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Political feud erupts: APC’s National Secretary demands Wike resigns as FCT Minister, focus on Rivers politics

A full-blown political confrontation has erupted between the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, and the Minister of...

Joy, anger, bitterness as Mutfwang, in full regalia, enters APC, sparking political realignment in Plateau

Adorned in a white cap and babanriga (big robe) that had President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's traditional design emblazoned on them, Plateau Governor, Barrister Caleb...

Mutfwang defects to APC, Bala Mohammed dares the storm

Nigeria’s turbulent political landscape was jolted this week by two sharply contrasting dramas unfolding in neighbouring Plateau and Bauchi states—one defined by defection and...

Political re-alignment: Peter Obi officially joins ADC in bid to realise ambition

In a dramatic political shift on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Gregory Obi formally announced his defection to...

2027 polls shouldn’t be conducted with 1999 constitution; repeal Shari’a, adopt Sardauna’s penal code – Christian Elders

● Northern States Should Dismantle Shari'a, Revert to Penal Code - Christian Elders As Nigeria squares up for the 2027 election, some elder statesmen in...

Alleged alteration of Tinubu’s tax reform law sparks constitutional crisis debate as Atiku alleges treason

A major political and constitutional controversy has erupted following a statement by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who has accused the Federal Government of...

Makinde lashes out at Wike, alleges secret pledge to Tinubu to “Hold PDP” for 2027

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has escalated a simmering political feud with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, alleging that the former Rivers...

The proxy war by Tiv sons over Alia & Akume: Prof Doki squares up with Prof. Hagher

A rebuttal of Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher’s recent tirade By Jeff Godwin Doki, Ph,D Undoubtedly, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher is someone I have known for close to thirty...

Democracy on trial as opposition, presidency clash over EFCC and defections

Nigeria’s already charged political atmosphere intensified at the weekend as leading opposition figures and the Presidency traded sharply worded accusations over the role of...

El-Rufai’s hypocrisy, manipulation and the politics of manufactured northern victimhood

By Sa'adiyyah Adebisi Hassan Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai is at it again weaponizing religion, inflaming northern emotions, and inventing conspiracies just because he is...

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