Politics

STOP PLAYING GOD, NIGERIA BECOMING A MAFIA STATE – BAKARE TELLS TINUBU Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, has asked President Bola Tinubu to accept advice and “stop playing God”. Speaking on Sunday during his state of the nation broadcast at the church in Lagos, Bakare said the president should implement a “coordinated programme” to steer …

ATIKU-PETER OBI ALLIANCE: SPECULATIONS STIR ABOUT POTENTIAL POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT As the 2027 presidential election approaches, speculations surrounding a potential alliance between former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have become the focal point of Nigerian political discourse. Atiku first hinted at the possibility of such an alliance in 2024 following what he described as …

DON’T BE SWAYED BY RECENT CPC ENDORSEMENTS – EX-SGF ADVISES TINUBU Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to be swayed by the recent endorsement from former governors of Nasarawa and Katsina states, Tanko Al-Makura, Aminu Bello Masari, and some members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). In …

TINUBU TO MEET EX-PRESIDENT, KANO OPPOSITION LEADER In LONDON AS FOUR PDP GOVS PLOT DEFECTION TO APC A major political shift is underway ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with no fewer than three to four governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reportedly in advanced talks to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and support President …

DESPITE SUPREME COURT RULING, STATE GOVTS GET N1.2TRN COUNCIL FUND IN THREE MONTHS Despite a Supreme Court judgement mandating the direct payment of allocation to local governments, the Federal Government disbursed N1.232tn to councils in the first quarter of 2025 through state governments, continuing the long-standing practice the court ruled against. An analysis of data released by the Federation Account …

BUHARI IS GREATEST FRAUD THAT HAPPENED TO NIGERIA – BUBA GALADIMA Former National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change and now a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Buba Galadima, speaks with Ismaeel Uthman on the fate of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections, the crisis rocking the Emir of Kano stool, and President Bola Tinubu’s handling …

BUHARI IS GREATEST FRAUD THAT HAPPENED TO NIGERIA – BUBA GALADIMA Former National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change and now a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Buba Galadima, speaks with Ismaeel Uthman on the fate of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections, the crisis rocking the Emir of Kano stool, and President Bola Tinubu’s handling …

TINUBU RUNS NIGERIA VIA WHATSAPP GROUP – ATIKU, LAMBASTS WIKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing attack on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, accusing him of betrayal and complicity in the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s alleged misrule. Atiku further claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is running Nigeria remotely via a WhatsApp …

NIGERIA CUTS POWER SUPPLY TO NIGER REPUBLIC The Federal Government has reduced electricity supply and sales to the Junta-ruled Niger Republic by 42 per cent, cutting it down from 80 megawatts to 46MW. The measure has caused the country’s electricity production to fall by 30 to 50 per cent and forced state-owned power company Nigelec to impose planned power cuts …

ENUGU APC SUSPENDS SENATOR UTAZI OVER ALLEGED ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday announced the suspension of Senator Chuka Utazi over alleged anti-party activities. Utazi, who served as senator for Enugu North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC on …