Category: POLITICS
Tinubu Will Be Removed By Votes Not Bullets – ADC Replies Presidency
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu will be removed through the ballot and not bullets. It dismissed insinuations that the coalition is interested in truncating democracy in Nigeria. ADC’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, accused Tinubu of laying the foundation for a clampdown on opposition leaders. He made the…
ADC Has No Preferred Presidential Aspirant – David Mark
The Interim National Chairman of the newly formed opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has clarified that the party has no preferred presidential aspirant for the 2027 general elections. Mark made this statement on Tuesday while addressing stakeholders of the Kogi chapter of the ADC at a meeting in Abuja. The…
Ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal Formally Quits APC As Fears Of Implosion Hits Party
Amid growing fears of implosion in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a Chieftain of the party and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Dr Babachir David Lawal has formally bowed out of the party. However, contrary to speculation, the renowned technocrat and politician said he has not aligned with any political…
APC Wooing Kwankwaso To Regain Lost Popularity In Kano – Ally
Amid early permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections, Yusuf Sharada, an ally of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria’s People Party (NNPP), has confirmed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been making efforts to get the former Kano governor to be on the side of President Bola Tinubu…
INEC Working With APC To Block Coalition’s Registration — PDP Chieftain
Ibrahim Kalgo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to frustrate efforts by a coalition of political actors seeking to register new parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme…
Former Nigerian VP Sambo Dumps PDP For APC
Former Nigerian Vice President Namadi Sambo officially dumped the People’s Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Party, on Wednesday. READ ALSO: JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Governor Dumps PDP, Joins APC The former VP under ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration between 2010 and 2015 joined the Kaduna State Chapter of the PDP on Friday. An APC…
Ekiti Governor’s Aide Resigns, Accuses Oyebanji Of Underperformance
A member of the Ekiti State Waste Management Board, Mr Wale Ade-Oba, has publicly criticized Governor Biodun Oyebanji, citing what he described as a lack of meaningful progress despite substantial budgetary allocations to the administration. In a statement released by Ade-Oba, he announced his decision to cease working with the Oyebanji-led government and declared his…
2027: Is Oyo Broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat Contender For Governorship Polls?
In what has been described as one of the twist ahead of Oyo Guber polls come 2027, The posters of popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Hamzat Oriyomi, have flooded the streets of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in the build-up to the forthcoming 2027 general election. The posters with the tag, “2027 Oyo n pe o”,…
JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Governor Dumps PDP, Joins APC
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Having completed the rounds of my consultations as your servant, I have therefore decided to progressivesly moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the governor said at a press conference in Uyo, the state…
PDP Should Look At Bringing Peter Obi Back Into Its Fold, Says Sowunmi
A member of the People Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has said his party needs to explore possible means of bringing back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, into its fold. Obi left the PDP in May 2022 for the Labour Party, reportedly complaining of massive bribing of delegates and vote…