly formed African Democratic Congress are trading accusations over the motivations behind these political moves. While the APC claims that the governors and …

ADC REJECTS BALA’S CLAIM TO PARTY’S LEADERSHIP, RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the claim of its former Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala, to the party’s national chairmanship. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Bala, who previously served as the ADC’s national deputy chairman, accused the David Mark-led interim leadership of unlawfully taking over …

IT’S LUNACY TO TALK ABOUT PETER OBI PLOTTING COUP AGAINST TINUBU – MEDIA AIDE Media aide to Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Valentine Obienyem, has described the allegation against his principal, plotting a coup to dethrone President Bola Tinubu, as a dangerous joke taken too far. He also described the allegation as …

LABOUR PARTY LOSES 21 LAWMAKER’S AHEAD 2027 ELECTIONS No fewer than 21 lawmakers have so far dumped the once-hailed Nigeria’s fastest-growing political movement, the Labour Party (LP), since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The party is now confronting a harsh political reality an alarming defection of 21 elected lawmakers within just 12 months. The wave of resignations, party …

LABOUR PARTY LOSES 21 LAWMAKERS AHEAD 2027 ELECTIONS No fewer than 21 lawmakers have so far dumped the once-hailed Nigeria’s fastest-growing political movement, the Labour Party (LP), since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The party is now confronting a harsh political reality an alarming defection of 21 elected lawmakers within just 12 months. The wave of resignations, party …

DINO MELAYE RESIGNS FROM PDP, GIVES REASON Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 …

DINO MELAYE RESIGNS FROM PDP, GIVES REASON Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 …

MOST NIGERIAN POLITICAL PARTIES LACK FUNCTIONAL IDEOLOGY – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that most political parties in Nigeria operate without a clear or functional ideology The commission noted that this absence of ideology undermines internal democracy, fuels electoral crises, and erodes public trust in the political and governance system. INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, …

ATIKU STILL STRONG, BUT PETER OBI COULD DEFEAT TINUBU – EL-RUFAI Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has weighed in on Nigeria’s evolving political landscape, stating that opposition leader Atiku Abubakar remains a formidable contender ahead of the 2027 presidential elections but may face a stiff challenge from Peter Obi’s surging popularity. In a post on …