Politics

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has faulted former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over comments he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.‎‎Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, accused Obi of making disparaging comments about the country, saying prominent Nigerians travelling […]

Following the gale of defections sweeping through the ranks and strongholds of the country’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, the National Working Committee of the PDP has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday to address the wave of defections and other internal crises that have plagued the party over the past years.‎‎The storm had […]

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udaughan, on Sunday, tendered an unreserved apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the controversial sexual harassment allegation she levelled against him.‎‎Natasha perceived apology was veiled in a satirical letter she wrote to the former Akwa Ibom governor, who is currently in Rome for the late Pope […]

Scores of supporters of the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, gathered on Monday across the state’s local government areas to pray for his reinstatement.‎‎The gatherings featured songs, dancing, and prayers, symbolising a call for divine intervention in what they described as a troubling phase in the state’s governance.‎‎However, Supporters reiterated their faith in President […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has charged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on his “own disastrous presidency, saying that Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. In a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, he said while Tinubu is in France, Nigeria has fallen into […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the 2027 presidential election will be between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and not the APC versus his party, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he said this today, while on a televised program ‘Politics Today’.‎‎Makinde blasted the APC government for the wobbling economy and […]

Former Kaduna governor and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai, has said Nigeria is moving backwards since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, disclosing this in an interview with Deutsche Welle Hausa in Katsina.‎‎He accused Tinubu’s government of incompetence, nepotism and betrayal of the founding ideals of the All Progressives Congress, APC.‎‎He further […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has not apologised to him to consider forgiving him.‎‎Wike, speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, was reacting to the call by Niger Delta ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who called on him to […]

Chairmen and secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano South Senatorial District have made a passionate appeal to Senator Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila to return to the party, describing him as a valuable asset whose presence is greatly missed. The call was made during a news conference on Tuesday in Albasu town, where 16 […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that a coalition remains the only way to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Atiku argued against the position of 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors, who distanced the party from the proposed coalition being championed by the former vice president. Rising from their meeting in Ibadan […]