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Anti-Tinubu coalition: North alone can’t decide 2027 presidency — Tanko Yakassai, ACF
Coalition remains on course — Atiku’s aide AS the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the…
It may not have been God’s will for you to govern Nigeria – Bwala tells Atiku
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should accept that presidency may not be his destiny. Bwala spoke on Monday during an interview…
SERAP, HEDA, 54 Others Demand Akpabio’s Resignation After Court Upholds Returning Officer’s…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), and a coalition of 54 other prominent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have demanded the…
LG Polls: Lagos APC electoral committee convenes stakeholders’ meeting
…As GAC Chair, Olusi, Leads Key Party Leaders The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned an emergency stakeholders’…
I am tired of being a legislator… I want to become next Oyo governor – Buhari
Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo north, has declared his intention to contest the state’s governorship election. In an interview with Parrot FM, an Oyo-based media platform, the All Progressives…
2027: Between Buhari’s divided bloc and Tinubu’s return plan
Barely 12 years after the founding of the All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the legacy parties in the amalgam, the defunct…
Negotiating for return of democracy in Rivers: what Wike, Fubara may have to resolve
Sensitive points that must be resolved for democracy and genuine peace to return: - How many commissioners and aides will each…
Rivers emergency rule: N’Assembly counters PDP govs’ lawsuit, demands N1bn
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The federal legislature, in…
Defection: Wherever Kwankwaso goes, we follow — Yusuf vows
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s political decisions. Yusuf pledged to follow…
We’re yet to set date for CVR resumption — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that no date has been set for the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration…
Delta: PDP defectors unwilling to register for APC
SOME former People’s Democratic Party, PDP, members in Delta State who moved with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, have, for unclear…
Lawyers’ group dismisses viral post on Ambode as false and misleading
— Says Former Governor Remains Committed to a Greater Lagos A legal advocacy group, the League of Patriotic Lawyers, has dismissed a viral social media post that claims to reveal the reasons why former Lagos State…
LG Polls: Ex-Lagos Attorney General Leads APC’s Screening Appeal Committee; Muyiwa Jimoh is…
Former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, has been appointed the Chairman of…
Lagos LG polls: Tension as ‘Baba Sope’ politics returns in APC
· Obasa’s son stirs controversy in Agege …as odds favor ‘Able Abel’ in Yaba As the tenure of the current local government administration winds down, tension is building…
Gale of defections giving Tinubu false sense of progress – Dele Momodu
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says President Bola Tinubu may have a distorted perception of his administration’s performance due to the wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
INSIDE THE OLD/NEW DELTA APC: Can Oborevwori stop looming implosion?
•The Ibori, Omo-Agege, Keyamo undercurrents Old and new wine in a bottle BEFORE Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, emptied the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Opposition govs reconsider move to APC
Some governors elected on the platforms of opposition parties and reported to be bound for the All Progressives Congress may have ditched the plan. Sunday PUNCH gathered that this might not be unconnected to…
Tsunami Tinubu: Options Before Opposition, By Stakeholders
…Say Opposition Must Prioritise Internal Cohesion …Peter Obi, Not Tinubu, Is Tsunami – Onovo Concerned by the recent defections to the ruling All…
2027: PDP govs strike deal with Wike
Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have agreed to make concessions to foster unity within the party ahead of the 2027 presidential…
July 12 LG polls: Lagos APC okays 432 Chairmanship aspirants for primaries
…as Ojokoro apex leaders submit authentic list, name Sanusi as consensus candidate Ahead of the July 12, 2025 Local Government Elections in Lagos, the Electoral Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…
Emergency Rule: Tinubu under pressure to reinstate Fubara May 29
Since March 18, 2025 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency, there has been relative peace in Rivers State. The eventual suspension of Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof Ngozi Ordu, and…
Peter Obi only authentic presidential candidate, not fake – Atiku’s ally, Segun Sowunmi
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesperson of the defunct Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Segun Sowunmi, has declared that the 2023 Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, remains the…
Wike Condemns Walkout on First Lady in Port Harcourt, Apologizes on Behalf of Rivers People
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly condemned the walkout staged by a group of women during…
2027: Buhari, Malami, other ex-CPC members not leaving APC – Gov Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dispelled insinuations that former President…