Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday declared that the opposition coalition will ensure President Bola Tinubu is voted out of office in the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the Arewa TechFest in Katsina, El-Rufai, a prominent chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), vowed that Tinubu would be removed from power while the current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, would be retained in the next administration for his commendable performance. “Yesterday at 8 PM, there was a very important meeting of the coalition we’re putting together to ensure that President Tinubu goes back to…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, and the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) have traded accusations over the internal crisis plaguing the party, each blaming the other for the ongoing political turmoil. At a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee in Abuja on Wednesday, Ajaero accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and federal agencies of orchestrating a plot to destabilise the Labour Party. “It is the potential that we have that is attracting all these attacks. All the agencies of government are involved in the destabilisation…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully thwarted a bandits’ attack in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, rescuing a kidnapped woman and her infant child. Security sources revealed that armed bandits stormed Ringin Gora village around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20, abducting 22-year-old Saratu Abdullahi and her child. Following a distress alert, Operation FANSAN YANMA troops, in coordination with the Katsina State Civilian Watch Committee (KSCWC) and local vigilante groups, swiftly mobilized to track the kidnappers. Engaging the bandits in a hot pursuit, the security forces pressured the criminals, forcing them to abandon the woman and her…
The leadership of the proposed 2027 National Coalition, reportedly aligned with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has refuted claims that it has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. Malam Salihu Lukman, a prominent member of the coalition and former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made this clarification in a statement issued on Thursday. Reacting to a report by Vanguard newspaper, Lukman denied being appointed as head of the coalition’s secretariat and dismissed the report as false and misleading. “My attention has been drawn to the…
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has expressed skepticism over the ability of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to conduct a credible local government election scheduled for July 12, 2025. LP’s spokesperson in Lagos, Ife Salako, voiced the party’s concerns on Wednesday during the West Africa Civic Tech Conference held in Lagos. He cited LASIEC’s previous conduct and what he described as a consistent pattern of institutional inefficiency. “I don’t have confidence in LASIEC to conduct a free and fair election,” Salako said. “But we can actually force them to do the right thing. There’s a way…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olasiji Olamiju, has warned party aspirants against engaging in ‘do-or-die’ politics as the 2026 gubernatorial election draws closer. Olamiju, a former Special Adviser on Public Health to ex-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, made the call in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. He stressed the importance of sportsmanship and party unity in ensuring the APC’s success at the polls. “The large number of aspirants seeking the APC ticket is a testament to the party’s strength and the people’s desire for credible leadership in Osun,” he said. “I urge…
The crisis within the Jigawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a legal turn, as a splinter group has filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the results of the party’s recent local government and state congresses. The faction, operating under the name Committee for Ensuring Justice and Privileges, is led by Alhaji Abba Anas Adamu. The group accuses the party of conducting the congresses in violation of internal party rules and democratic standards. Speaking to journalists shortly after court proceedings on Tuesday at the High Court in Dutse, Adamu expressed strong dissatisfaction with the conduct of…
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has cautioned that the people of Nigeria’s North West will ultimately judge political leaders based on their track records on insecurity, poverty, and governance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed issued the warning via a post on his verified X handle, while reacting to the recent endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term by North West leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a meeting held over the weekend in Kaduna. At the gathering, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has called on former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing growing support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu across the South-East. Umahi made the appeal during a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary to commemorate President Tinubu’s second year in office. He revealed that all five South-East governors, regardless of party affiliation, are currently aligning with the Tinubu administration, praising the President for fostering equity and accelerating development in the region. “The Igbo man is enterprising and wise. What Ndi…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the immediate arrest of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Leader, Hajiya Rabi Madawaki, over alleged inciting remarks and threats directed at electorates who may refuse to support Governor Dauda Lawal in the 2027 gubernatorial election. The demand was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, and made available to journalists in Gusau, the state capital. According to the statement, Madawaki was accused of making the comments during a public function attended by the First Lady of…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Inspector Obi Modestus, the officer captured in a viral video physically assaulting an Uber driver. The video, widely circulated on social media platform X by user @dammiedammie35 (Oyindamola), showed the officer repeatedly striking the driver in a violent manner, sparking public outrage and condemnation. Oyindamola captioned the video: “A new video of Nigerian policemen violently assaulting an Uber driver. Please spread this video, this is someone’s father they’re beating like an animal.” Reacting to the incident on Monday, the spokesperson for the Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced that Inspector Modestus…
