It’s understandable if you have not paid attention. I can’t help noticing because minding other people’s business is a part of my job description. On Tuesday, the newspapers reported a spat between the children of two leading politicians, Mohammed Abubakar and Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed. Mohammed and Shamsudeen are the children of Atiku and Bala. Atiku was Nigeria’s vice president, and …

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday said he has the capacity to occupy the highest political office in the land. He also predicted that the 2027 elections would be between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); and not a contest between his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC. Makinde, who is now in …

The Edo State Government and the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday traded words over Governor Monday Okpebholo’s re-election campaign for President Bola Tinubu. The Presidency, on Saturday, called for a halt to any of such campaigns and disclaimed any campaign material. Reacting through a press statement on Monday, the state PDP Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, said the Federal …

Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to take position on the National Secretary and National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party as they meet in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday (today). According to an insider who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, the governors will also discuss matters relating the Rivers State emergency rule, and …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, have restated their commitment to appealing the 2 April  decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. PDP and Ighodalo …

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo’s appeal would crash at the Appellate Court. According to a statement on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fred Itua, Okpebholo boasted while speaking at Okaijesan Town Hall, …

The recent ruling by the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal, which dismissed Asue Ighodalo’s petition challenging the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as governor, represents a significant miscarriage of justice. A careful examination of the tribunal’s findings reveals a series of legal misapplications and misinterpretations of electoral law, many of which undermine the integrity of our democracy. Although I have …

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lampooned Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, following his return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran, who was the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Adediran, leader of the Lagos4Lagos …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration of causing setbacks across various sectors in just three months. Speaking at a press conference titled ‘Edo PDP – State of the State Address,’ the party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, claimed that Edo had suffered a severe decline in education, healthcare, security, infrastructure, and …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has once again rescheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, now set for 15 May. In a notice on Sunday, the party’s National Secretary, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, stated that the shift from the initial 13 March date was to allow for the conclusion of pending zonal, state, local government, and ward congresses, as well as further …