By Obinna Uballa As Anambra residents go to the polls on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the political momentum appears to tilt in favour of the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who is seeking a second term. While 16 candidates are on the ballot, political permutations, party structures,…
By Abiola Olawale President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing a new five-year term with 97.66% of the vote. The country’s electoral chief announced the landslide victory on Saturday, cementing Hassan’s position as the nation's first elected female leader. The victory for the incumbent, who took office in…
By Abiola Olawale In a move signaling a potential end to their high-profile political dispute, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi state, has officially invited the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and other distinguished senators to a project commissioning ceremony in her constituency. Akpoti-Uduaghan's invitation was conveyed…
By Abiola Olawale The crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified as the South-East lawmakers have issued a strong warning, threatening to boycott the party's upcoming National Convention if their demand for the woman leader seat, originally zoned to Imo State, is not met. A member of the House of Representatives, Hon.…
By Abiola Olawale Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has ignited a fierce nationwide debate following an announcement promising a cash reward for every ward won by his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the upcoming November 8 governorship election. The governor, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, made the…
By Abiola Olawale The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 13-member screening panel for its forthcoming National Convention. The New Diplomat reports that the inauguration of the screening panel is to vet aspirants for national offices ahead of the party’s much-anticipated 2025 Elective National Convention, slated for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.…
By Abiola Olawale Professor Peter Umeadi, former presidential candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 Nigerian General Elections, has officially announced his departure from active politics, bringing an end to his foray into the nation's political landscape. Umeadi, a former Chief Judge of Anambra State, who contested Nigeria's top office on…
By Abiola Olawale The internal turmoil gripping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to escalate, with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, launching a scathing critique against the party's current crop of governors. In a strong warning delivered during a media parley in Abuja on…
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate change of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs, appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The shake-up, announced via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, sees the removal of the former CDS,…