Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned politicians against believing that joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) or openly declaring loyalty to President Bola Tinubu automatically secures a second-term ticket ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday while addressing supporters during...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has no choice but to accept ”displaced politicians” from other parties in the wake of rising defections, Sen. Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has said Ndume said this at the Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025(121-Posthumous Birthday Celebration)themed “The Power of Pan-African unity,...
In the grand monument of our modern governance, few performances are as riveting and impactful as that of the entrepreneurial politicians and men of the people—rare species of public servants who, rather than simply serve the public, choose monumental investments in five-star hotels, luxury resorts, and petrol stations. Their...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said that the tension within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the adoption of Senator Tanimu Turaki as the party’s consensus candidate for national chairman is a natural part of politics. Speaking with journalists shortly after the inaugural meeting of the Convention Special...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed the persistent wave of defections among Nigerian politicians to the absence of a clear ideological foundation in the nation’s political system. Makinde made this observation in Ibadan on Thursday during the public presentation of a book titled “Omituntun’s Political Ideology of Seyi...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reiterated its commitment to pursuing corruption cases with absolute impartiality, declaring that no politician or influential figure will be spared on the basis of political affiliation. Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, made this known on Thursday in Abuja during a press...
In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle. As Chief...
The Baba-Aladura and Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church (ESOCS) Worldwide, His Most Eminence Dr. David Dabaye Lamjose Bob-Manuel, has called on Nigeria’s political leaders to rise to the challenges of economic hardship currently confronting the citizens with a view to ameliorating the...
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election will be a nasty duel between two chaotic coalitions of politicians. Both coalitions are curiously fueled by fear. For the APC ruling coalition, it is the fear of being challenged and possibly thrown out of power. It is that fear and its insecurity that fueled the drift...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has called on all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to remain steadfast and committed to the shared vision of progress, unity and development. Governor Makinde urged other opposition politicians that are in the coalition, especially members of...
A group, Arewa 19 Pyramid for Grassroots Development, has cautioned political stakeholders against distracting President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, from their governance duties. The group’s convener, Ahmed Abdulraheem, emphasized that the Tinubu/Shettima leadership is on the right course towards bringing prosperity and development to Nigeria. Abdulraheem...
Nigeria’s political landscape never ceases to astonish and amaze. In addition to our habitually surprising electoral outcomes, our politicians are dramatists of immense creativity. They have an uncanny ability to literally convert things into their opposities and still retain public attention and ignite curiosity and sustain interest. They have...