TIMELINE: 5 times Bode George has vowed to leave Nigeria if Tinubu becomes president
Nigerian politics is a game of mud-slinging, name-shaming, and other antics that can only be endured by a few thick-skinned individuals with the impregnable character to navigate the cesspool of drama without slipping. These select individuals are innate politicians. They thrive in the stench of the fermenting chaos and launch relentless tirades of ripostes […]
APC chairmanship: Sheriff steps down, says he can’t work against Buhari
Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, says he will no longer contest the national chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Sheriff said his decision was due to the party’s zoning arrangement, which ceded the office to north-central. He, however, added that he […]
Four gunmen killed in yet another police station attack in Imo
The Imo police command says it killed four gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a fresh attack at the Omuma divisional police headquarters in the Oru east LGA. The gunmen reportedly attacked the police station in the early hours of Sunday. The attack comes 24 […]
‘A booby trap’ — Kayode Ajulo warns APC over court verdict on electoral act
Kayode Ajulo, a human rights lawyer, has faulted the court ruling that ordered the removal of section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act, 2022. Ajulo stated this in a post released on Saturday on the nullification of section 84(12) of the electoral act. BACKSTORY On February 25, President Muhammadu Buhari assented […]
Bode George: I’ll relocate to Ghana and be watching from afar if Tinubu becomes president
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he will relocate to Ghana if Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, becomes Nigeria’s president in 2023. On January 10, Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), announced his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 general election. […]
Can Ifeanyi Okowa give Atiku a good run for PDP ticket?
Did you know Ifeanyi Okowa is running for president in 2023? Well, yes, he is. I was surprised when I learnt the governor of Delta state had been putting coal in the fire in preparations for his presidential bid. 2023 elections will come with thunderbolts and whammies. Okowa could be the dark horse […]
Why Nigeria needs a third force
In Waziri Adio’s article, “Is Nigeria Due for Another Electoral Upset?” (THISDAY, January 16, 2022), he made a strong and neat argument on the near-impossibility of an upset in the 2023 presidential election. By upset, he meant a third force — rather than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — upstaging the ruling All Progressives […]
Tambuwal: The situation between Buhari and Nigeria is like a forced marriage
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, says President Muhammadu Buhari does not “understand” the dynamics of modern governance. Tambuwal on Saturday said the relationship between the president and Nigeria is a “forced marriage”. Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Kaduna, the Sokoto governor accused the All Progressives Congress-led federal […]
DSS raises the alarm on ‘plot’ to incite ethno-religious crisis in north-central
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered a plot to incite violence in some parts of the country, particularly the north-central zone. The security agency said on Saturday that the plan is to “cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity”. Peter Afunanya, public relations officer, DSS, […]