Category Archives: Politics

Drama as Justice Omotosho halts proceedings, orders Damagum, Ajibade to “put their house in order”The internal crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) exploded into the open on Tuesday as two of its top officers — National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN) — engaged in a dramatic powerContinueContinue reading “PDP Implodes In Court: National Chairman, Legal Adviser Clash Over Who Controls Party’s Legal Power”

…Says Appointment Possible Because Of Responsible President…Vows To Sack Corrupt, Disloyal Officials Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, stunned the audience at the Government House, Benin City, when he ordered commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to always wear the ‘Asiwaju Cap’—popularly known as the Tinubu Cap—to Executive Council meetingsContinueContinue reading “Wear Tinubu Cap Or Leave EXCO – Gov Okpebholo Warns Commissioners”

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered yet another major setback on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, as Senator Kaila Dahuwa Samaila representing Bauchi North announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read during plenary, Senator Kaila blamed his defection onContinueContinue reading “PDP CRISIS DEEPENS: SENATOR KAILA DAHUWA DEFECTS TO APC, LEAVES PARTY REELING WITH ONLY 27 SENATORS”

The National Assembly has unveiled a major electoral reform proposal that could alter Nigeria’s political calendar, setting the next presidential and governorship elections for November 2026, six months earlier than usual.The proposed change is contained in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, presented during a public hearing jointly organised by the Senate and House CommitteesContinueContinue reading “NASS Moves Presidential, Governorship Polls To November 2026 — Makes E-Transmission Mandatory, Approves Early Voting, Tougher Sanctions For Offenders”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that it will go ahead with its forthcoming national convention despite reports that three more of its governors are on the verge of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Findings by Daily Trust indicate that Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State will officially declare for the APCContinueContinue reading “PDP Pushes Ahead With National Convention As Three More Governors Set To Join APC”

In what appears to be the clearest signal yet of a looming political realignment in Enugu State, several high-ranking members of Governor Peter Mbah’s cabinet have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), setting the stage for the governor’s much-anticipated crossover to the ruling party. Among those who have dumped the Peoples Democratic PartyContinueContinue reading “Political Earthquake in Enugu: Top Cabinet Members Dump PDP, Join APC Ahead of Governor Mbah’s Defection”

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has taken a fiery swipe at the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the recent presidential pardon granted to several controversial convicts, including drug barons and Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for the murder of her husband.In a statement shared on social mediaContinueContinue reading “El-Rufai Slams Tinubu Over Maryam Sanda, Drug Lords’ Pardon: “They Told Us It Was About Decongesting Prisons — But We All Know That’s A Lie””

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has challenged the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to a public debate over comments made by the governor on the cost of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project.Umahi, who described himself as Makinde’s senior both in governance and engineering practice, said the Oyo governor lacked a proper understanding ofContinueContinue reading “‘I Am Your Senior in Governance and Engineering’ — Umahi Dares Makinde to Public Debate Over Lagos–Calabar Highway Cost”

In what appears to be a major political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, at least three sitting governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are finalising arrangements to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), LEADERSHIP Weekend can authoritatively report.The governors — Peter Mbah of Enugu State, AgbuContinueContinue reading “PDP Meltdown: Three Governors Set to Join APC as Party Cracks Widen — Suswam Denies Defection Rumour”

Once hailed as the face of anti-corruption in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan’s fall from grace — and recent presidential pardon — rekindles questions about justice, politics, and redemption in Nigeria’s power corridors.———————————- Nigeria’s political landscape was set abuzz on Thursday as the National Council of State, presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,ContinueContinue reading “From ‘Mr Integrity’ to Convict and Now Pardoned: Farouk Lawan’s Dramatic Political Resurrection”