Politics

KWANKWASO HITS TINUBU: SAYS HE NEGLECTS THE NORTH, DEVELOPS SOUTHERN NIGERIA The strongman of Kano politics, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for what he described as the neglect of the northern region of Nigeria and the concentration of the nation’s resources on developing the southern part of the country where the president comes from. “Let me …

COALITION OF CONFUSION – TINUBU MOCKS ADC; YOU’RE AFRAID COALITION WILL SEND YOU YOU BACK TO IRAGBIJI – ATIKU COUNTERS President Bola Tinubu has chided the opposition coalition formed on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as a “coalition of confusion.” Tinubu made the remark on Thursday at the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the …

PDP HOLDS NATIONAL CONVENTION NOV 15, CHOOSES IBADAN AS VENUE The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed November 15 and 16 for the party’s elective national convention. The convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, is expected to elect a new crop of National Working Committee (NWC) members who would run the …

PASSENGER PLANE CARRYING 49 PERSON’S CRASHES IN RUSSIA, NO SURVIVOR All 49 people aboard an Antonov An-24 passenger plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East on Thursday were killed, state media reported, citing emergency officials. The Angara Airlines flight lost contact with ground dispatchers around 1 p.m. local time while flying several kilometers from the airport in the town of …

PETER OBI’S DANGEROUS GAME BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku, a …

MIXED FEELINGS IN NORTH OVER ADC COALITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE As talks continue around a possible alliance between the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar under a broader coalition, Northern voters remain divided over the move, even as both leaders step up their campaigns. Abdulkadir Ibrahim, popularly known as Abba Gwale, a political analyst …

SUPREME COURT HAS SETTLED LP’S LEADERSHIP PROBLEM – NENADI USMAN The Sen. Nenadi Usman led faction of the Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday reacted to the presence of the party’s presidential running mate in the 2023 election, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Barr. Julius Abure led faction, saying he as a citizen of …

APC ON VERGE OF SECURING TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IN SENATE The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now just two members short of securing a two-thirds majority in the Senate, following the defection of four senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday. Based on Nigeria’s constitution and the rules of the National Assembly, the development means that if the …

PETER OBI TRICKED INTO ATIKU-BACKED ADC COALITION A fresh wave of controversy has erupted over the involvement of former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the opposition coalition spearheaded by the African Democratic Congress (ADC).It was revealed that Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was tricked into joining the opposition coalition. Currently, there are indications that former …

PETER OBI ONLY COALITION MEMBER CAPABLE OF DEFEATING TINUBU – EX-IPAC CHAIRMAN A former presidential candidate and ex-Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Chief Peter Ameh, has said that only Peter Obi can defeat the incumbent President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Speaking on Arise News’ Morning Show, Ameh claimed that available data shows that Peter Obi won the 2023 …