Politics

THE NEW FACE OF OPPOSITION IN ENUGU STATE Gone are the days when the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) clinches all elective positions in Enugu state without sweat. The Labour party in 2023, stirred a strong opposition that broke the jinx of more than two decades producing of all elective positions in the state by PDP. The current political dynamics in the …

TINUBU EXCLUDED AS TRUMP INVITES FIVE AFRICAN LEADERS TO WHITE HOUSE FOR INVESTMENT PARLEY Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu has been excluded from a scheduled meeting and lunch between President Donald Trump and leaders from five African countries to discuss commercial opportunities aimed at benefiting American and African citizens. On Wednesday, a White House official said Mr Trump scheduled a …

KEYAMO NOW PETER OBI’S CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER – ATIKU’S AIDE The Special Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has claimed that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has turned himself into the campaign spokesman for the former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. This is as she claimed that Keyamo …

BAYO ONANUGA SLAMS BUHARI’S APPOINTEES FOR JOINING OPPOSITION COALITION The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on former President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointees who have joined the opposition coalition plotting to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Tinubu on media and strategy, criticized the individuals for their alleged personal ambitions and lack of ideology. …

WE’LL REGISTER NEW PARTY AS ADC BACK-UP, SAYS EL-RUFAI Former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai has stated that the coalition of opposition parties will also register a new party as a backup for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which they have currently adopted as a platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections. In an …

FOOTBALLER WHO SLEPT FOR 39 YEARS, DIES AT 73 In 1982, promising footballer Jean-Pierre Adams was sidelined by a knee injury during a match. What was expected to be a routine surgery to repair the damage turned into a decades-long tragedy that shook the sporting world. The operation, meant to fix his knee, went horribly wrong when a critical error …

WHY WE ADOPTED ADC – COALITION SPOKESPERSON, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI A former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, who is now the spokesperson of the opposition coalition for 2027, has revealed why members of the coalition adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abdullahi explained that the coalition was looking for a party …

SIX BUHARI MINISTERS DUMP APC FOR ADC At least six national figures in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have left the party for the African Democratic Congress, ADC. The former APC members plan to help the coalition wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The aggrieved APC members, who are uncomfortable with the present administration, joined forces with …

PRESIDENCY MOCKS ADC LEADERS, CALLS THEM DESPERADOS HUNGRY FOR POWER The Presidency has reacted to Wednesday’s unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the new platform for Nigeria’s 2027 opposition coalition, describing the alliance as a gathering of “desperados hungry for power” who are motivated by self-interest rather than national progress. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu …

ADC TEAM LOOKS FORMIDABLE – GANDUJE’S EX-AIDE HAILS COALITION The unveiling of ADC as the coalition platform, along with the selection of David Mark, Aregbesola, and Bolaji as interim Chairman, Secretary, and PRO, respectively, is a strong move so far. The team and platform look formidable. I also appreciate the strategic decision by the coalition leaders in PDP to apply …