Politics
SDP: NWC members embroiled in major crisis after El-Rufai’s entrant
The recent appointment of three new members into the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has thrown the party into crisis. Thus, disrobing the party of its self acclaimed adulation as the only opposition party that is crisis free. The party’s national publicity secretary, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, had in a statement […]
Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio, attend APC National summit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as his Vice, Kashim Shettima and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, are currently at the ongoing National summit of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abuja. The APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, while speaking in the opening, said the ruling party won the Presidency and maintained its majority in the […]
Tinubu’s visit exposes Taraba misgovernance, says ex-envoy
Alhaji Hassan Ardo, pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba and former Envoy to Trinidad and Tobago, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Taraba on Wednesday, May 21, highlights Governor Agbu Kefas’ failure to deliver in his first two years. Speaking to reporters in Jalingo on Thursday, Ardo expressed disappointment […]
Coalition: ‘We won’t accept their plans’ – Peter Obi’s ex-adviser kicks against VP slot
The coalition of opposition politicians working to take power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027 has been “born,” DAILY POST can authoritatively report. The coalition was born during a meeting on Tuesday night that extended into the early hours of Wednesday morning. A source who spoke to DAILY POST said the meeting had former Vice […]
Don’t dump us, PDP begs S’East stakeholders
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, appealed to its stakeholders in the South East chapter not to defect, as controversy over the position of national secretary continues to linger. The Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja, made the appeal when leaders of the South East PDP visited the national secretariat to convey to the party […]
Tinubu stands no chance in 2027 – El’Rufai
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El’Rufai, has dismissed the second-term ambition of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 polls, declaring that the latter has no chance of winning. El’Rufai, during an interview with journalists yesterday in Abuja, said he was happy with the influx of defectors to the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that […]
PDP: Forces behind Anyanwu not bigger than South-East Caucus – Udenwa dares Saraki, Wike
A former Imo State governor, Achike Udenwa, on Tuesday declared that the forces behind the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Anyanwu are not bigger than the South-East Caucus of the party. Udenwa made the remark while insisting that the South-East Caucus of the PDP stands with Sunday Ude-Okoye as National […]
Wike: I Won’t Run Against Tinubu in 2027
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he has no intention of contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin, Wike dismissed rumours linking his recent comments on zoning in the PDP to a presidential ambition. “Why would I contest against someone I’m working […]
Lagos LG poll: Tension in Yaba APC as stakeholders call for fresh primary
Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Yaba Local Council Development Area, LCDA, have demanded the conduct of a fresh chairmanship primary ahead of the July 12 local government elections. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the APC Electoral Committee, Babatunde Ogala, the group strongly criticised the reported selection of […]
Lack of tenure for lawmakers ‘killing’ effective legislation, accountability, increasing corruption – Analysts
Political commentators have increasingly linked the growing inefficiency and complacency within Nigeria’s legislative system to the lack of constitutional term limits for members of parliament. They argue that this legislative loophole has enabled some lawmakers to maintain their positions for decades, fostering a culture of entitlement and political stagnation. They argue that without a set […]
