The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to suspend its national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Saturday and Sunday for…
Category: Politics
Victorious Soludo speaks; hails Tinubu, INEC, calls election historic
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has described Saturday’s governorship election as the best organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state so far. Soludo made the remark during his…
INEC set to declare Soludo winner of Anambra election amid electoral fraud
Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday is in clear lead and would be declared winner of…
Gov Diri calls PDP a sinking ship, explains defection to APC
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has described the PDP as a sinking ship, stressing that his defection, alongside majority of its cabinet members, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to attract…
The Nigerian politician and tomorrow, by Emmanuel Ado
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Warren Bennis The average Nigerian politician is, to put it mildly, pathetic. He/she is in politics for today, and not for…
Political parties as SPVs, by Pius Mordi
The gale of defections of sitting state governors is so overwhelming that politicians themselves have been had put interpreting the situation. At the last count, the only states in the south that…
Turaki’s soothing balm for a bruised PDP, by Kola Oyerinde
After a prolonged period of internal crisis, many had written off the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fractured entity, paralysed by leadership disputes and unable to chart a cohesive path forward….
With Jonathan, defections won’t derail the PDP, by Kola Oyerinde
The recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rival platforms such as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has understandably dominated political discourse….
2027: Unique Ladies For Sheriff Pass Confidence Vote in Tinubu, Oborevwori
A socio-political group, Unique Ladies For Sheriff on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The group unanimously passed the vote of confidence…
VP Shettima, others in Enugu to receive Gov. Mbah, aides from PDP to APC
The stage is set for Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu state and his political appointees to formerly join the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday. Mbah, touted as one of best performing…