Politics

President Bola Tinubu is mounting a calculated charm offensive to repair the fallout from his controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket and blunt the…

•Slams INEC chair, Yakubu, compares him to Maurice Iwu •Says current government doesn’t respect the law •Urges Tinubu to account for savings…

The breakup was long anticipated, thus it was not surprising when news broke last week that RaufAregbesola, former governor of…

The visit yesterday of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu elicited excitement in Fubara’s camp. Many members of the camp popularly called the ‘Simplified Family’…

Some members of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have welcomed the party’s fresh move to reconcile with aggrieved aspirants for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the forthcoming July…

Senator Shehu Sani has said that former Governors Nasir El-Rufa’i and Rotimi Amaechi have no moral right to criticise President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that they were architects of banditry and hunger in Nigeria.…

The political atmosphere in Lagos is getting more competitive as the local government election is fast approaching. In this report, GBENGA OLONINIRAN details the internal divisions within different political parties…

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna central zone at the 8th Senate, has said that the North appreciated the progress made so far under President Bola Tinubu, and urged the people to support the President in…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the 2027 general elections will serve as a referendum on President Bola Tinubu’s administration. His media adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, made this assertion in a chat…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no individual within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can expel him from…

The proposed opposition coalition is considering former Transportation Minister Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as its likely presidential candidate for the 2027…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has slammed a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George over his comment that he achieved a great height in his political career due to the party’s…

The Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have intensified pressure on governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defect. Multiple sources informed Daily Sun that some of the opposition…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has stated that his re-election bid for a second term in office lies in the hands of God. He made the remarks at a civic reception held in his honour by the Oha Isiala Ngwa People of…

Renowned international fiery cleric and General Overseer of Freedom Apostolic Revival Ministries, FARIM, Prophet Samuel Adebayo Ojo, Baba Authority, has declared that all political coalitions and opposition efforts…

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says Rotimi Amaechi demonstrated courage by refusing to step down for President Bola Tinubu during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary contest of 2022. Soyinka…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the President Bola Tinubu administration is weaponising poverty against Nigerians. Abubakar spoke on Saturday at a public lecture to mark the 60th birthday anniversary of…

Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, has blamed “political detractors” for his daughter’s outburst against him. A video of Jane Ufot, daughter of Eno, seemingly accusing her dad of “sacrificing” Patience, her…

A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasiru El-rufai has querried the current leadership structure in Nigeria, noting that the country has been taken over by urban bandits. El-rufai made the disclosure in Abuja…

Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers, says opposition parties can remove President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027. Speaking on Saturday during an event organised to mark his 60th birthday anniversary, Amaechi…

•Festering rift stands in the way of Saraki’s truce bid •Coalition shifts decision on platform by two weeks THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once the dominant force in Nigerian politics, is now fighting for…

Elder statesman, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, has cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former governors Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna and Peter Obi of Anambra, against actions and rhetoric capable of destabilizing…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised second-term governors to be circumspect in selecting their successors. According to the Senate president, governors who settle for successors simply because they kneel…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, accusing it of neglecting rural communities and lacking transparency in governance. Speaking with…