Politics & Power

Politics & Power

VIEWPOINT: Is the opposition Nigerians want still possible?

Ubong Ekott -
Nigeria’s opposition politics is once again at the brink of collapse under the crushing...
Politics & Power

Obi, Kwankwaso join NDC after ADC crisis ahead of 2027

Plu Team -
A major political realignment is underway ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections, as Peter Obi...
Politics & Power

Opposition heavyweights Atiku, Obi storm INEC over ADC leadership crisis

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s fragile opposition politics deepened on Wednesday as some of the country’s most prominent...
Politics & Power

ADC gains nine seats in Nigerian Senate after wave of defections

Plu Team -
Nine senators have defected from their political parties to the newly-formed African Democratic Congress...
Politics & Power

Amid election result transmission debate, INEC proposes a strange fix for vote fraud

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s electoral umpire believes part of the country’s election problem may lie in something...
Politics & Power

Election: Senate allows e-transmission with manual backup; Nigerians say it’s a “scam”

Plu Team -
The Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier rejection of electronic transmission of election results,...
Politics & Power

Peter Obi joins protest as Nigerians demand real-time election result uploads

Plu Team -
Hundreds of Nigerians gathered at the National Assembly on Monday demanding that lawmakers explicitly...
Politics & Power

Makinde takes on ‘friend’ Wike as alliance breaks down ahead of 2027 poll

Plu Team -
Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde has publicly confronted his former political ally, Nyesom Wike,...
Politics & Power

INEC defends ₦1.5bn fee for FOI request, Nigerians call it extortionate

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has defended its decision to...
Politics & Power

APC names Nentawe Yilwatda chairman: Here’s Why it Matters for 2027

Plu Team -
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria's ruling party, has unanimously elected Nentawe Yilwatda, the...
Politics & Power

Osun PDP endorses Tinubu for 2027 as an “indigene”

Plu Team -
In a surprising twist, the Osun State chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party...
Politics & Power

Edo governor’s threat to Peter Obi sparks outrage, fuels 2027 election fears

Olawale Afolabi -
A controversial warning by Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo, to opposition leader and former...
Nation

Ex-President Buhari, who promised change but left Nigerians poorer, dies at 82

Ini Ekott -
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s former president and ex-military ruler who rose to power in 2015...
Politics & Power

VP Shettima says president can’t suspend a governor, a swipe at Tinubu

Plu Team -
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday publicly spoke about the unconstitutionality of a president suspending...
Politics & Power

Presidency warns Obi after saying Tinubu destroyed Nigeria’s democracy

Plu Team -
The Presidency has fired back at Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the...
Nation

Rivers emergency: Another senator says Senate violated Nigerian Constitution

Plu Team -
Senator Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto South) has raised concerns over the National Assembly’s approval of...
Nation

House of Reps approves Rivers emergency without two-third majority

Plu Team -
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to impose a state...
Security

Explosion rocks critical Trans-Niger pipeline as Rivers crisis deepens

Plu Team -
An explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP), which supplies crude oil to the...
Politics & Power

Oil production at risk as Rivers lawmakers start Fubara impeachment

Plu Team -
Lawmakers in Rivers State have filed an impeachment notice against Governor Sim Fubara, deepening...
Politics & Power

Why I left APC for SDP – Nasir El-Rufai

Plu Team -
Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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