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ADC BIG QUESTION: WHO STEPS DOWN AS PETER OBI, ATIKU, AMAECHI EYE TICKET? Who will step down for the other? That is the key question a political analyst, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, triesto answer in this interview as the anti-Tinubu coalition moved into the African Democratic Congress(ADC), last week, to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 polls. …

CONTINUED DETENTION OF NNAMDI KANU DOESN’T MAKE SENSE – OBI The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said that the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) does not make sense to him. Kanu is currently being held at the facility of the Department of State Services (DSS). The …

I NEVER WORKED FOR ABACHA, I NEVER MET HIM – PETER OBI Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed speculations suggesting that he worked with the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Obi stated that he neither knew nor met Abacha during his time in power, stressing that everything he has done throughout …

SMART SCHOOLS: ENUGU GOVT SACKS CONTRACTOR The Enugu State government says it disengaged the contractor handling one of its Smart Green Schools over sub-standard project execution. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidebere Onyia, stated this in a release on Sunday. The statement was sequel to a viral video showing structural defects, including cracked walls, at one of the …

LEAKED DOCUMENTS: HOW FCTA WORKER WAS QUERIED, ARRESTED, DETAINED A staff member of the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) known as Mairiga Hassan Shahru, has reportedly been queried and subsequently arrested and detained for allegedly leaking some “classified documents”. The FCT Police Commissioner, Adewale Ajao has confirmed the arrest of Shahru, and indicated that …

IF YOU BRING OUT ATIKU, APC KNOWS HOW TO WORK AGAINST HIM – DATTI BABA-AHMED.The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has warned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against presenting former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 election. The 55-year-old politician, during an interview with Trust TV, said President Bola Tinubu and the …

ADC COALITION FULL OF PEOPLE WITH PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS – DATTI BABA-AHMED Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has observed that the opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is full of people with presidential ambitions. The coalition consists of political bigwigs including former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate, …

2027: I WILL NOT BE A RUNNING MATE TO ANYBODY – PETER OBI Opposition arrowhead Peter Obi says he will contest for the office of the President in 2027, dismissing rumours that he will be running mate for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “I’m going to contest for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and …

COURT OF APPEAL HEARS, DECIDES APPEAL SAME DAY History was made on July 3, 2025, in Nigeria judicial system, when a three man-panel led by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill, of the Ibadan Division of Court of Appeal, heard and decided an appeal on the same day. Other judges that made the unprecedented judicial feat in the appeal are: Justice (Dr.) …

83% OF NIGERIANS HAVE LITTLE OR NO TRUST IN TINUBU GOVT, NEW SURVEY Astaggering 83% of Nigerians have expressed little or no trust in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to the 2025 Social Cohesion Survey by the Africa Polling Institute (API). A total of 5,465 face-to-face household interviews were conducted using a stratified random sampling method, targeting …