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, […]
2023 Election: What Went Down At The PDP Primaries?
The much-awaited PDP primaries have come and gone. Atiku Abubakar, former vice president of Nigeria, emerged as the party’s standard-bearer. He won with a total of 371 votes out of a total of 767 accredited votes by beating his closest rival, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, who got 237. This did not come as […]
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 […]
Peter Obi Joins Labour Party
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state and the presidential aspirant has joined the Labour Party. This is coming after he ditched the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, 72 hours before its presidential primaries, over several controversial issues. Read more about Politics The presidential hopeful took to his official Facebook to make the long-awaited announcement. […]
What Peter Obi’s Resignation From The PDP Tells Us About Nigerian Politics
Yesterday – 25th of May, 2022 – the Nigerian social media space was set on fire when the former governor of Anambra state and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, dumped the People’s Democratic Party 72 hours before its primaries. Read more about Politics The news was received with shock by millions of Nigerians, especially his […]
Peter Obi Dumps PDP
Barely 72 hours to the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant, Mr Peter Obi, has dumped the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Read more about Politics The former governor, Mr Peter Obi, made this announcement in a letter dated 24th of May, 2022, which […]
Can PDP’s e-Registration Encourage Youth Participation In Partisan Politics?
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked off the pilot scheme of the much-touted e-Registration on Monday, August 9 starting with Anambra, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Adamawa and Sokoto States, among others. Read more about Politics The first of its kind by any political party of National importance. It comes at a time the National Assembly […]
2023: The Fight For The Soul Of The PDP At The Zonal Congresses
As 2023 draws near, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have won against another internal war with the just concluded Party zonal congresses. Read more about Politics As other zones concluded their Congresses in March, three other zones were left hanging because of some internal party leadership that loomed. The National Working Committee […]
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 […]
Nigerians in History: Danbaba Suntai
Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was born on the 30th of June 1961. He was a Nigerian pharmacist and politician. He was elected as Executive Governor of Taraba State, Nigeria running for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007. He ran successfully for reelection on 26 April 2011. […]
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 […]
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 […]