Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said he will again work for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, insisting that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), appears not to have learnt from past political decisions. Wike made the remarks on Monday during a media parley in Abuja, where he defended his continued…
By Ayobami Okerinde The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday defended the 2026 Electoral Act and accused former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of hypocrisy over criticisms of its electronic transmission provision, insisting that the law does not abolish electronic transmission of results. Speaking during a media chat, Wike said Amaechi had opposed the approval…
•Says NNPCL, INEC, security architecture must be broken, rebuilt•Explains why Nigeria Is bleeding money and ideas By Juliet UmehAs Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, political rhetoric is rising but policy depth appearsscarce. In this wide-ranging interview, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, dissects the nation’s fiscal crisis, oil sovereignty, electoral reform, insecurity…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has reiterated that Ireti Kingibe will not return to the Senate in 2027, insisting that the lawmaker has “no project to show” for her time in office. Wike spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, where he linked his prediction to what he described as Kingibe’s failure to deliver…
•Ondo governor leads charge, seeks replacement of senators, reps •PGF to meet Tinubu By John Alechenu, Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are scheming to get their pound of flesh from senators and members of the House of Representatives for what many of them consider a betrayal with respect to recent amendments to the Electoral Act and…
By John Alechenu, Abuja Ex-National Organising Secretary, NoS, of the Labour Party, LP, Chief Clement Ojukwu, has expressed regret over the series of litigations which he said has adversely affected the party’s fortunes since the 2023 general elections. Ojukwu, who until recently aligned with Julius Abure, the party’s erstwhile National Chairman, has pledged allegiance to the Senator Nenadi Usman leadership….
•We unanimously endorsed him— Usani •Consultation isn’t endorsement — Wayas •He wasn’t endorsed — Obidient Movt •We all agreed to support him – Oyegun By Clifford Ndujihe, Olayinka Ajayi & Luminous Jannamike THE African Democratic Congress, ADC, was literally divided, yesterday, over reported emergence of former Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as South-South consensus presidential candidate of the party for the 2027 polls. Amaechi,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the revised 2027 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that the new schedule and requirements under the Electoral Act 2026 could make it “almost impossible” for opposition parties to field candidates. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Friday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said…
Former Edo State governor, John Odigie-Oyegun, says leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-South have endorsed the presidential ambition of Rotimi Amaechi over other candidates like former Anambra governor, Peter Obi. Odigie-Oyegun made this known on Friday during the ADC South-South leaders’ consultative meeting in Benin City. He said Amaechi formally informed regional leaders of his…
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja When tear gas drifted across Kuchako Polling Unit in Kuje on Saturday afternoon during the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, Blessing Yakubu did not run, not immediately. The 34-year-old hairdresser had spent much of the day at the polling unit, waiting as officials worked through accreditation, counting and recording, her voter’s card clenched in one hand,…
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