Politics

OBI, OTTI, NENADI TO LEAD OBIDIENT MOVEMENT RELAUNCH IN ABUJA Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, Abia Governor Alex Otti, and the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, are leading a team of prominent figures in a rebirth event of the Obidient Movement in Abuja today, Tuesday, June 10. A statement from Peter Obi Media …

FREDERICK FORSYTH, DAY OF THE JACKAL AUTHOR, FORMER MI6 AGENT, DIES AGED 86 Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86. Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to his fiction, transforming the thriller genre with a series of novels including The Day of …

2027: DIVISION IN TINUBU’S BASE There are cracks in the South-west home base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, months to the formal commencement of activities leading to the 2027 general elections. The South-west being the president’s natal base where he cut his political teeth to become one of the most influential political leaders in the country is regarded as his …

NO DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA UNDER TINUBU – PETER OBI, HOLDS TINUBU GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS IN LP Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has insisted that there is no democracy in Nigeria. Obi said the governorship election in Edo State and the state of emergency in Rivers State has shown that there is no democracy in Nigeria. President …

I PITY TINUBU, JONATHAN LOST ELECTION DESPITE ENDORSEMENT OF 22 PDP GOVERNORS – NDUME The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has insisted that he is not part of those who have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Ndume stated this on Sunday, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. The lawmaker was keen to …

INTERROGATING AMAECHI’S OUT-OF-POWER TISSUE OF LIES Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a well-known character in Nigeria’s political space thanks to his 24 years of presence in the corridors of power both at the state and national level. Some would say he was a formidable force at some point in Nigeria’s modern democratic journey and 60, may yet play one or two …

DEFECTIONS: LIST AND ANALYSIS OF STATES STILL IN PDP In Nigeria’s ever-shifting political landscape, party loyalty is rarely permanent. The recent wave of defections and political realignments has left many wondering: where does the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) still hold power? Following high-profile moves by key politicians and changing tides at the federal level, the PDP — once Nigeria’s ruling …

APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, GANDUJE, DECRIES HIGH TAXATION IN ENUGU THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has decried what he called high taxation in Enugu State, especially against the poor masses, and vowed that APC would displace the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government in the state in 2027. Ganduje spoke at Akama-Oghe in …

TINUBU SET TO TAKE MORE STATES AFTER GOVERNOR ENOS DEFECTION Following the formal defection of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to the All Progressives Congress on Friday, there are indications that more governors may soon defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC. Eno, after his defection, became the second PDP governor in the South-South region, after Governor …

ELON MUSK DELETES ANTI TRUMP POST ABOUT EPSTEIN FILES Elon Musk has taken down his tweet claiming President Trump was implicated in the still-unreleased “[Jeffrey] Epstein files” in a first sign of de-escalation since the titanic blow-up between the powerful men this week.“Time to drop the really big bomb,” Musk, 53, had posted Thursday on X to his more than …