Politics

TINUBU HAS DRAWN BATTLE LINE WITH NIGERIANS BY WEAPONISING HUNGER, POVERTY – DALUNG Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the only Nigerian leader who has drawn a clear battle line between himself and the masses by weaponising hunger, poverty and hardship. Dalung made the remark in an interview warning against interpreting …

PDP CRISIS: SARAKI-LED COMMITTEE WALK TIGHT ROPE The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee led by former Senate president, Bukola Saraki, appears to be walking a tight rope in a bid to resolve the contentious issues and stabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The PDP had been embroiled in another round of crisis after the conduct …

GHANA DRUNKARDS ASSOCIATION PROTESTS RISE IN ALCOHOL PRICES The Ghana Drunkards Association has issued a three-week ultimatum to the government, demanding a reduction in the prices of alcoholic beverages following the recent appreciation of the cedi. In a viral video posted on X (Formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the association’s president, Moses Drybones, decried the continued rise in alcohol prices despite …

AGGRIEVED FCT APC MEMBERS PROTEST AGAINST WIKE, ACCUSE MINISTER’S LOYALISTS OF PARTY HIJACK Aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday stormed the party National Secretariat to register their grievance over what they described as ill-treatment by new entrants to the party. The members, who stormed the party Secretariat with placards with various inscriptions …

SUCCESSION BATTLE RAGES IN TEN STATES Succession storms are brewing in no fewer than 10 states where governors are nearing the end of their second and final terms in office. In May 2023, 28 governors were sworn into office, while eight other states held off-cycle inaugurations. Of the 28, 18 began their first terms, while the remaining 10 commenced their …

ON YOUR DOLLAR WE STAND: TINUBU MAY BE LIFE PRESIDENT WITH 10TH NASS – DALUNG Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has taken a savage swipe at the 10th National Assembly, accusing lawmakers of abandoning their constitutional duties in favour of blind loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. In an interview with The Sun, Dalung didn’t mince words, …

BOMBARDMENT, STRIKES, DEATHS IN THIRD DAY OF FIERCE ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Iran has launched a new wave of ballisticmissiles against Israel soon after loud explosions were heard in its capital Tehran, as the two countries continue to trade heavy fire for a third consecutive day and as US President Donald Trump hints both at peace coming “soon” and atthe possibility of …

ZULUM LEADS PROTEST OVER APC ENDORSEMENT OF TINUBU WITHOUT SHETTIMA Crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday led a protest after the party’s leaders endorsed President Bola Tinubu for reelection without including Vice President Kashim Shettima. APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade …

APC NORTH-EAST STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING TURNS VIOLENT AFTER OMISSION OF SHETTIMA IN TINUBU ENDORSEMENT Ameeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the North-East descended into chaos on Sunday after key party figures, including National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, and National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, failed to mention Vice-President Kashim Shettima while endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second …

HOW’ EX- GOVERNOR Adeleke NAILED THE COFFIN OF INTERIM GOVT THEN ABACHA STRUCK, BY SULE LAMIDO Alhaji Sule Lamido was the Secretary General of the Third Republic Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party that produced the late Chief MKO Abiola who won the June 12, 1993 presidential election but was annulled by the military. Lamido played key roles in the …