Politics

BY-ELECTIONS: PARTIES MAINTAIN STRONGHOLDS Major political parties that participated in the Saturday’s by-elections into 16 federal constituencies across 12 states largely maintained their strongholds, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). From the official tally, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 12 of the 16 seats; while the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) won none Despite …

POLICE, DSS ARREST PDP AGENT WITH N25.9M FOR ALLEGED VOTE-BUYING An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shehu Aliyu Patangi has been arrested in Kaduna State over alleged vote-buying. Patangi was arrested at about 3.30 am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). It was gathered that the suspect was …

BATTLE FOR 2027: HOW APC ‘COERCES’ OPPOSITION POLITICIANS While the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) insists it is not pursuing a one-party state, allegations that it is deploying state apparatus to weaken the opposition have refused to fade. If anything, recent developments have intensified claims that the party is determined to lure strong voices challenging its grip on power — …

INEC WITHDRAWS RECOGNITION OF ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially withdrawn recognition of Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party, declaring that his tenure expired in June 2024. INEC made its position clear in a counter-affidavit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, citing a Supreme Court judgment delivered on April …

I DON’T WANT MY SINS FORGIVEN, WON’T JOIN APC – TAMBUWAL Sokoto South Senator, Aminu Tambuwal, has vowed never to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tambuwal, a member of the opposition coalition said he has no interest in seeking political “forgiveness of sins.” Addressing his supporters upon his return to Sokoto, the former state governor said he cannot join …

WHY UKRANIANS ARE REFUSING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY For the past 18 months, Pavlo has barely left his house. His reclusiveness has nothing to do with the Russian bombs and drones pounding Kyiv. It is not the air strikes he fears, but his own Ukrainian countrymen. It is draft officers, seeking to press-gang able-bodied men like him into units …

WE WILL RESIST ANY PLOT TO STOP PETER OBI FROM BEING ON BALLOT – OBIDIENTS REPLY BWALA Fans and supporters of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly known as the Obidients, have vowed to resist any plot to stop Obi from being on the 2027 presidential ballot. They were reacting to a boast by Daniel …

WIKE CONSOLIDATES CONTROL OF PDP, APC IN RIVERS The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has made further steps to consolidate his control of the political structure in Rivers State, with the flag off of campaigns for local elections in the state. At the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign launch held in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the minister’s loyalists, including …

INMATES’ VOTING RIGHT: STAKEHOLDERS, EXPERTS FEAR ELECTION MANIPULATION Reactions have continued to trail the recent announcement by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, regarding the possibility of allowing inmates to vote in the 2027 general elections. While legal experts have commended the move as a step towards upholding constitutional provisions guaranteeing the rights of …

CANADIAN COURT DECLARES APC, PDP TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared Nigeria’s major political parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. In a judgment delivered on June 17, …