Politics & Power

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...
Politics & Power

The Fall of Obasa: What Lagos speaker’s sack says about Tinubu’s influence

Olawale Afolabi -
The Lagos state house of assembly removed longstanding speaker Mudashiru Obasa on Monday. A key...
Politics & Power

Rivers: Fubara suffers setback in Wike showdown as Appeal Court voids budget

Plu Team -
In an apparent blow to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Court of Appeal...
Politics & Power

Edo election manipulated, says top monitor Yiaga Africa

Plu Team -
Yiaga Africa, a leading election monitor in Nigeria, has raised serious concerns regarding the...
Business & Economy

Tinubu claims Edo win shows Nigerians back APC’s painful economic policies

Plu Team -
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo,...
Politics & Power

INEC declares APC’s Okpebholo winner of Edo governorship election

Plu Team -
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, has been announced as the winner...
Politics & Power

Atiku says he will contest 2027 presidential election

Plu Team -
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will contest the 2027 presidential election, and...
Politics & Power

Peter Obi speaks on rumours of 2027 ticket with El-Rufai

Plu Team -
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has reacted to...
Politics & Power

INEC denies monitoring Labour Party convention, raising legality question

Plu Team -
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cast doubt on the legitimacy of the...
Election 2023

INEC insists iRev failure didn’t affect presidential election despite evidence

Plu Team -
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its full report for the 2023...
Politics & Power

Chart reveals Nigeria’s wide democracy gap behind Ghana, Kenya, SA

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s democracy has only marginally improved over the last 16 years, and in that...
Election 2023

Supreme Court reinstates NNPP’s Abba Yusuf as Kano governor

Olawale Afolabi -
The Supreme Court has declared Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)...
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