Politics

The initial momentum that came with the announcement of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the platform for the opposition coalition, appears to be on the decline. This has been attributed to the reluctance of some presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to officially join the party. Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate of the …

PETER OBI IS TOOL FOR INCLUSION – EX-AIDE REACTS TO PDP ZONING ARRANGEMENT The camp of the former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, to zone its presidential ticket to the South. During its 102nd NEC meeting at its National Secretariat in Abuja, PDP …

FIVE TOP ISSUES THAT MAY SHAPE ADC ZONING POLICY The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nigeria is navigating a complex political landscape as it prepares for the 2027 elections, particularly with its zoning strategy for selecting candidates, especially for the presidential ticket. 1. Pressure to Balance Regional Representation2. Ethnic Sensitivities and National Unity3. Zoning vs. Merit-Based Selection4. Weak Institutional Capacity5. …

2027 PRESIDENCY: APC, PDP RISK DEFEAT FOR SHUTTING OUT NORTH – DON A political scholar and leader of the North Central stakeholders agitating for power shift to the region, Prof K’tso Nghargbu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may lose the 2027 presidential election for ignoring the North and ceding their …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, leader in Delta State, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has threatened to expose the names of people in the Presidency who caused crisis in the party for their selfish interests. Nwaoboshi, talking on the gubernatorial ambition of former Deputy Senate President, DSP, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, said APC in Delta State was a united family until after the …

ATIKU, OBI COULD RUN SAME TICKET, BUT NOT AS VICE PRESIDENT – ATIKU’S AIDE The Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, has suggested that there is a possibility of having his principal and the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on the same ticket in the 2027 election. Olarewaju, who …

PDP REGRETS FIELDING ATIKU IN 2023, PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING TO GEJ, OBI – MORO:A chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Moro, says the party regrets fielding Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. Moro, a senator representing Benue South in the National Assembly, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “As a result …

ANTI-PARTY: WHY WIKE, OTHERS WERE NOT PUNISHED AT PDP NEC MEETING – REPS CAUCUS CHAIRMAN, AGBEDI Chairman of the South-South Caucus of the House of Representatives, Hon. Fred Agbedi, has revealed why the likes of former Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike was not sanctioned during the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja on …

ECOWAS TO RAISE 260,000 COUNTER-TERRORISM BRIGADES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says plans are underway by the regional bloc to activate a 260,000-member counter-terrorism brigade. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, stated this at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defence Staff summit in Abuja. The summit’s theme was, “Combating contemporary threats to regional peace and security in …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday zoned the party’s presidential ticket to the southern part of the country in a bid to salvage the once largest political party in Africa. The PDP also announced that it has retained its chairmanship position to the north, while affirming Umar Damagum as the National Chairman, pending the party’s National Convention later this …