Politics

IT’S NOW ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ AS GHANAIANS STAGE PROTEST Some Ghanaians on Saturday staged a protest at the popular Obra Spot in Accra, demanding the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from their country over alleged involvement in crime and social vices. The protesters, who gathered in large numbers, displayed placards with messages such as “Nigerians Must Go,” “End Kidnapping,” “End Prostitution,” …

APC HAS IMPOVERISHED NIGERIANS MORE THAN ANY GOVT IN HISTORY – LP CHAIR Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, says the party is poised to correct what she described as the “grave missteps and failures” of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government. Speaking with journalists in Kaduna State on recent developments within the …

WE WILL No LONGER MAKE MISTAKES IN CANDIDATE SELECTION – LABOUR PARTY BLASTS DEFECTORS The acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has dismissed the recent wave of defections from the party. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna State, Usman insisted that the LP remains strong and focused on providing a credible alternative to what she …

WHY BUHARI DIDN’T STOP TINUBU FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT – GARBA SHEHU In this interview, Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former President Muhammadu Buhari, speaks on some issues that took place in Aso Rock Villa 2015 – 2023, including the alleged existence of cabal, inaccessibility of Mr. President, his alleged support of former Vice President …

APC STRUGGLES TO RETAIN BUHARI’S LOYAL SUPPORT BASE AHEAD ofY 2027 ELECTIONS The death of Muhammadu Buhari, former president, has triggered a scramble among northern politicians to inherit his loyal support base, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) struggling to hold the north together ahead of the 2027 elections. Buhari died recently, leaving behind a political legacy built on cult …

WHY NO GOVERNOR IS WILLING TO JOIN OUR COALITION – ADC SPOKESMAN Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says no governor is willing to join the coalition because of the alleged intimidation by the Federal Government. Abdullahi said this at the third plenary session of the Northern Political Consultative Group (NPCG), in Abuja, on …

YOU’VE LOST POLITICAL RELEVANCE, LEAVE OUR PARTY – PDP TELLS FAYOSE The Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described former governor Ayodele Fayose as a betrayer. The party further warned Fayose to rather leave PDP than ridiculing the party in public. This is coming hours after Fayose during his appearance on Channels TV claimed that PDP is dead. Condemning …

NORTHERN CONSULTATIVE FORUM HAS ADOPTED ADC – EX-SGF, BABACHIR LAWAL A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has revealed that the National Political Consultative Group (North) has embraced the African Democratic Congress as its preferred opposition platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections. Lawal, an ADC chieftain, stated this on Saturday …

ADC COALITION INSISTS ON SACKING TINUBU, HOLDS CLOSED DOOR MEETING IN ABUJA The African Democratic Congress (ADC)-led opposition coalition has reiterated its resolve to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, as it convened a closed-door strategic meeting in Abuja on Saturday. The meeting, which marked the third expanded session of the National Political Consultative Group (North), …

SDP DISOWNS EL-RUFAI, SAYS HE’S NOT A REGISTERED MEMBER The Social Democratic Party has disowned former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, declaring that he is neither a member of the party nor authorised to speak for it or represent it. The SDP Zonal Secretary, North-West Zone, Inuwa Idris, made the disclosure on Friday in Kaduna during a press briefing. …