Politics

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he declined a proposal to endorse Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of Kaduna, as his successor in 2007. El-Rufai served as the director-general (DG) of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) between 2003 and 2007 when Obasanjo was the president of Nigeria. However, while preparing …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the present governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may bury the party. Speaking during a session with journalists in Abuja, on Friday, Wike insinuated that governors elected on the platform of the party were not handling the crisis rocking the PDP well. PDP governors are currently locked in …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission has announced preliminary results indicating that incumbent President Paul Biya has won re-election with between 53 and 54 percent of the vote, according to a report from Jeune Afrique. The long-serving leader and candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) is said to have secured victory following days …

Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her death. The president leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, founded by …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the immediate release of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in Abuja. Sowore was taken into custody by security officers at the Federal High Court in Abuja after meeting with detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. His arrest came just days after he organised a nationwide protest …

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is struggling to contain Peter Obi’s growing political influence because he operates outside the traditional structure of Nigerian politics. Amadi stated this in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, describing Obi’s political style as “minimalist.” He maintained that Obi’s political …

A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. A.C. Udeh, former APC Woman Leader, Lolo Nwankwo, over 10 former local government chairmen of the APC, and several other APC members in the state have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The APC members who joined the ADC in the state barely a week after …

A bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025 passed the second reading at the senate on Wednesday. On October 16, the senate stepped down the bill to allow broader consultation and deeper scrutiny of its provisions after an extensive debate on its general principles. On October 14, Opeyemi Bamidele, senate majority leader, …

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from North, including governors from the region, have unanimously endorsed former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, as their consensus candidate for the position of national chairman ahead of the party’s November convention. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, disclosed this after a meeting of Northern PDP leaders held on Wednesday night in …

There is growing anxiety in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the prospects of a tenure extension for the party’s executive committees across the board. This comes as the conduct of congresses and the national convention of the party inch towards the December deadline. It was gathered that party stakeholders are anxious about what direction President Bola Tinubu intends to …