politics

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ATTENDS MEETING OF AFRICAN LEADERS AT AU-EU SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS. FEB 17TH 2022

The forthcoming convention of Nigeria’s All Progressive Congress (APC) has split governors elected under the political party into three different groups. THISDAY gathered that while the group of second term governors want the convention to hold as planned and are assiduously working towards settling for a candidate; the second group …

A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group, APC Great Minds, has written a rejoinder to the open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari by the sacked Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Moh. Lukman. Recall that Lukman had in his letter on Tuesday, alleged plans to sabotage the scheduled February …

I had always regarded the role of the youths in nation-building in Nigeria. This much has been reflected in most of my public engagements. However, I was recently confronted with this position when I was a guest at the Kogi State Government House in Lokoja. Aside from the ambience that …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has quashed the lower court judgment which gave Senator Ibrahim Shekarau’s G-7 faction of the APC in Kano victory over the faction led by the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Daily Trust gathered that the appellate court ruled in favour of the governor’s …

Ahead of the February 26 national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders have zoned the position of National Chairman to the Northcentral geo-political zone, it was learnt yesterday. Also, the Southsouth is likely to produce the National Secretary while the Deputy National Chairman (South) is micro-zoned to …

Notable personalities from the Southeast, under the aegis of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, IECF, have insisted that their geopolitical zone must produce the next president of Nigeria. They also threatened heavy sanctions against any Igbo politician who accepts to be presidential running mate to any person outside the Southeast zone. …

The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba (Dr) Gabriel Aromolaran has lampooned the traducers of Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. He said those opposing his second term bid can harm, the Governor will emerge victorious in the 2022 governorship poll. Oba Aromolaran spoke while receiving Oyetola in his palace during the continuous …

WHY ALL MEN OF GOOD CONSCIENCE MUST SUPPORT ESAN EXTRACTION VIS-A-VIS EDO STATE 2024 AGITATION Courtesy:Believe Group The struggle of the Esan people in Edo Central for political emancipation is a component part of the general struggle of all the people of South-South against the forces of imperialism and neo …

Leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are mounting pressure on the lawmaker representing Ekiti South, Sen. Biodun Olujimi, not to dump the party, The Nation learnt yesterday. It was gathered that the leaders had been working to prevent Olujimi from leaving the PDP. The Nation learnt that high …