Politics

IBB’s MEMOIR HAS EXPOSED ORIGIN OF BANDITRY, CORRUPTION, IGBO MARGINALIZATION – OBIDIGBO ELDER statesman, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has described the recently unveiled memoir of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as an authoritative exposition of the cogs in Nigeria’s wheel of progress. Obidigbo asserted that ‘A Journey in Service’ by IBB puts in black and white the foundation of political …

2027: OBIDIENT MOVEMENT UNVEILS NEW LOGO In preparation for the 2027 general elections, the leadership of the Obidient Movement on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, unveiled a new logo. A statement issued by Tanko Yunusa, the National Coordinator, Obidient Movement said that the new logo embodies the essence of the Obidient family and their values. Yunusa said at the heart of …

IN 2027 WE’LL SEE WHO IS RELEVANT AND WHO IS NOT, EL-RUFAI BOASTS‘A former governor of Kaduna State has slammed those claiming that he has become politically irrelevant ahead of the 2027 election. Speaking on an Arise Television’s interview, the former Federal Capital Territory Minister, said he has no business discussing about the forthcoming election at the moment. He said, …

BABANGIDA, NOT TINUBU’S TORMENTOR, OSINBAJO GOT IT WRONG – ONANUGA Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has countered former vice-president Yemi Osinbajo. During the public presentation of ‘A Journey In Service’, an autobiography by former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Osinbajo jokingly remarked that Tinubu was ironically at the event to celebrate with his “former …

VATSA’S FAMILY SLAMS IBB OVER ALLEGATIONS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY The family of late Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, executed in 1986 for allegedly plotting a coup against Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, has described the former military Head of State’s recently released memoir as “a collection of distorted facts” and “a good reference material for criminals”. Jonathan Vatsa, the family’s spokesperson and a …

WHY NIGERIA SUFFERED FIVE MILITARY COUPS BY BABANGIDA FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB (retd), has justified military incursions into governance in Nigeria. IBB, who explained why the country had five coups between 1966 and 1985, added that military governments had more development projects than civilian governments. In extracts from Part Three, Chapter Five, pages 104 to 115 …

PRESIDENCY TO EL-RUFAI: STOP CRYING OVER SPLIT MILK, YOU’RE HURT BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT MADE MINISTER The presidency has urged the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to move on following his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s i debunked the claims that the National Assembly rejected him because of a security report from the Department of State Services (DSS) said, …

UK, NIGERIA EXCLUDED FROM ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES FOR US VISA WAIVER PROGRAMME The United States of America has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. Among other African countries, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana are not listed in the new visa waiver programme for 2025 as the country introduces policy updates on permit privilege eligibility and …

RIBADU: I WON’T JOIN ISSUES WITH NASIR EL-RUFAI My attention has been drawn to the interview granted by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State Monday evening. If my silence wouldn’t risk being construed as consent, I would have ignored him. I am too preoccupied with my current assignment as to get into a media fight with …

I PREFER ANOTHER SOUTHERNER TO REPLACE TINUBU IN 2027 – EL-RUFAI Immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would want another Nigerian from the South to replace President Bola Tinubu in 2027 election circle. El-Rufai disclosed this on Monday night while speaking on Arise News Channel’s PrimeTime show. The embattled chieftain of the ruling All …