Politics

PDP SINKS DEEPER AS ATIKU, EX-GOVS, OTHERS DUMP PARTY The fortunes of one-time most populous political party in Africa – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have continued to plummet following the exit of the party’s pillars such as former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many ex-governors, as well as former Senate President, David Mark. Arising from a meeting in …

COALITION MOVEMENT: HOW FAR CAN ADC GO? After Wednesday’s unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as the platform of choice for the group of persons who formed a coalition with the main aim of ousting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office in 2027, all eyes are on the coalition to see what step it would take next. The burning …

ENUGU LP DEFIES ABURE FACTION, BACKS OBI’S ALLIANCE WITH ADC The Enugu chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has officially declared support for the opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The development comes amid internal tensions within the LP following threats from a faction led by Julius Abure to sanction Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in …

WHY PETER OBI SHOULD NOT BE A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN OPPOSITION COALITION – DATTI BABA-AHMED Former Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stated that it would be undeserving for the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to be offered a vice presidential ticket in the newly formed African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition. According to Baba-Ahmed, …

YOU ARE JITTERY BUT IT IS TOO LATE IN THE DAY TO CRY” – ADC REPLIES WIKE The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken note of the virulent attacks launched on the various leaders of the coalition movement by the Hon. Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike in his media chat today. Without justifying this behaviour that we …

COALITION MEMBERS MOVE TO EXIT OLD PARTIES Barring any last-minute change, members of the opposition coalition have concluded plans to dump their various political parties and join their adopted platform, the African Democratic Congress (ADC),. Following the coalition’s formal adoption of the ADC on Wednesday, prominent leaders such as former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and former Attorney General of …

2027: BUHARI’S LOYALISTS MOVE TO STOP TINUBU’S RE-ELECTION BID As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu is facing growing resistance from within his own political family. This is just as key allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari, once united under the All Progressives Congress, APC, banner, are now aligning with opposition forces to stop Tinubu’s second-term …

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 …