The Katsina State Police Command has successfully repelled a kidnapping attempt and rescued five victims in Faskari Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Sadiq Aliyu, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, the police received a distress call around 9:37 p.m. regarding an armed bandit attack on a Hummer bus with registration number T0510 KN and a white Mendez truck, LFA 508 YR, at Unguwar Basau along the Funtua-Gusau Road. Responding swiftly, a police patrol team engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle, ultimately…
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, have uncovered and dismantled a criminal syndicate involved in child trafficking and organ harvesting. The syndicate was said to have stolen several children from Ondo State and trafficked them to accomplices in Anambra State. According to the Ondo State Amotekun Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the operation followed the abduction of a young boy, Eriponmile, from the Ijoka Davog area of Akure, the state capital. Speaking while parading the arrested suspects, Adeleye said the corps responded swiftly to a distress call and successfully rescued the child within 48…
Embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has declared that he remains the legitimate occupant of the position, warning that no internal force, including a “Julius Berger crane,” can unseat him. Anyanwu made the declaration at the ongoing Southeast PDP Zonal Stakeholders’ Meeting, amid the growing leadership tussle between him and Sunday Ude-Okoye. “I am the only National Secretary of the PDP, and no force, not even a Julius Berger crane, can remove me from this position,” Anyanwu asserted. He challenged Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, and other PDP governors to publicly declare whether he…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has clarified that he is not in any form of conflict with President Bola Tinubu. Obi made this known while addressing a group of teachers in Abuja, where he also dismissed reports suggesting he had agreed to serve as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the 2027 elections. Setting the record straight, Obi said his political alignment is part of a broader coalition aimed at tackling poverty, bad governance, and the nation’s decaying education and health sectors. “President Tinubu and I are not fighting. I am not…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illicit drug activities, arresting several suspects including an 80-year-old ex-convict in Kaduna State. According to a statement issued on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the octogenarian, identified as Ayuba Ashiru, was apprehended on May 14, 2025, at Barazana Street in the Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari Local Government Area. The agency disclosed that operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided the suspect’s residence and recovered 2.3 kilograms of skunk — a highly potent strain of cannabis — concealed in nylon and paper wraps, and prepared for street-level…
Security operatives have arrested a wanted kidnap suspect, identified as Yahaya Zango, at the Hajj camp in Abuja, Daily Trust reports. The suspect, said to be a resident of Paikon-Kore in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly apprehended on Sunday during a routine screening of Muslim pilgrims preparing for airlift to Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise. A security source at the camp, who confirmed the arrest, said Zango had been declared wanted by security agencies over his alleged involvement in multiple kidnapping cases in the FCT. “It was during the screening exercise this…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Best Orji for allegedly engaging in illicit sexual relations with his two biological daughters, aged 14 and 12. The arrest followed a complaint filed by Orji’s wife at the Surulere Police Division after she reportedly discovered the abuse. According to the woman, the disturbing acts had been ongoing for nearly a year before she uncovered them earlier this year. She told the police that she frequently left the children in her husband’s care while she went to the market. However, she said she returned home earlier than usual on one…
Former Kano State gubernatorial candidate and political analyst, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, popularly known as Dawisu, has outlined what he described as the only three viable political options available to former Kano State Governor and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yakasai made the assertion in a Facebook post on Sunday, analyzing the likely political trajectory of the NNPP leader as fresh alignments begin to take shape across Nigeria’s political landscape. According to Yakasai, Kwankwaso’s options include: returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of his estranged…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has issued a strong warning to political parties against presenting a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, citing concerns over perceived religious marginalization. In a statement released on Monday, CONYL President General, Goodluck Ibem, expressed deep concern over what the group described as the “continued marginalization” of Christian communities in the aftermath of the 2023 elections, which saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) field a Muslim-Muslim ticket. The APC had sparked controversy in 2022 when its then-presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, a Muslim, selected another Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running…