By Kolawole Ojebisi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed why he is a force to be reckoned with in Rivers politics. Wike ascribed his clout to his ability to build and sustain relationships with people of influence in the oil-rich state and beyond over the years. He maintained that…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed his loyalty to his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, stressing that he will never betray him. Ododo stated that Bello played a significant role in his rise to the highest rung of the political ladder in Kogi State. The governor spoke on Friday after a…
By Abiola Olawale The political landscape of Nigeria is gearing up ahead of the 2027 general elections , as the opposition coalition has formed its leadership line-up to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The coalition, made up of several political heavyweights, has named former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour…
Says, “Their Policies "ll Crush Africa's Future!” By Abiola Olawale In a fiery call to what he called pragmatic action, prominent Malawian economist, Mavuto Bamusi has ignited a fierce debate by urging the complete abolition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank's policies in Africa. This is as Bamusi branded the policies of…
Say, We 've Been Left Stranded By Abiola Olawale As the skies over Iran rumble with the chaos of conflict, Nigerians stranded in the war-torn nation have cried out to the Federal government, claiming that despite its directive to the Nigerian embassy in Tehran to quickly evacuate Nigerians, officials of the Nigerian Mission have left…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice-chairman (North East), Salihu Mustapha, has recounted his ordeal at the party's recent summit in Gombe, stressing that he had a close shave with death. Mustapha maintained that he could have been lynched by the political thugs who disrupted the summit but his military training…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has identified the Nigeria border with the Niger Republic as the most porous and dangerous, stressing that it must be fenced off to stop the incursion of terrorists into the country. Musa said that it was through the Niger border that terrorists such as…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The presidency has dismissed claims that President Tinubu's record of changing deputies twice as Lagos governor lends credence to speculation that he's planning to drop his current second-in-command, Kashim Shettima, ahead of 2027. The Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said his principal's past decisions were informed by…
NADECO Urges Trump to extend Ban to families By Kolawole Ojebisi A prominent pro-democracy organization, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has written a letter to the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, demanding a visa ban on the trio of the Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and the appointed…