On Monday, August 25, 2025, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, announced during its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, ignited controversy, particularly among northern stakeholders, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. With President Bola Tinubu, a southerner, backed by key All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to withhold assent to a bill proposing to extend the service years of National Assembly and state legislative officers from 35 to 40 years and retirement age from 60 to 65 was hailed by public servants as a commitment to upholding Public Service Rules, per Vanguard […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara states following a wave of violent attacks that claimed over 140 lives in the past two months, as stated in a release by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule distributed 50 electric cars and 50 electric tricycles to youth groups, including Rindre, Alago, Mada, and Eggon cultural organizations, as well as religious youth bodies, and vulnerable residents to foster economic empowerment and job creation, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. Speaking at the […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting security agencies in tackling drug trafficking, cybercrime, cultism, kidnapping, and other crimes, during a courtesy visit by a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) delegation led by Country Representative Mr. Cheikh Toure in Akure, as reported […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) held a strategic meeting at its National Secretariat in Abuja with Zonal Vice-Chairmen and State Chairmen to reposition the party as Nigeria’s most credible alternative political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections, as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Alhaji Jamiu Olawumi, a former aide to Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola during his tenure as Osun State governor, urged All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders to adopt Senator Iyiola Omisore as the consensus candidate for the 2026 Osun gubernatorial election to unseat incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, a fresh crisis erupted within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as southern stakeholders, including state chairmen, former governors, and National Assembly members, rejected a PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Summit held in Lagos, labeling it “illegal” and “exclusionary,” as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. The group, led by state chairmen from […]
As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu’s path to re-election is strengthened not only by his political acumen and the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s incumbency advantage but also by deep divisions within the opposition, particularly in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as reported by Vanguard and The […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike dismissed the 2027 presidential ambition of former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi as “dead on arrival,” asserting that Amaechi lacks the political strength to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket or challenge President Bola Tinubu, during an interview on Channels Television’s […]