Politics

NNAMDI KANU’S ‘JUBRIL FROM SUDAN’ TRENDS AS BUHARI MAKES FINAL EXIT The recent announcement of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death has reignited one of Nigeria’s most controversial political conspiracy theories—first pushed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The theory, which once seemed far-fetched to many, is now trending again as Nigerians revisit …

UNCERTAINTY AS TINUBU, APC BEGIN NEW CHAPTER WITHOUT BUHARI The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were on Tuesday laid to rest in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The solemn ceremony drew dignitaries from across the nation and beyond. Buhari served Nigeria both as a military Head of State and a democratically elected president under the platform of the All …

LEARN FROM HARSH REACTIONS TO BUHARI’S DEATH – SHEHU SANI TELLS NIGERIAN LEADERS A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on Nigerian leaders to reflect on the reactions that followed the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it should serve as a wake-up call for those in authority. Sani said the outpouring of raw and bitter …

WHY DRAG BUHARI’S CORPSE INTO PROPAGANDA WAR – ATIKU’S AIDE BLASTS ONANUGA Special Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, for dragging the late former President Muhammadu Buhari into a propaganda war. This comes after an 𝕏 user shared a video of a massive crowd at Buhari’s …

HOW WE BROUGHT BUHARI TO POLITICS – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima has made a startling revelation. He claimed that late President Muhammadu Buhari was recruited into Nigerian politics to stop the Oduduwa Peoples Congress (OPC), between 1999 and 2000 from invading Ilorin with the sole aim of uprooting what it called Fulani …

APC, PDP, NNPP SUPPORTERS DECAMP TO ADC IN KATSINA Hundreds of supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Katsina on Sunday officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), headed by Mustapha Inuwa, leader of the coalition in the state. Membership cards were issued to the decampees, cut …

PRESIDENCY MAY USE COURT TO SABOTAGE ADC’S MOMENTUM – DAVID MARK The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the current administration to use the courts to derail the party’s rising momentum. He issued the warning in Abuja during a visit by the ADC’s National Legal Support …

ISRAEL USED SUPERNATURAL POWERS IN 12 DAY WAR WITH IRAN, SAYS SENIOR IRAN OFFICIAL Abdollah Ganji, former editor of the IRGC-linked newspaper Javan, told his 150,000 followers on X that a “strange phenomenon” had taken place during the 12-day war. A senior Iranian official claims that Israel deployed “the occult and supernatural spirits” during its war with Iran, Iran International …

WHY ADC SHOULD ZONE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET TO THE SOUTH – OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has asked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South in the interest of equity, unity and national cohesion. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, spoke …

92 YEARS OLD CAMEROON’S LONG-SERVING PRESIDENT, PAUL BIYA, TO RUN FOR EIGHT TERM IN OFFICE Cameroon’s long-serving President Paul Biya has officially declared his intention to run for an unprecedented eighth term in office; a move that could see him remain in power until he is nearly 100 years old. Biya, who took office in 1982, made the announcement via …