Senior Special Assistant to Governor Uba Sani on Public Affairs, Victor Mathew Bobai, has defended the Kaduna governor’s leadership style, describing it as one anchored on tolerance, inclusion, and reconciliation. Speaking in Sabon-Tasha suburb, Bobai dismissed claims that Uba Sani is intolerant of criticism, arguing that the governor has consistently allowed political opponents and critics to express their views freely without intimidation. He said the proposed APC Reconciliation Committee is aimed at addressing grievances arising from the party’s recent primaries, engaging aggrieved aspirants, and strengthening unity within the party. Bobai…
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Kwankwaso threatens to leave NDC if his candidates are replaced
…As Party insists on 60/40 formula The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement according to reports. According to a document signed by Kano State NDC Chairman, Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga, the changes were made to reflect the earlier agreement on the distribution of party positions and elective tickets between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc. The document was copied to National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson, Kwankwasiyya leader Rabiu Musa…
Read More“2027 will be a tough battle” – Senator Ndume
…Says Tinubu faces Obi, Atiku Senator representing Borno-South constituency, Ali Ndume, has broken ranks with the APC’s public optimism, admitting that the 2027 presidential race will be “a tough fight” while accusing President Bola Tinubu’s inner circle of failing to tell him “the fact—the truth” about the looming opposition threat. Speaking on television yestrday, Ndume responded to the host’s warning that “the storm is coming. Atiku is coming, Peter Obi is coming, Seyi Makinde is coming” and that 2027 could see “APC packing from the Villa.” “I’m not that worried,…
Read MorePDP Crisis: Wabara-led BoT sues INEC over recognition of Turaki-led Interim NWC
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking recognition of the party’s interim National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Tanimu Turaki. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 4, the PDP BoT asked the court to compel INEC to update its records and publish the Turaki-led NWC, whose details were submitted to the Commission on May 4. The plaintiffs, including former Senate President Wabara, ex-Niger State governor…
Read MorePolitical leaders, activists to storm Lagos for June 12 anniversary
Movement for Credible Elections, (MCE), in conjunction with ‘June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria’, has announced that it will host top political leaders and leading activists in the country in commemoration of this year’s ‘June 12 Democracy Day’ anniversary in Nigeria. According to an issued statement yesterday, signed by the Chairman, LOC, June 12 Movement of Nigeria, Anthony Kila: “The focus of the 2026 National Democracy commemoration will be: ‘Electoral Acts 2026, INEC and Sanctity of the 2027 Elections’ and ‘Poverty, Insecurity and Credible Elections in Nigeria’, as stakeholders at…
Read MoreAtiku accuses Babachir Lawal of ethnic prejudice
Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of promoting ethnic prejudice and peddling conspiracy theories. Atiku said Lawal’s recent attacks on him were not backed by facts or evidence but were driven by ethnic profiling and inflammatory rhetoric. In an issued statement issued yestetday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the most troubling part of Lawal’s comments was the attempt to link an entire ethnic group…
Read More$709,238 debt: Court begins auctioning of ex-Rep. Sha’aban’s property
The Sheriff and Civil Process Unit, Kaduna State High Court, on Wednesday auctioned landed properties belonging to a former member of the House of Representatives, Sani Sha’aban. The auction is in execution of a court judgment over a longstanding debt dispute with a businessman, Umar-Faruk Abdullahi. The properties auctioned by the Court include the land and Structure behind Sha’aban’s main residence, opposite Therbow Secondary School, Zaria, covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. KD 3984 Others are land and structures on Plot No. 3 Churchill Road GRA Zaria with Certificate of…
Read MoreInsecurity: “They have gadgets to track those who criticises govt. but can’t track terrorists”, Dalung blasts FG
Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of lacking the political will to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, saying the government is more focused on the 2027 politics than on protecting lives lost to terrorism and kidnappings. Speaking on a television programme on Friday, Dalung delivered a sharp critique of the government’s security response and overall leadership record. He said, “The government seems not to have the political will to deal with it. They have all the gadgets to track anybody who criticises the government — they…
Read More2027: INEC declares primaries held after May 30 invalid
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that political parties conducting primary elections after its May 30 deadline do so at their own risk, maintaining that such exercises remain invalid unless a higher court overturns an earlier Federal High Court ruling on the matter. The clarification was given by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, during an interview. According to him, political parties are expected to continue complying with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 while the commission’s appeal…
Read More2027: “Kwankwaso’ll destroy your presidential ambition”, Primate Ayodele warns Peter Obi
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned the presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Obi, that his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will negatively affect his presidential ambition. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that Peter Obi is too desperate and is unable to see beyond what he wants. Meanwhile, there are things around him that are capable of stopping him. The cleric explained that the former Anambra governor doesn’t listen to instructions and that…
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