PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday, took a swipe at the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as a “coalition of confusion.” Speaking at the 14th meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, where Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda emerged as the party’s new national chairman, Tinubu said it is not a…
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has appealed to members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to give up on the party amid its current internal crisis, urging them to stay united and committed to rebuilding the platform. Saraki made the call in a heartfelt statement shared via his official Facebook page on…
A renowned diplomat and international development expert, Olumuyiwa Babalola, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State under the African Democratic Congress. Babalola, during a press briefing in Ado-Ekiti, pledged to leverage his vast international connections to attract investment, jobs, and lasting infrastructure to Ekiti. “I have served across…
The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, is free to fly the party’s flag in the 2027 presidential election with or without him as a running mate Baba-Ahmed stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning…
The Zamfara State Government has dismissed recent accusation of negligence leveled against Governor Dauda Lawal by a group of individuals claiming to be a parallel State Assembly, describing the allegations as politically motivated and lacking legal merit. Reacting to the claims, the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Broadcast Media and Public Relations, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura,…
Former presidential adviser and elder statesman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said President Bola Tinubu should have personally addressed the speculation suggesting he plans to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, on Wednesday, Baba-Ahmed expressed concern over the narrative about a possible change…
There are indications that the downstream segment of Nigeria’s petroleum sector has began to reap full benefits of subsidy removal as their financial records show huge rise in revenue and profit in 2025. Also the operators have significantly reduced their reliance on banks for funding, a development which has boosted their profitability margin. The financial details…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, claims Peter Obi is already considering a move out of the ADC. Earlier in July, Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, joined other opposition politicians to launch the ADC as a coalition party to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has voted at his polling unit in Lagos on Saturday. He was at the St Andrew Primary School Polling Unit 006, Ward E3, Okepopo, Lagos Island East LCDA, in the ongoing Local Government Election in Lagos State. He was accompanied by his wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu. The governor reportedly cast…
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has on Friday inaugurated two Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal panels ahead of the state’s council polls. They were inaugurated at the Ikeja High Court Conference Room, with sittings to hold in Lagos Island and Ikeja. Justice Taofikat Oyinkan-Abdullahi (Rtd) will chair the Lagos Island Panel,…
