Politics

2027: After meeting Tinubu, Jandor eyes APC return There are strong indications that the governorship candidate of the Lagos chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (aka Jandor), may return to All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor decamped from APC in 2022 to the PDP after losing the party’s…

PDP alleges N200m bribery as four lawmakers defect to APC The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that four members of the Edo State House of Assembly received N200m each as inducement to defect to the All Progressives Congress. The lawmakers— Donald Okugbe (Akoko Edo Constituency II), Bright Iyamu (Orhionmwon South Constituency II), Richard Edosa…

‘Let them impeach him’, Wike reacts to Supreme Court ruling against Fubara Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has reacted to the political crisis in Rivers State, saying Governor Sim Fubara should be impeached if he has done anything against the rule of law. Wike, during a media live chat on Wednesday, expressed…

Wike slams Fubara for writing Rivers Assembly The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, for writing a letter to the state House of Assembly. The letter, which sought a meeting with lawmakers about the Supreme Court’s decision on the state’s political situation, was dismissed by Wike…

El-Rufai, Obi, Aregbesola join forces to wrestle power from President Tinubu Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the realignment of political forces against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is getting stronger with the agreement within the trio of the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor,…

Fayemi denies plan to dump APC for SDP Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dismissed reports suggesting his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Social Democratic Party (SDP). Fayemi in a statement on Monday, reaffirmed his loyalty to the ruling party after which, described himself as a “card-carrying foundation member” of…

Leadership tensions within the Lagos State House of Assembly escalated on Monday when reinstated Speaker Mudashiru Obasa made a unilateral decision to change the Assembly’s legal representation in ongoing court proceedings. This move has provoked strong reactions from the 35 lawmakers who previously voted for his impeachment. At the Ikeja High Court, Justice Yetunde Pinheiro…

 El-Rufai backs Peter Obi for president, says ‘my views on him have changed’ Bashir El-Rufai, a prominent critic of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has recently expressed a significant shift in his perception of Obi. The son of former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir was known for his vocal opposition to…

A rejoinder to Dr Muiz Banire: Setting the record straight By De-Renaissance Patriots Foundation The attention of the De-Renaissance Patriots Foundation has been drawn to a rejoinder authored by the esteemed Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, titled In Defence of Akande, Osoba, and My Role as Advocate in the Lagos Assembly Case.” In his publication, Dr….