The nation’s political elite has started the process of rigging the 2027 general elections, Prof Adele Jinadu has said. Delivering his keynote address at the Policy Dialogue on “State of Anti-Corruption Policy and Practice in Nigeria”, in Abuja, yesterday, the Professor of Political Science said known party members were being appointed as commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last September’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, on Monday, appeared at the state governorship election petition tribunal in the premises of the state High Court, along Sapele Road, Benin City, with his team of lawyers in a bid to prove that he won the election. He was accompanied …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, says northerners nursing presidential ambition in 2027 should wait until 2031. Akume spoke on Sunday during his appearance on ‘Politics Today,’ a TVC programme. The SGF said those eyeing the presidency in 2027 should allow President Bola Tinubu the opportunity to complete a potential second term. He also asked …

Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama, on his victory in the country’s recent general elections. In a statement, Dr. Fayemi also commended Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP), for his gracious concession speech, noting that ‘’his …

Former President Donald Trump has once again drawn from the ranks of America’s billionaires for key positions in his next administration. From tech moguls to financial titans, these billionaires are poised to shape major policies and initiatives under Trump’s leadership. Here’s the full list: Trump and billionaires in his cabinet 1. Elon Musk – Department of Government Efficiency Valuation: $337.3 …

Four members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, decamped from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Rep Tochukwu Okere, Imo State; Rep. Donates Mathew, Kaduna State; Bassey Akiba, Cross River State; and Iyawu Esosa Edo and Rep Erthiatake Ibori-Suenu, Delta State, who defected from PDP to APC. The defection was announced by …

The Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Nnaemeka Achebe, has charged the political class and those in leadership positions to put public interest above personal and individualistic interest if Nigeria as a country must grow beyond its current position. In his goodwill, message, yesterday in Abuja at the public presentation of a book,’Bold Leap’ authored by Senator Chris Anyanwu, His …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to be disturbed by the political crisis rocking the state. Jonathan spoke at an event in the Nihi Community in the Etche Local Government Area of the State on Sunday. He explained that Fubara would eventually emerge as a “general in politics”, despite the political war staged against …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo of attempting to discredit an independent analysis by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership. The analysis reportedly revealed the widespread manipulation in the 21 September governorship election In a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the state caretaker committee, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare, PDP accused …

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has elected Chief Tony Okocha as its new chairman. This was just as the new opposition party chairman declared that the party would take over the seat of power in the state come 2027. Okocha, the hitherto Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party in the state, was elected unopposed alongside other executives during …