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, […]
Peter Obi Maintains Lead in New NOI Poll
A final nationwide opinion poll was conducted by NOI Polls Limited on behalf of Anap Foundation in the first half of February 2023, in preparation for the upcoming 2023 Nigerian Presidential elections. This is the third poll in the series, with two earlier polls carried out in September and December 2022 using the same […]
Atiku Wins The PDP Primaries, Emerges As The Presidential Standard-Bearer
After so much tension, controversy, and everything in between, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has finally chosen former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Read more about Politics The former vice president won with a total of 371 votes out of a total of 767 accredited votes by […]
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 […]
An Election Which Continues To Haunt Us
In the quest to defend its disproportionate figures and general incompetence at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), INEC is now caught in a web of lies and scandalous tales which could forever damage its credibility. When the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had through their lawyers, led by Levy Uzoukwu (SAN), asked the tribunal to […]
How To Brood A Shameless Judiciary
Ordinarily, one would expect a level of consistency in verdicts rolled out by judges across board but we hardly get such. No matter how many times we tout the judiciary as the hope of the common man, the reality is that commoners hardly get justice. It is often to our chagrin that we find out […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Season of Political Betrayals
When former governor of Ogun State, who was also until recently the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, raised the hands of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in endorsement, people were not so surprised. But it was with a bit of shock that Nigerians received the news that Gbenga Daniel has resigned […]
Social Media Roundup
Nigerian Elections Postponed Last week, the Nigerian elections which were scheduled for February 16 were unexpectedly canceled at the last minute. The postponement of the elections proved quite overwhelming for many Nigerians who took to social media to express their sentiments about the turnout of events. The elections have however now been scheduled for February […]
The January 19th 2019 Presidential Debate
A mild drama ensued on Saturday, 19th January 2019 at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja where the Nigerian presidential debate took place. The debate which was graced by just 3 out of the 5 invited candidates, witnessed the absence of the 2 major candidates of the election; President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji […]
Vice Presidential Debate 2019: Inching Towards Issue-Based Politics
On Friday, 14th December, vice-presidential candidates slugged it out in a debate at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja for the 2019 general elections. The event had an enthusiastic audience across the internet, television, and radio listening keenly for fine details, body language, composure and preparedness of the candidates in supporting the mandate of their presidential […]
How and Why the Third Force May Split Opposition Votes Badly in 2019
It has been a subject of controversy in political discourse that opposition (Third Force) other than that from a major political party has a tendency of weakening the total votes cast against the incumbent party. Of course, there are tenable arguments for or against this notion but most of it is a strong argument. A […]
Religion, Religious Leaders and Their Underestimated Political Influence
When Alhaji Atiku Abubakar went all the way to Abeokuta on Thursday, 11th October seeking the blessings of his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, per his political ambitions, many were not too surprised to see the General Overseer of Living Faith Worldwide, Dr David Oyedepo in tow. Knowing the heavyweight religious leaders carry, that was a […]
Throwback Thursday: Atiku, Buhari And The 53 ‘Cash’ Suitcases Mystery
On Sunday, June 10, 1984, a young reporter of The Guardian Newspapers, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, published an investigative report of some mysterious 53 suitcases supposedly bearing contraband cash passed through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport unchecked. The military government of General Muhammed Buhari had enacted a decree of strict perusal of any incoming baggage from abroad […]
Buhari vs Atiku: The Real Politicking Begins
In a dramatic turn to a tightly contested race, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential flag-bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming 2019 elections. Atiku, the Wazirin Adamawa, beat 11 other candidates in a keenly contested but openly democratic process which cast a positive note and drew positive reactions […]