Politics

DINO MELAYE RESIGNS FROM PDP, GIVES REASON Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 …

MOST NIGERIAN POLITICAL PARTIES LACK FUNCTIONAL IDEOLOGY – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that most political parties in Nigeria operate without a clear or functional ideology The commission noted that this absence of ideology undermines internal democracy, fuels electoral crises, and erodes public trust in the political and governance system. INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, …

ATIKU STILL STRONG, BUT PETER OBI COULD DEFEAT TINUBU – EL-RUFAI Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has weighed in on Nigeria’s evolving political landscape, stating that opposition leader Atiku Abubakar remains a formidable contender ahead of the 2027 presidential elections but may face a stiff challenge from Peter Obi’s surging popularity. In a post on …

AKPABIO, LAWAN RISK LOSING SEATS AS SENATE WEIGHS ROTATIONAL GOVT A major shake-up is looming in the National Assembly as the Senate considers far-reaching amendments to the 1999 Constitution, including a bill that mandates the rotational representation of political offices across constituencies, senatorial zones, and geopolitical regions. If passed, the proposed legislation could mark the end of the road for …

PETER OBI’S RUMOURED MOVE TO PDP UNSETTLES ADC Indications emerged recently that former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, may be considering a return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There are fears that Obi’s defection to the PDP could destabilize the emerging opposition coalition, which is gaining momentum under the African Democratic Congress, ADC’s platform. Some watchers …

PETER OBI NOT A CARD-CARRYING MEMBER OF OUR PARTY – ADC The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has confirmed that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election is not a card-carrying member of their party. ADC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, revealed this while speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday night. Abdullahi, however, insisted that Obi was part of their coalition …

TINUBU WILL REPLACE OUT-GOING INEC CHAIRMAN, YAKUBU, WITH YORUBA – ODINKALU As the tenure of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, draws to a close, tension has heightened over Nigeria’s ability to make the right choice in appointing his successor. Yakubu, who was first appointed in 2015 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in …

I AM NOT JOINING PDP – PETER OBI Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has addressed rumours suggesting that he is planning to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 presidential race. The clarification was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by his media aide, Ibrahim …

ADC DISSOLVES NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE, HANDS OVER TO MARK The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday, officially dissolved its National Working Committee (NWC), effective immediately. The action signaled the effective hand-over of the party’s structure at the national level to the David Mark-led interim national leadership. The dissolution followed a motion moved by the ADC’s erstwhile National Organising Secretary, Ibrahim …

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS – FG FIRES GHANAIANS PROTESTING ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ The Federal Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has condemned the protest by Ghanaians calling on Nigerians to be deported from the West African country. Some Ghanaian citizens staged a protest against Nigerians, accusing them of engaging in mass prostitution, ritual killings, kidnapping, and violent crimes …