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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 […]

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 […]

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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

The Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) has described Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra state, as a “great asset”. Soludo was sworn in as Anambra governor on Thursday as Willie Obiano bowed out after eight years in office. In a statement issued on Saturday, Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo governor and chairman of the SGF, said […]

Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate and political economist, says Nigeria must change its brand of politics to become issues-based for the country to move forward. Utomi said although Nigeria is facing existential challenges, the country has enormous potential for greatness. According to NAN, he spoke on Saturday at the town hall […]