By: Abudu Olalekan On Saturday in Agulu, Peter Obi’s hometown. Aniocha Local Government, Anambra State. The man himself—Labour Party’s 2023 presidential hopeful—walks in. Signs up. Boom. He’s now officially with the African Democratic Congress. ADC. Big move, right? And right there, he drops a bomb. “I’m taking the 2026 Electoral Act to court.” Why? Says…
By: Abudu Olalekan A surprise decision by Governor Fubara brings fresh faces into key roles. Suddenly, a new SSG steps in alongside a different Chief of Staff. The shift in Port Harcourt follows closely after last week’s agreement. Behind the scenes, President Tinubu helped arrange terms with former minister Wike. Tensions had been building for…
By: Abudu Olalekan The government’s main political group showed its power. In a major way. A surprise unfolded when Saturday’s votes came in – five of six local councils in the capital now belong to the APC. Never before have they done so well in Abuja. Wins piled up elsewhere too, through special polls across…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The talking is over. The banners are coming down. Now, it’s the voters turn. The Independent National Electoral Commission says more than 1.5 million residents across the Federal Capital Territory have picked up their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the February 21, 2026 area council elections. That’s a heavy turnout on paper….
By: Abudu Olalekan Now hear this: Femi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo talks straight. The PDP man running for governor doesn’t sugarcoat his views. Power stays in PDP hands by 2027, he insists. That message? Shouted far and wide across Oyo land. Ajadi showed up Tuesday, stepping into the Park Management System’s base at New Garage in Ibadan….
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The message was blunt. No sugarcoating. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says someone needs to tell Peter Obi plainly — this is not the Southeast’s turn to produce Nigeria’s president. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of the 56-kilometre Aba axis of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, Umahi warned that political…
