Politics

MEET MALAMI UMARU ALTINE; THE FIRST ELECTED MAYOR OF ENUGU Malam Umaru Altine (1952 – 1958), a Northern Fulani man was the first elected Mayor of Enugu, in the East, and was even re-elected for a second term. Malam Umaru Altine was the Vice Chairman of the NCNC Youth Association at Enugu. He identified with the NCNC as a political …

GANDUJE S ALLY FIGHTS TO REPOSSESS MULTI-BILLION NAIRA PROPERTIES SEIZED BY KANO GOVERNMENT Bala Muhammad, a political ally of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, is fighting a relentless battle to recover properties the state government claimed were illegally removed from the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) when Mr Mujammed was its managing director. In October 2023, the state’s Public Complaint …

ALL WE NEED IS ONE MORE STATE FOR SOUTH EAST – OZEKHOME TO REP Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has criticised the House of Representatives for their latest proposal for the creation of 31 additional states. Ozekhome, who is a human rights lawyer, said all the country needs is one additional state for the South-East to equal other geopolitical zones in …

PDP STAKEHOLDERS CLASH OVER LEGITIMACY OF BOT The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as stakeholders clash over the legitimacy of its Board of Trustees (BoT). While some party members argue that the BoT’s tenure has expired, others insist that its leadership retains the authority to steer the party through turbulent times. Reports indicate that 85 of …

THE IGP AND POLICING IN AN ERA of BITTER DISCONTENT, BY FIDELIS NWANGWU What are exactly the facts of the matter, in relation to the proper or improper occupation of the office of the IGP by Mr Egbetokun? Presently, we are witnessing a series of social actors and those within the security sector, who are expressing very strong opinions about …

CRACKS IN TINUBU’S DYNASTY AS PRESIDENT LOCKS HORN WITH LAGOS LAWMAKERS, GAC The removal of the embattled lawmaker, Mudasiru Obasa, as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has created cracks in President Bola Tinubu’s dynasty. Ismaeel Uthman writes There are indications that President Bola Tinubu’s decades-long political dynasty in Lagos is experiencing its first major crisis following the …

US VISA DROP BOX NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN NIGERIA The drop box visa processing option is no longer available for US visa applicants in Nigeria, marking a significant shift in the visa renewal process. Sources confirm that the service, which previously allowed eligible applicants to renew their visas without an in-person interview, has been quietly removed from the appointment booking …

2027 REALIGNMENT; ATIKU, OBI, KWANKWASO, EL-RUFAI GET ROLES The 2027 general elections are about two years away and the realignment of forces to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) from power, especially at the federal level appears to be on the upswing. In another development, a former top member of the APC, Alhaji Salihu Lukman, speaks of similar efforts gathering …

I WAS FORCED TO DECLARE FINITIRI WINNER – DISMISSED ADAMAWA REC INSISTS The dismissed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has alleged that he was pressured to declare Governor Ahmadu Fintiri the winner of the controversial 2023 governorship election, despite possessing evidence that the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, rightfully won. Speaking in …

HOW EX-PRESIDENT, BUHARI FUNDED EBUBE-AGU THROUGH UZODINMA, UMAHI TO KILLSOUTH-EAST RESIDENTS –US, UK GROUPS ALLEGE A special investigative report by some research groups in the United States, the United Kingdom and Nigeria has revealed how former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly used the Ebube Agu security outfit to harass and kill thousands of innocent Igbo residents and push for a radical …