The much-anticipated realignment of political forces has begun in earnest. That which was predicted would follow the outcome of the presidential primaries of the two leading political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – is already upon us! We have seen a gale of defections and carpet-crossing from APC to PDP and vice-versa, …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had described as “fake news” media reports that he had a meeting with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in France. Wike, first runner-up in the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but who lost the push for running mate with the party’s candidate, Alhaji …

By Dare Babarinsa Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), came into the limelight 30 years ago. He was one of the young men and women who flocked around Chief Moshood Abiola, Nigerian President-presumptive and winner of the 12 June 1993, presidential election. Tinubu was elected Senator on the platform of Abiola’s Social Democratic …

It is obvious that the Catholic Church in Nigeria has lost the fight to rein in one of their most vocal evangelists in the southeast, who has carved a niche for himself as the champion in the profitable area of prophetic political evangelism. I do not know just yet how this failure will impact the largest Christian denomination, whose strongest …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) over claims that the ruling party would win the 2023 general elections with 43 million votes, if the conduct was free and fair. While receiving the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska in his office on Wednesday, APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu had said: “With the …

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it – Martin Luther King Jr. Selling blood for water is trending now. We watch on social media and on national television as ignorance is metastasise. We hated Peoples Democratic …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyiochia Ayu has given assurance that the vice presidential candidate of the party in next year’s election would be revealed on or before Friday, to beat that day’s deadline for submission of the names to the Independent National Electoral Commission. In his opening remarks at the meeting of the Consultative …

By Ayo Oluwole Peters Were he not well recognised as a lawyer of repute and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to boot, one would have been forgiven for ascribing a personally signed press statement this week by Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to the theatrical antics of an ignorant and deliberately mischievous mind. In his statement, Adegboruwa accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu …

As the controversy over the faith of the presidential pair in next year’s election rages, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has emphasised that rather that religion, numbers play a significant role to win elections. With just three days to the deadline for the submission of the list of presidential candidates and their running mates, intense pressure have mounted particularly …

 …”Go get your PVC, next move is to elect Tinubu as President” Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu returned to base on Saturday after the success recorded by his candidate in the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governor was received by a mass party faithful, who thronged the presidential wing of the Murtala …