Politics

TINUBU INTIMIDATING OPPOSITION AHEAD OF 2027 – SULE LAMIDO Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has launched a scathing attack on the federal government, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of weaponising state institutions to stifle democracy.Lamido made the remarks during an interactive session with journalists in Kano where he was questioned about his political position ahead of the 2027 general …

FINALLY, PDP ZONES 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET TO THE SOUTH Barely two years to the 2027 gen­eral election, and as if listening to some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the par­ty has finally made up its mind to zone its presidential ticket to the South. This is even as the PDP would hold its caucus, Board of Trust­ees (BoT) …

COALITION NOT ABOUT ATIKU, OBI – ADC SPOKESPERSON, ABDULLAHI The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified that the ongoing coalition talks are not centered on any individual candidate, including Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi, but focused on building a stronger alliance for Nigeria’s future. The spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, revealed this in an exclusive interview …

APC’S POPULARITY IN THE NORTH STARTED DWINDLING AFTER BUHARI LEFT OFFICE IN 2023 – ADAMU GARBA A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba has said that the party’s popularity across the Northern part of the country began to dwindle after former president Muhammadu Buhari left office in 2023. Garba noted that this has also worsened since the …

LP COUNTERS GOV OKPEBHOLO AS CSOs, OBIDIENTS FUME OVER PETER Obi’s ‘ban’ FROM EDO The recent outburst by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, restricting the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, from entering the state without his approval has continued to attract condemnation from Nigerians. Governor Okpebholo on Friday last week barred the presidential candidate of the Labour …

THREAT AGAINST PETER OBI, THREAT AGAINST ALL OF US – ATIKU WARNS Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has warned that any threat against his former presidential running mate, Peter Obi, is a threat against “all of us”. Atiku stated this in a terse tweet on Tuesday afternoon. He simply wrote: “Let it be known that a threat against Peter …

YOUR UNCOUTH, UNCULTURED ATTITUDE CAPABLE OF UNDER-MINING, UNDER-MARKETING NIGERIA – AMAECHI’S WIFE BLASTS WIKE Our attention has been drawn aback to a live television interview wherein a wild and unfounded allegation of corruption was made against Dame Judith Amaechi and the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory on a live National …

SENATE UNDER AKPABIO WORST IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY — NATASHA, TO MEET LEGAL TEAM AFTER SENATE BLOCKADE Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has described the Senate leadership under Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “worst in Nigeria’s history”. This comes as security personnel on Tuesday barred the suspended senator from entering the National Assembly complex. Addressing journalists at the …

SEND REMI BADENOCH HOME FOR PROPER EDUCATION, ONANUGA TELLS UK The Presidency has fired back at British Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman, calling the assertion false and urging the UK to send her “home for a proper re-education.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING JULY 24 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its National Executive Commitee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025. According to a statement signed by the management of the party, the meetings of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Board of Trustees (BOT), the National Caucus as well as the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) …