Politics

An Open Letter to Nasir El-Rufai, By Senator Babafemi Ojudu Dear Nasir, This is a letter from a friend. I take the liberty of calling you a friend because, for nearly 12 years, we walked the same political path, sharing dreams of a better Nigeria within the same party. I also recall your 50th birthday when I persuaded two wealthy friends to accompany me to Dubai, where you were in exile, to celebrate with you. I made two other visits to Dubai with different delegations to meet with you and another of your friends from Canada. We also held another…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Apparently smarting from electoral bruises sustained in 2023, stakeholders in Taraba State chapter of the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have met, with a resolution to set aside all their differences so as to boldly fight the 2027 general elections --and possibly win. At a meeting held in Abuja, the nation's capital, the party faithful resolved to form a formidable team aimed at challenging what they described as Governor Agbu Kefas' bad governance in the state. Kefas was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Nigeria's former Ambassador to the Republic of…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has held a stakeholders' meeting to straighten all thorny issues,ahead of the party's congresses. The last time PDP produced a governor of the state was in 2018 when Ayo Fayose completed his tenure. Since then, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been in power with the incumbent being Gov. Biodun Oyebanji, who took office in 2022. The stakeholders' meeting held at the state party secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, South-West Nigeria. It was attended by most of the prominent party leaders across the 16 Local…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The senator representing Oyo Central district, Dr. Yunus Akintunde, has facilitated the recruitment and training of not less than 25 youths from the district into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs did this "as a demonstration of commitment to youth empowerment and community development." A statement by his media aide, Kunle Olatunji, disclosed that the development was made open at the passing-out parade of newly recruited police officers, at the Oyo State Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the state capital, on January 23. Olatunji said, in a statement…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Prominent stakeholders in Oyo North Senatorial District, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, are poised to support the aspiration of an administrator, Mrs. Hannah Olawumi Ogunesan, in 2027. Ogunesan seeks a seat in Nigeria's Senate to represent her people. A group under the aegis of Paradigm Shift Initiative (PSI), comprising politicians, professionals, traders, market men and women, the youth, students, and various interest groups, is said to have launched a grassroots campaign to plead for "one of the most pragmatic Heads of Service in the history of the Oyo State Civil Service, Mrs. Hannah Olawumi Ogunesan, to join…