2027: Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai May Contest under ADC ..to challenge President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the Social Democratic Party concluded months of discussions about unifying on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter. The leaders agreed to join forces under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the next election scheduled for 2027, said the people who asked not to be identified because the decision hasn’t been announced officially. The ADC is a relatively…
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President Tinubu Meets with Peter Obi, Fayemi At The Vatican President Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to pay homage to the Nigerian leader. Obi agreed. On getting to the President, Fayemi broke the ice between Obi and Tinubu. He said: “Mr. President, welcome to our church, and thank you for honouring the Pope with your presence.” President Tinubu, ever quick-witted, responded: “I…
Ibadan Mogajis, CCII, Monarchs Cautions Oyo Lawmakers Over Move to Make Alaafin Permanent Chairman of Oyo Council of Obas The Central Council of Ibadan Indegens (CCII), Mogaji’s in Ibadanland, Ibadan Compounds Peace Initiatives (ICPI), Baales, Monarchs and prominent sons and daughters of Ibadanland has kicked against attempt by the Oyo State House of Assembly to make the Alaafin of Oyo, the permanent Chairman, Oyo State Council of Oba’s and Chiefs. The Ibadan stakeholders warned the State House of Assembly not to create problem, saying the Chairmanship position of Council of Chiefs and Obas in Oyo State has always and should…
Oyo Former CAN Chairman, Akanmu Expresses Appreciation To Governor Makinde, Former Minister, Wole Oyelese, CAC Worldwide, DE-DAMAK, Others Former Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State, and Pastor Benjamin Akanmu have expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, for his support during the funeral activities of his late mother, Mama Abigail Ajoke Elefunde Ojoose Akanmu In a ‘Thank you’ message by the prominent Christian leader and made available to newsmen in Ibadan, he appreciated the love shown by Governor Makinde before, during after the event. Akanmu also expressed gratitude to former Minister, Elder Wole Oyelese,…
Tinubu: I’m Vindicated By Bolaji Akinyemi’s Comment – Sukazeem ..lambasts Obasanjo, Jonathan, Atiku, Obi, Others An Ibadan based elder statesman and Business mogul, Alhaji Sufianu Kazeem popularly called Sukazeem has stated that he’s at last vindicated going by the recent comment of Nigeria former minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. Alhaji Kazeem on Monday while reacting to a viral video of Professor Bolaji Akinyemi calling on former Nigerian leaders to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to concentrate and stop making unnecessary comments said , this is what he has been clamouring for since President Tinubu ascension to power. Alhaji Kazeem expressed surprise…
Osun APC Greets Governor Adeleke At 65, Describes His Government As Monumental Failure The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the state Governor Ademola Adeleke on his 65th birthday anniversary, cautioning him to sit up for the delivery of qualitative governance for the visibly deprived people of the state. It is quite unfortunate that since the Governor Adeleke-led administration was inaugurated over two years ago, there has been little or nothing for the residents of the state to have unfettered access to meaningful dividends of democracy. We wonder if the ‘Birthday Boy’ is not bothered…
World Poorest Leader, Mujica Dies At 89 Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything you gave us and for your deep love for your people.” The politician’s cause of death is not known but he had been suffering from oesophageal cancer. Because of the simple way he lived as president, his criticism of consumerism and the…
Religion And Criminality In Nigeria:Three Years After Deborah Samuel Was Killed. ..Justice Not Well Served Today, May 12, 2025, makes it three years since Ms. Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second year Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, was lynched and stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students after she was accused of blasphemy against Islam. She was accused of posting a blasphemous statement against the Holy Prophet Muhammad. She was alleged to have posted a comment on WhatsApp, criticizing the religion-related posts her Muslim classmates discussed in the study group she believed should…
Court Jails Nine for Internet Fraud in Uyo Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo of the Federal High Court Calabar have convicted and sentenced nine fraudsters to jail. The convicts are: Nsofor Charles Ochiabutor, Aneikan Monday Akpan, Igwe Greg, Ubong Emmanuel and Columba Chukwubuikem David. Others are: Edet Christopher Asuquo, Justice Chinonso, David Sunday Aniete and Fidelis Andrew Effiom. They were prosecuted by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate charges, bordering on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime, money laundering and impersonation. The charge against Ochiabutor reads: “That…
APC Chairman Ganduje Predicts Possible End of PDP APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on the brink of collapse and will cease to exist before the end of 2025. Ganduje made the remarks in response to recent comments by former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, who predicted the disintegration of the APC and claimed that former PDP members, including Ganduje, would eventually return to the opposition party. In a statement released on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje dismissed Lamido’s comments as baseless and irrational, stating that he has no…