Politics

OPPOSITION COALITION NAMES GEOPOLITICAL LEADERS In a significant development ahead of the 2027 general elections, Atiku Abubakar’s coalition has unveiled leaders from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The leaders are:– North-East: Atiku Abubakar– North-Central: David Mark– North-West: Nasir El-Rufai– South-South: Rotimi Amaechi– South-East: Peter Obi– South-West: Rauf Aregbesola This strategic move is seen as a bid to strengthen the …

APC HAS ABANDONED GOVERNANCE FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN – SAYS MALAMI, FORMER AGF With the 2027 elections still two years away, a former Attorney General of the Federation and ex-minister of justice, Abubakar Malami has accused the All Progressives Congress of abandoning governance. The former AGF said that Nigeria has been bedevilled with all sorts of challenges like insecurity, hardship and …

COULD NIGERIA’S CAREFUL ETHNIC BALANCING ACT BE UNDER THREAT In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country’s many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this is being ignored. While the constitution requires regional representation in cabinet positions, the broader distribution of other prominent roles has traditionally followed …

LOT OF SURPRISES AWAITS RULING APC IN 2027 – SOWUNMI Convener of the National Opposition Movement Coalition (NOMC), codenamed, “The Alternative”, Segun Sowunmi, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will face surprises in the 2027 presidential elections if they continue to boast of winning without research. Sowunmi made this statement in Katsina after traversing the northern region, …

2027: NORTH MOVES TO SETTLE FOR ONE CANDIDATE, ONE POLITICAL PARTY .Northern political leaders under the aegis of National Political Consultative Group (North) have agreed to present one presidential candidate to tackle President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. This was as the leaders also agreed to unveil a political platform to that effect soon, urging Nigerians, whose governors and …

PDP SINKS IN DEEPER CRISIS AS GOVERNORS, BOT BACKTRACK ON NEC MEETING The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be sinking into deeper crisis as the party’s governors and the Board of Trustees (BoT), on Monday, backtracked on the Tuesday, May 27 date earlier fixed for the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Rising from a joint meeting of in …

PDP SHUNS SEALED SECRETARIAT, HOLDS MEETINGS AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS Following the closure of its national secretariat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has convened its meetings at alternative locations ahead of its crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) session scheduled for Tuesday. The party’s National Caucus gathered at the Bauchi State Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, while the Board of Trustees (BoT) …

BREAKING: FCTA SEALS PDP NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday sealed off the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over alleged violations relating to land use and unpaid ground rent. Located at Wadata Plaza, in the highbrow Wuse Zone 5 district of the capital, the PDP’s national secretariat was sealed this afternoon …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, SLAPPED BY WIFE IN PUBLIC This is the shocking moment Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, slapped the French President after the two were reportedly seen “bickering.” The couple were preparing to disembark the presidential plane when Brigitte’s hands hit Macron in the face as they arrived in Vietnam for a tour in Southeast Asia. The Élysée first denied …

2027: MINISTER’S EYEING GOVERNORSHIP SEATS,At least five ministers in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Executive Council contested for the governorship seats in their respective states in 2023. They are Ahmed Idris Malagi, the minister for information; Nentawe Yiltwada Goshwe, minister for humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction; Adegboyega Oyetola, minister marine and blue economy; Bello Matawalle, minister of state for …