Former Liberian President George Weah has urged African leaders to uphold democratic principles, warning that leaders elected through the ballot can become as dangerous as dictators if they undermine democratic institutions. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in...
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Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged political leaders in Osun State to shun violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, expressed concern over rising political tension and reported incidents of violence in parts of the state. He said it was wrong for politicians to attack...
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, has dismissed the campaign for his removal over an alleged N44 million financial misconduct as a political move linked to the 2027 elections. He claimed that some lawmakers were working to stop him from returning as Speaker...
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, sits down with the leading presidential contender in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in a far-reaching conversation on Nigeria’s political future, the state of the nation and his personal journey ahead of the 2027 elections....
For politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, the past two weeks have seen him suffer what could easily pass as the two biggest setbacks since beginning his activism career in 1989, when he was admitted into the University of Lagos. Early warning signs of the “setbacks” began on March...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening poverty crisis, warning that the country is sliding deeper into hardship while political actors remain preoccupied with power struggles. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle titled “While...
Bishop of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has delivered a stern message to Nigeria’s political class, warning them to stop turning the suffering of citizens into a political game. In a statement released in Ibadan Akinfenwa lamented that insecurity — though a long-standing national challenge —...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has cautioned politicians against politicising security matters or engaging in actions that could undermine Nigeria’s unity and stability, urging them to separate genuine criticism from acts capable of endangering the nation’s corporate existence. Speaking when top Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS)...
Arguably the poster-boy of Nigeria’s activism ecosystem, online publisher of SaharaReporters and rambunctious politician, Omoyele Sowore, has probably earned his epaulets, tracking his nimble interventions and a wide swathe of comic escapades he has scripted in the last two decades, often laced with quaint rhetorical violence. But has the...
In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle. As Chief...
The specter of vote buying remains one of the most corrosive threats to Nigeria’s democratic future, undermining public trust and entrenching a system where political leadership is bought rather than earned. This practice thrives on a nexus of poverty, weak enforcement of electoral laws, and a political culture that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party has urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider its proposal to raise salaries for political office holders in Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the party’s interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, described the planned salary...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has initiated a thorough review of salary packages for political, public, and judicial office holders across Nigeria. This is contained in a statement released by the Head of the Information and Public Relations Unit at RMAFC, Mrs. Maryam...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed the proposed salary increase for political office holders, calling for its immediate suspension amid widespread economic hardship faced by Nigerians. In a statement issued in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, criticized the move,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider its plan to increase salaries for political officeholders in Nigeria. In a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, CUPP Secretary Chief Peter Ameh emphasized the...
One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers gathered to listen to Chidi Odinkalu read from his latest offering, The Selectorate: When Judges Topple the People. It was a private reading, but the ideas Chidi graciously espoused belong...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that corrupt Nigerian politicians are now hiding stolen public funds in cryptocurrencies to evade investigations. Olukoyede, who was represented by the Commission’s Acting Zonal Director in its Ibadan office, Hajiya...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has challenged Governor Hyacinth Alia to publicly name the politicians he accused of being behind the recent killings in the state. The PDP described the governor’s claims as “irresponsible” and “dangerously distracted” from addressing the...
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has stressed the need for politicians and political office holders to be guided by ideologies rather than personal interests. Yakasai stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, also said that political parties were supposed...
The author of ‘Juju Eye’, Sam Omatseye, has said that his book addressed political corruption and futility as well as the vulnerability of women in Nigeria. Omatseye, who is also the Chairman of The Nation Editorial Board, disclosed this on Saturday at the book reading event held at The...