Politics

2027: HURDLES BEFORE THE COALITION Andrew AgbeseSat, 24 May 2025 5:50:14 WATWith the weakening of major opposition political parties in Nigeria, pundits say only a few options are left for the opposition parties to make meaningful impact at the next general elections. With many concluding that each of the major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Labour Party and …

APC CREATED FROM ANGER, MALICE, BITTERNESS, WAS NEVER SERIOUS – FORMER GOV LAMIDO Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has claimed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has never been a serious political party. Lamido noted that the party was a creation of anger, malice and bitterness. The former governor stated this in chapter 16, page 421 of his …

POPE LEO REMOVES ARCHBISHOP AS HEAD OF POPE JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE, REPLACES HIM WITH A CARDINAL A seismic shift has taken place at the heart of the Catholic Church’s theological landscape as Pope Leo XIV has dismissed Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia from his role as Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, replacing …

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PETER OBI Your Excellency, Peter Obi, and the Esteemed Political Leaders of the South-East, I want to take this opportunity to reaffirm my deep love and unwavering support for the South-East region of our great nation. This region holds a special place in my heart, not just because of its rich culture, resilience, contributions to …

WE’VE NOT ADOPTED ADC FOR 2027 – ATIKU’S COALITION The coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that it has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, a prominent member of the coalition, Salihu Moh. Lukman, dismissed the claims circulating in …

IF A SENATOR DEFECTS, HE LOSES HIS SEAT — AKPABIO’S OLD POST RESURFACES AS DEFECTIONS ROCK SENATE A past statement credited to Senate President Godswill Akpabio has resurfaced online amid a wave of defections currently rocking the Nigerian Senate. The statement, believed to be from November 2016 when Akpabio was a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declared …

TINUBU NOT CONTROLLED BY CABALS – MINISTER The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has dismissed insinuations that cabals or a shadowy inner circle control President Bola Tinubu. Idris made this known on Thursday in Abuja at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national summit themed “Renewed Hope Agenda: The Journey So Far”. Idris urged Nigerians to study the …

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVOKES HARVARD UNIVERSITY’S RIGHT TO ENROLL FOREIGN STUDENTS The Donald Trump’s administration in the United States on Thursday took unprecedented action against Harvard University, revoking its ability to enroll international students under the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The decision, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, could force thousands of foreign students to leave the …

SDP: NWC MEMBERS EMBROILED IN MAJOR CRISIS AFTER El-Rufai’s ENTRANTS The recent appointment of three new members into the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has thrown the party into crisis. Thus, disrobing the party of its self acclaimed adulation as the only opposition party that is crisis free. The party’s national publicity secretary, Araba Rufus …

I’M EXPECTING MORE POLITICIANS TO JOIN APC – TINUBU REVEALS President Bola Tinubu has said he expects more politicians to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tinubu stated this during the ruling party’s national summit on Thursday. According to him, they are “bailing out of a sinking ship with no life jackets.” Tinubu said: “I just need to tell those …