ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe immediate past Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development in Gombe State, Muhammad Gambo Magaji, has formally declared his intention to contest the governorship seat in the 2027 general elections. Magaji, who recently concluded his tenure under the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, made his ambition known through an official letter addressed to…
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the Republic of South Africa, Senator Ita Enang, has vowed to seek legal redress if any provisions of the Electoral Act are compromised during the 2027 general elections.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA growing wave of resignations within the administration of Udung Uko Local Government Area has intensified political tensions ahead of the 2027 general elections, as agitation mounts for the emergence of Engr. Bobby Onofiok as Member representing Oron Federal Constituency. In what observers describe as a significant political shift, three key aides to the…
The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN) has called for the emergence of a Christian president in the 2027 general elections, warning that a continuation of the current “religious imbalance” in leadership could jeopardise Nigeria’s secular identity and national cohesion.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy UduakAbàsi Ikpat In Akwa Ibom State, the promise of unity has been tested. What was once a rallying cry “Akwa Ibom United” has recently been strained by internal strife within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Across LGAs and Wards, the political realignment that accompanied defections from rival parties has stirred unease, exposed latent…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh mnipr The judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on Monday, February 9, 2026, represents a consequential affirmation of the constitutional principles that sustain Nigeria’s democratic order and the orderly functioning of its institutions. By upholding the disciplinary actions of the Senate as lawful and procedurally sound, the Court…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSecurity expert Mumuni says Tinubu’s Türkiye visit strategic for national defence Amid growing insecurity in the country, security expert and APC chieftain, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni, says President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Türkiye is an opportunity for Nigeria to enhance its counterterrorism efforts and expand military collaboration. In a press statement released Tuesday (yesterday),…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Fubara dumps PDP for APC Mere days after 15 legislators of the Rivers State House of Assembly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the big elephant in the hall, Governor Simi Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has also defected to the ruling APC from the Peoples…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where noise often masquerades as news and envy parades as activism, one truth remains constant: the measure of a leader’s vision is often revealed by the weight of the storms they must weather. The recent deeply personal attacks aimed at the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries, Esq At 65, Nigeria finds itself in a reflective mood, and rightly so. Independence anniversaries are not just occasions for parades, gun salutes, and flag-waving. They are moments when nations pause to take stock, to ask if their institutions have matured in wisdom, steadiness, and service to the people. With this…
