Supreme Court Upholds Bola Tinubu’s Election Victory
On Thursday, Nigeria’s Supreme Court confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s election victory. This brings an end to the legal dispute raised by his two primary opponents, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu’s opponents contended that his win was tainted by irregularities. This decision grants 71-year-old Tinubu a decisive mandate to lead Africa’s most populous nation, […]
Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu Emerge Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, representing Zaria Federal Constituency in Kaduna state, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th assembly. Abbas, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), achieved a resounding victory over Idris Wase, the former deputy speaker of the ninth assembly. Read more about Politics With the […]
Internal Crisis Brewing Over APC Membership Registration
There are indications that the rumbles which the ruling political party has been facing may have escalated following comments by former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, at his party registration in Ila-Orangun, Osun State. Read more about Politics The rumbles began when the make-shift National leadership of the party led […]
How Edo People Helped Obaseki Trounce Oshiomole’s Godfatherism
The news that the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, won re-election into the office for a second term came as a surprise to many. As the results of last Saturday’s election where Obaseki won with over 307,000 votes trickled in; the consensus that Obaseki and his deputy, Phillip Shuaibu, have dealt the […]
Analysis: The Strange Politicking In Ondo State
A number of political machinations have been recorded in recent weeks as elections in two crucial states of Edo and Ondo draws closer. Background: The first major in the series of political surprises was the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, defecting to the People Democratic Party (PDP). Read more about Politics In Ondo […]
Fact Check: Does APC Currently Have A Chairman?
The subject of who the substantive chairman of the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressive’s Party (APC), really is has been a confusion-causing matter for at least a week now. The issue came to a head as the party has found itself in the biggest controversy to ever threaten its existence since its founding […]
Analysis: The Political Trajectory In Edo State
Of all the upcoming gubernatorial elections in Nigeria, that of Edo state is currently the most reported because of all the controversies surrounding it. Background The incumbent Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the suspended chairman of the All Progressives Party (APC), Adams Oshiomole, have been at loggerheads for more than a year over […]
The Struggle To Rescue Lagos By PDP
As the news of the coronavirus patient zero was preparing to ripple across the country early on Friday, February 28, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was also rounding up it’s reconciliation meeting aimed at uniting the different warring factions within it’s Lagos chapter. At a press conference that morning, the governor of Oyo state, Seyi […]
What 2020 Holds for Nigeria’s Political Sphere
The year 2019 – partly because its an election year – in Nigeria’s political terrain was quite eventful. But much of this eventfulness will be overshadowed by the reckoning which is to come in the year 2020. Next year will be the year that more Nigerians than it was precedented will wake up from their […]
Could It Be #OccupyNaija Season II Yet?
Once more in our time, there appears to be an ongoing tussle between online politics and the real politics where online politics tries to curbs the excesses of grassroots politics or motivates it. Ever since the social media and hate speech bills were introduced in the National Assembly, politicians and power brokers in the Nigerian […]
Atiku vs. Buhari: A Tribunal’s Verdict on a Contested Election
On Thursday, September 11, the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) sitting at the Court of Appeal premises in Abuja gave its verdict on the February 23 presidential elections where Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had asked that the election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) be set […]
A Game of Thrones: More Claws Out for Oshiomole
There was a dose of humour, at least, for Nigerians to banter about as the inauguration event on Thursday, May 29th, rolled on. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomole, had to be physically excused by the Commander of the Guards Brigade from the lineup of national dignitaries waiting to […]
The Trials of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
It would seem that the era of trying to toy with elections via the media has come to stay, as it was revealed over the weekend that an Israeli PR firm was hired to spice up the last elections with propaganda damaging the credibility of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in […]
The Game of Thrones at the 9th National Assembly
The Game of Thrones, as it appears, is neither only fictional nor limited to the screens. A game of strategy, lies and deceit; people playing tactics takes major root even in Nigerian politics. The machinations of what will be once plenary resumes for a fresh parliament term will begin to materialize from the moment these […]
INEC Server, APC’s Defense and the Fate of Atiku at the Tribunal
Coming on the heels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) insinuating at their defense at the presidential election petition tribunal that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was not born in Nigeria, as the constitution required of anyone contesting the presidential elections, other allegations and counter allegations have ensued. In fact, until the matter comes to a close […]
Election Tribunals: Judiciary as the Last Hope of the Electorate
The electorate breathed a sigh of relief as the Osun State Election Tribunal passed judgment on Friday, 22nd March declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the rightful winner of the Osun state elections held on September 22th 2018. The three-man panel of judges had two of the judges favouring the […]