Presidency, Atiku bicker over subsidy removal
ABUJA---Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no amount of resistance from President Bola Tinubu or “millions of his gang of economic jesters” could stop him from restoring a targeted fuel subsidy to Nigerians, accusing the administration of dressing up subsidy removal as reform while quietly extending fiscal concessions to oil investors.
Peter Obi wanted Aisha Yesufu to run for Reps, but she chose Senate — NDC
According to him, discussions between Obi and the party leadership after the former Anambra State governor joined the NDC focused on building consensus around the party’s candidate for the AMAC/Gwari federal constituency seat.
NDC exempts Obi, Kwankwaso from anti-defection oath
While affirming that the party’s constitution requires all candidates contesting on its platform to sign the oath, Enekweizu said the NDC had taken an administrative decision to exclude Obi and Kwankwaso from the arrangement.
Defect and lose your seat, NDC warns aspirants
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a mandatory indemnity and affidavit requirement for all its governorship and National Assembly candidates as part of efforts to curb political defections. The party said the policy is designed to preserve loyalty among elected officials […]
‘No senator’s signature was forged’ – Oshiomhole makes U-turn on Natasha’s suspension
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, APC, Edo North has said that he never alleged that signatures were forged during the Suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central by the Senator Neda Imasuen, APC, Edo South led Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions.
‘Jonathan, Atiku, Obi doing Tinubu’s campaign work for him’
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is entering the 2027 presidential race as the clear frontrunner, not necessarily because of widespread popularity, but because his opponents remain divided, according to a new forecast by political consulting and data analysis firm CellHub. The firm projects the president as the favourite to secure a […]
