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EVEN IF YOU APPOINTMENT YOUR SON AS INEC CHAIRMAN, YOU’LL BE DEFEATED IN 2027 – DALUNG TO TINUBU A former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, says the 2027 general elections will be a battle between Nigerians and President Bola Tinubu’s government. In an appearance on News Central, Dalung said President Tinubu will not be re-elected during the …

WHY NORTH IS NOT HAPPY WITH TINUBU – ADIKWURU Hon. Dennis Adikwuru is a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Imo State. Adikwuru, a member of Imo State Presidential Campaign Council under Media and Publicity Sub-committee in the 2023 elections and erstwhile State Publicity Secretary, Imo State Professionals for Atiku, is also the State Coordinator, Imo PDP Grassroots Movement. He …

WHY I DEFECTED TO APC – ENUGU LAWMAKER, ATU A member of the House of Representatives from Enugu State Hon. Chimaobi Samuel Atu, has formally explained his decision to dump the Labour Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what he called the APC’s track record of performance, commitment to inclusive governance, and delivery of key infrastructure to …

SENATE SETS CONDITIONS FOR NATASHA’S RETURN FOLLOWING COURT JUDGEMENT The Nigerian Senate has declared that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan will not be reinstated immediately, despite a Federal High Court ruling overturning her six-month suspension. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the Senate to recall the Kogi Central lawmaker, describing her suspension as “excessive” and in …

SAI OBI – BASHIR EL-RUFAI WRITES AS HE DECLARES HIS LOVE FOR PETER OBI Bashir El-Rufai who is one of the sons of former Kaduna state governor, Bashir El-Rufai, caused a stir online yesterday when he publicly expressed his love for Peter Obi. Bashir who has hitherto been very critical of Obi, shared a photo of Obi and his father …

FIVE SERVING GOVERNORS EXPECTED TO JOIN NEW OPPOSITION COALITION PLATFORM, ADC At least five serving governors are expected to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), now the platform for Nigeria’s newly formed opposition coalition, ahead of the 2027 general elections. It is understood that the ADC is leveraging the internal crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to attract …

VP SHETTIMA SLAMS PETER OBI’S DEPUTY FOR SUGGESTING TINUBU ‘TRIED’ IN RETAINING HIM Vice President Kashim Shettima has fired back at Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, over comments suggesting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had “tried” by retaining Shettima as Vice President. Baba-Ahmed made the controversial remarks during a live appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on …

PDP SINKS DEEPER AS ATIKU, EX-GOVS, OTHERS DUMP PARTY The fortunes of one-time most populous political party in Africa – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have continued to plummet following the exit of the party’s pillars such as former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many ex-governors, as well as former Senate President, David Mark. Arising from a meeting in …

COALITION MOVEMENT: HOW FAR CAN ADC GO? After Wednesday’s unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as the platform of choice for the group of persons who formed a coalition with the main aim of ousting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office in 2027, all eyes are on the coalition to see what step it would take next. The burning …

ENUGU LP DEFIES ABURE FACTION, BACKS OBI’S ALLIANCE WITH ADC The Enugu chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has officially declared support for the opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The development comes amid internal tensions within the LP following threats from a faction led by Julius Abure to sanction Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in …