Politics

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Lere Olayinka, media aide to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has carpeted a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, over comments he made on the crisis rocking the party. Olayinka spoke on a politics programme aired on 32 FM, Ibadan, weekend, saying the elder statesman did not speak with decorum. Chief George had granted an interview on a television programme, criticizing a judge that delivered a judgment in one of the cases involving the national leadership of the PDP. But Olayinka, stating the position of his principal, who…

*Abuja Needs More Hands, Olaosebikan, Others In The Mix By Ifeanyi Ibeabuchi, Politics reporter Efforts by federally-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to garner overwhelming votes in 2027 for President Bola Tinubu in his native South-West zone is obviously one of the many planks upon which the President's re-election bid stands. With strong opposition expected from the coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) majorly spearheaded by Tinubu's political enemies, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rauf Aregbesola, Rotimi Amaechi, and other heavyweights, pursuing a catchy narrative of alleged non-performance by Tinubu amid the dire socio-economic suffering of many Nigerians, the President's camp…

OUR POLITICAL ANALYST The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is beginning to fall apart, and the cause is the growing rift between its two most important figures, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Kwankwaso is reportedly considering a move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while Yusuf is preparing to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). With both men heading in different directions, the NNPP is facing the real danger of political extinction. At the same time, the Kwankwassiyya movement, once a powerful political force, risks fading into little more than a memory. The…

Enugu, Nigeria - When Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah took the oath of office as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, he promised to “disrupt the status quo.” Two and half years later, the evidence is visible in Schools, Hospitals, Roads, Pipes, Fiber-optic Cables, Security Cameras, Smart Cities, and Farmlands across the State. Of the plethora of very laudable projects of the Mbah administration, I have elected 30 standout Projects that define one of the most ambitious State-level development blueprints in contemporary Nigeria. This feature takes a deep dive into these 30 landmark projects reshaping Enugu. 260 SMART GREEN…