Politics

WHY INEC CAN’T CONDUCT FREE, FAIR ELECTION UNDER TINUBU – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has suggested that the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can’t conduct free and fair election under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Galadima accused the current administration of abandoning governance for politicking just two years after it came …

TRUMP INTERRUPTS MEETING WITH EU LEADERS TO CALL PUTIN U.S. President Donald Trump has interrupted his talks in Washington with European leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday. The talks are due to resume after the call, which Trump had initially said would take place after he consulted with European leaders, added the …

US STRINGENT VISA RULE FOR NIGERIANS: WE WILL RETALIATE – FG The U.S government has mandated Nigerian visa applicants to disclose their social mediaprofiles and activities in the last five years, warning that failure to comply with the requirement could potentially result in visa denial. But the Federal Government in a swift reaction, said it will reciprocate the new US …

NIGERIANS MUST PROVIDE FIVE YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY FOR VISA APPLICATION – US EMBASSY The United States Mission in Nigeria has asked visa applicants to provide full disclosure of their social media history when completing the DS-160 form. The Mission, in a tweet on its official X handle, emphasised that applicants must include all usernames or handles used on any …

FALANA TO APC, PDP – PROVE YOU ARE NOT TERRORISTS Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. This comes following a controversial ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities that have engaged in …

PRESIDENTIAL TICKET: WE’RE UNDER PRESSURE TO ZONE – ADC The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it’s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027. ADC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket. Wayas also disclosed that the ADC is deliberating …

BY-ELECTIONS: PARTIES MAINTAIN STRONGHOLDS Major political parties that participated in the Saturday’s by-elections into 16 federal constituencies across 12 states largely maintained their strongholds, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). From the official tally, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 12 of the 16 seats; while the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) won none Despite …

POLICE, DSS ARREST PDP AGENT WITH N25.9M FOR ALLEGED VOTE-BUYING An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shehu Aliyu Patangi has been arrested in Kaduna State over alleged vote-buying. Patangi was arrested at about 3.30 am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). It was gathered that the suspect was …

BATTLE FOR 2027: HOW APC ‘COERCES’ OPPOSITION POLITICIANS While the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) insists it is not pursuing a one-party state, allegations that it is deploying state apparatus to weaken the opposition have refused to fade. If anything, recent developments have intensified claims that the party is determined to lure strong voices challenging its grip on power — …

INEC WITHDRAWS RECOGNITION OF ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially withdrawn recognition of Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party, declaring that his tenure expired in June 2024. INEC made its position clear in a counter-affidavit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, citing a Supreme Court judgment delivered on April …