DEFECTIONS TO ADC AND THE END OF PDP AS CREDIBLE OPPOSITION, BY GRACE KANAYO Since the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a coalition, notable politicians have been defecting to it ahead of the 2027 general elections. PAUL OKAH in this report wonders if these defections mark the end of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the emergence …

WITH PRAYERS PDP WILL FINISH FOURTH IN 2027 ELECTION – FAYOSE Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday disclosed that a lot is wrong with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose predicted that the PDP would likely come fourth in the 2027 elections. He made this disclosure while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today. The former governor …

EKO DISCO ANNOUNCES 25-DAY BLACKOUT IN LAGOS Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced a 25-day blackout in parts of Lagos State. Eko DisCo disclosed this in a notice to customers on Friday posted on its X account. According to EKEDC, the blackout would commence on 28th July and last until August 21st, 2025, between 8am and 5pm daily. The Disco …

WE’LL CONTINUE ATTACKS ON PLATEAU TO AVENGE INJUSTICE ON HERDERS – MACBAN The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has declared that the incessant attacks and killings on the Plateau would continue due to the injustice herders face in the state. Its National Secretary, Bello Gotomo, who made the assertion after the association’s National Executive Council meeting in …

NATASHA AKPOTI’S OWN APPEAL CONFIRMS NO ORDER MANDATED HER RECALL – SENATE SPOKESPERSON The recent filing of a Notice of Appeal by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team has now vindicated my position and that of all those who have maintained that the judgment of Hon. Justice Binta Nyako did not contain a mandatory order directing the Senate to recall her …

APC POWER CHESS: YILWATDA PICK BRIGHTENS SHETTIMA, NORTH EAST’S 2027 CHANCES The emergence of Prof Nentawe Yilwatda as National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday is already generating ripples across Nigeria’s political space — and with good reason, With the choice of a young professor as the national chairman of the biggest political party in Africa, many …

ATIKU’S AMBITION DESTROYING ADC AS OBI, EL-RUFAI PLAN TO LEAVE – SOURCES REVEAL There are concerns that the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, may leave the opposition coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), over the plans of ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to contest for the presidency in the 2027 …

WHY PDP MOVED CONVENTION FROM KANO TO OYO The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated its planned national convention from Kano to Oyo State, a move party sources say is aimed at fostering internal unity and serving key strategic interests. The decision was taken during the party’s 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at its national secretariat in Abuja. …

KEY METRICS SHOW BUHARI FAILED AS NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT Buhari’s eight-year reign as president has seen Nigeria struggle through numerous challenges, with inflation and unemployment at worse levels than he met them. Today is President Muhammadu Buhari’s last full day in office as Nigeria’s president. First sworn in as a democratic president on 29 May 2015, he will hand over to …

KEY METRICS SHOW BUHARI FAILED AS NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT Buhari’s eight-year reign as president has seen Nigeria struggle through numerous challenges, with inflation and unemployment at worse levels than he met them. Today is President Muhammadu Buhari’s last full day in office as Nigeria’s president. First sworn in as a democratic president on 29 May 2015, he will hand over to …

WHY APC CHOSE YILWATDA AS NATIONAL CHAIIIRMAN The emergence of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the substantive national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday has continued to elicit mixed reactions over the political calculations that led to his selection. Nentawe, who currently serves in the federal cabinet as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, …

STATES HAVE NO JURISDICTION TO DEVIATE FROM TARIFFS – NERC WARNS The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a stern warning to state electricity regulators, declaring that states do not possess the jurisdiction to unilaterally deviate from federally-determined electricity tariffs when importing power from the national grid. The statement follows a controversial tariff order issued by the Enugu State …

US GOVT TELLS CITIZENS TO RECONSIDER TRAVELING TO NIGERIA The United States (US) government has urged its citizens to reconsider traveling to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services. The United States government issued the warning on July 15, 2025 in a fresh travel advisory to its citizens published on …

NYESOM WIKE SIGNS MoU TO REPLICATE DUBAI LIFESTYLE IN ABUJA The Federal Capital Te,rritory Administration, FCTA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MAG International Links Ltd, a private investor, for the development of City Walk Abuja. Speaking during the ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said that the project would be a replica of City …

DEFECTIONS MAY LEAD TO MILITARY TAKEOVER – HURIWA The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that the ongoing wave of defections by federal lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), could destabilize the country’s fragile democracy and potentially open the door for a military takeover. A statement on Wednesday by the group’s National Coordinator Emmanuel Onwubiko …