By: Oluwaseun Lawal The countdown is on. INEC says it’s all systems go for the by-elections happening this Saturday, August 16, 2025. They’re covering 16 constituencies across 12 states — a big deal. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and head of Information and Voter Education, spilled the details after their weekly meeting in Abuja. The…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Big news out of Canada. A federal court there just declared Nigeria’s two biggest political parties—the ruling APC and the opposition PDP—as terrorist organizations. Yeah, you read that right. Terrorist groups. This came up during the asylum case of Douglas Egharevba, a former member of both parties, whose application was denied because…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal So, here’s the thing. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the big boss at the World Trade Organization, just dropped some praise for President Bola Tinubu. She says the economic reforms? Yeah, they’re heading in the right direction. But don’t get it twisted — it’s not all smooth sailing yet. After a quick chat with…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) isn’t playing around this time. Just recently, Dr. Shehu Wahab, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa, dropped a serious warning to all those eager aspirants itching to start their campaigns way before the official kick-off for the 2027 elections. It happened at a stakeholders’ meeting in…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal NSUKKA — The hall was packed. Faces old and young. Voices echoing the same message — “Tinubu again, 2027.” On Wednesday, the South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, openly declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Why? Because, according to them, the South-East has never had…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde did something special on Thursday. He named a new housing estate after the late Prince Olaide Akinremi Jagaban, the APC lawmaker who represented Ibadan North until he passed away in July 2024. The place? The Prince Olaide Akinremi Jagaban Government Reserved Area, right along Dominion University…
