Politics

2027: PDP LEADERS DIVIDED OVER WIKE’S PROPOSITIONS FOR SOUTHERN PRESIDENCY Following the position taken by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, and some concerned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that the party’s 2027 presidential ticket should be zoned to the south, party leaders yesterday expressed divergent views over the position. The National Organising …

ELON MUSK APOLOGISES TO DONALD TRUMP Elon Musk apologized for recent posts about President Donald Trump, admitting they “went too far,” in a tweet at 07:04 UTC today. The retraction follows a bitter public spat ignited by Musk’s unverified claim on June 7 that Trump was linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s files, triggering a $150 billion drop in Tesla’s market value …

DEFECTIONS PUSH APC MEMBERS TO 68 IN SENATE, 207 IN REPS The gale of defections from opposition parties in the National Assembly has increased the membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to 68 in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives, barely two years into the life of the 10th National Assembly. With Senator Neda …

STOP PRETENDING, DECLARE FOR GOVERNOR IF YOU WANT TO CONTEST – ORJI UZOR KALU TELLS BENJAMIN KALU Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has insisted that the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, cannot be a “holder and beholder”. Sen. Kalu, who stated this in his country home while fielding questions …

TINUBU DID NOTHING FOR SOUTH-EAST, CAN’T SECURE 25% VOTE – IGBO GROUP The Igbo Elders Consultative Forum has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has failed to deliver tangible development to the Southeast. The elders warned that, given the current state of affairs, the All Progressives Congress (APC) may struggle to secure even 25 per cent of the votes …

PDP IS CARCASS, I WON’T DEFECT TO ANY OTHER PARTY – FAYOSE AFTER VISITING TINUBU Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has downplayed the possibility of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose said the PDP has become a carcass due to the party’s reoccurring leadership crisis. PDP crisis has lasted since the …

CRACK IN G-5 GOVERNORS AS MAKINDE FAILS TO ATTEND MEETING Fresh signs of division are emerging within the ranks of the former G5 Governors, as Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was conspicuously absent from a high-level PDP stakeholders meeting convened on Monday by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in Abuja. The meeting, held under the banner “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP,” …

HOW PDP CAN SURVIVE, ACCORDING TO WIKE Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the survival of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, depends on strict adherence to its constitution and the 1999 Constitution. Wike, who is the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with former Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), …

TINUBU’S SSA ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESIGNS, SAYS HE WON’T BE TOOL FOR ONE-PARTY STATE Mr Aliyu Audu has resigned from his position as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Bola Tinubu. Audu’s resignation letter was dated June 8, 2025 and was tendered through the office of the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter reads partly: …

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 …