Politics

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, says political scientists in Nigeria’s ivory towers should understudy how Nyesom Wike, a power broker in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made it to the cabinet of President…

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital, has dismissed all petitions challenging the election victory of…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the 2027 general elections will serve as a referendum on the failures of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government. The party criticised the APC…

A former governor of Rivers State who served between 2017 and 2015, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not have won the 2015 Nigerian elections if the current chairman of the…

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…