Politics & Power

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...
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)...
Politics & Power

27 Rivers lawmakers join APC in move against Gov Fubara

Plu Team -
Twenty-seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly announced their defection to the...
Politics & Power

Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa gov polls tarnished by fraud, violence

Olawale Afolabi -
Governors-elect have emerged in Imo and Kogi states after weekend elections tarnished by reports...
Politics & Power

I’m not going away, Atiku says, ahead of 2027 election

Plu Team -
Atiku Abubakar says he will remain politically active after last week’s Supreme Court judgement...
Politics & Power

Rivers state in crisis as lawmakers move to impeach Gov Fubara

Plu Team -
Rivers State has descended into political turmoil after state lawmakers attempted to impeach Governor...
Politics & Power

Nigeria ruling party’s social media operatives get new phones

Plu Team -
Abdul’aziz Yari on Saturday donated 40 android smartphones to All Progressives Congress (APC) social...
Politics & Power

Senate’s new proposal could put INEC in legal jeopardy in 2027

Olawale Afolabi -
The Senate has proposed changes to Nigeria’s electoral laws to make the electronic transmission...
Politics & Power

VP Shettima picks Modibbo, Baba-Ahmed, Fasua, 15 others as aides (Full list)

Plu Team -
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 special advisers and senior special...
Politics & Power

Emefiele ‘resigns’ allowing Tinubu appoint Cardoso CBN governor

Olawale Afolabi -
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele has resigned, Reuters has...
Politics & Power

Tinubu govt sticks with $2 billion rail line to Niger Republic

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria will see through a railway project from the northern state of Kano to...
Politics & Power

UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians

Plu Team -
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers...
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