Aisha Yesufu, a social activist, says she will oppose Peter Obi if he contests for a second term after winning the 2027 presidential election. Yesufu made the statement on Monday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. She said her position is based on Obi’s repeated promise to serve only one term if…
The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restore the David Mark-led national working committee (NWC) or face nationwide civic action. The group made the demand on Monday during a press conference in Abuja, led by Balarabe Rufa’i, the party’s national…
Pat Utomi, a prominent Nigerian political economist, management expert, and public intellectual, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association to prevail on Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to resign over recent actions of the electoral commission. Utomi made the call in a series of posts on X on Monday, warning…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over continued attacks across the country, saying the killings undermine the president’s recent security assurance in Jos. Obi raised the concern in a post on X on Monday, days after Tinubu, during a visit to Plateau state, promised that the…
Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, has alleged that Alex Otti is politically closer to President Bola Tinubu than many governors in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sowore made the claim during a recent interview on the Honest Bunch podcast. He dismissed suggestions that he supports Tinubu, instead accusing other…
Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, former director of voter education and publicity at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission cannot legally leave a political party without a recognised leadership. Osaze-Uzzi spoke on Sunday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he weighed in on the controversy surrounding INEC’s decision to de-recognise the David…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations of political interference in the internal crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting it has no responsibility to shield opposition parties from internal crises. Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, stated this on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television. Morka said the challenges…
Seun Okinbaloye, anchor of Politics Today on Channels Television, says he is not intimidated by comments made by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over his remark that Nigeria is drifting into a one-party state. In a media chat, the minister said he “would have shot him” over comments on Nigeria’s political…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all resident electoral commissioners (RECs) to suspend publicity and preparations for the planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise. INEC conveyed the directive in a letter signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the commission, instructing officials to put all arrangements on hold pending further directives. The commission had, on…
The Obidient Movement has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is orchestrating a plan to prevent Peter Obi from securing a platform to contest the 2027 presidential election. In a statement on Saturday, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the movement, said the alleged scheme has been ongoing since the 2023 election. Tanko claimed…
