Politics

INEC PICKS HOLES IN PETITION SUBMITTED FOR NATASHA’S RECALL The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the petition submitted for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan fell short of some requirements. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement issued on Thursday, 25th March, 2025. Olumekun said the commission would take the …

2027: ATIKU IN DILEMMA – TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN? Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he does not know if he will contest the presidency in 2027. Atiku made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, scheduled for broadcast today. The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic …

ONANUGA’S ATTACK ON PETER OBI CONFIRMS THAT DEMOCRACY HAS COLLAPSED UNDER TINUBU – SOWORE.Nigerian activist and African Action Congress, AAC candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore has reacted Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told Peter Obi to watch what he says. Onanuga made the statement after Peter Obi said nothing works again in …

PDP WILL NOT PARTAKE IN ANY COALITION- WIKE’S GROUP COUNTERS ATIKU The recently reinstated National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has called for party unity, stating that the internal crisis within the PDP has been resolved. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Anyanwu …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

PETER OBI BLAMES FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s democracy has collapsed due to the antics of the present crops of leaders manning the country. He said this at the 60th birthday celebration and colloquium in honour of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of …

PDP GOVERNORS HEAD FOR SUPREME COURT OVER RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have instructed lawyers to file a suit against the president to challenge the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable understands. The suit, to be filed at the supreme court this week, names the national assembly as the second defendant. …

ANAMBRA 2025: PDP IN LIMBO AS APC, APGA STRATEGIZE FOR NOV 8 POLLS As political parties continue to make plans about how to take the Anambra governorship seat in the 2025 election which comes up on November 8, one party which has in previous years dominated the political space in the state is missing. That political party is the Peoples …