Politics

OSUN 2026: CONFUSION IN PDP, UNEASE IN APC AS ADELEKE MULLS DEFECTION A political storm is brewing in Osun State as speculation intensifies over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s alleged plan to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The unfolding drama has not only sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the state but also …

WHY OBI, EL-RUFAI ARE YET TO BE INDUCTED INTO ADC — Abdullahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified why Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have yet to be officially inducted as members of the party, despite mounting speculation about their defection. Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the …

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: GOVERNORS UZODINMA, OTTI DIFFER ON STATE CREATION Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo and his Abia counterpart, Governor Alex Otti, on Saturday, expressed varied opinions on state creation at a public hearing on the 1999 Constitution Review. The exercise was organised in Owerri for both states. And while Mr Uzodimma advocated for the creation of additional states in the …

ATIKU VS PETER OBI: ADC SPEAKS ON, HOW ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD EMERGE The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the party does not have and does not intend to endorse any anointed candidate as its presidential flagbearer for the 2027 elections. The ADC stated that all presidential aspirants on the party’s platform would participate in a primary election, …

IT’S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT LG AUTONOMY FROM NIGERIA’S CONSTITUTION – FASHOLA Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says it will be unrealistic to expect the local governments in Nigeria to function independently under the current constitution. This is amid the growing call for local government autonomy in Nigeria. Fashola made this statement on Saturday, when he featured …

LABOUR PARTY SENATORS, REPS CAUCUS, OHANAEZE YOUTHS, DEMAND APOLOGY FROM OKPEBHOLO OVER COMMENT ON PETER OBI The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has demanded that Governor Monday Okpebholo withdraw his statement banning Peter Obi from visiting Edo State without a security clearance from him. The lawmakers also demanded that Governor Okpebholo apologize to Nigerians. They described Obi as a …

SEMI-LITERATE GOVERNOR ISSUING SILLY THREATS – INIBEHE EFFIONG SLAMS GOV OKPEBOLO Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebolo, over his recent warning to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to visit the state without clearance. In a statement posted via X on Friday, Effiong described the governor’s remarks as irresponsible and unbecoming of …

BUHARI’S POLITICAL LEGACY: WHO TAKES OVER? Even before becoming president of Nigeria in May 2015, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military head of state had distinguished himself as a political leader with unmatched followership. Though the bulk of his followers were concentrated in the northern part of Nigeria, it could be said that he was in his time, the …

BUHARI’S MISSED REVOLUTION: A REFLECTION ON LOST OPPORTUNITIES The passing of President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of an era for Nigeria, one that began with immense hope and ended in profound disappointment. Elected in 2015 as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president, Buhari carried a historic mandate and unparalleled political capital. A former military ruler known …

NIGERIA BELONGS TO ALL OF US, OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REPLIES OKPEBHOLO The OBIdient Movement has condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s verbal attack on Peter Obi, stating it’s “unconstitutional and restricts the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution”. Okpebholo, in a now-viral video, had issued a stern warning to Obi following the latter’s recent engagement …