By: Abudu Olalekan Outspoken ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar hits back at election officials, arguing they gave no valid cause for dropping David Mark from leading the ADC. Though once Senate head, Mark now finds himself erased without clear explanation, a move Abubakar refuses to accept quietly. With sharp words, he challenges INEC’s authority on the…
By: Abudu Olalekan Abuja is heating up again. And you can feel the tension in the air. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is sounding the alarm. They claim the Tinubu administration is actively trying to block their national convention. Sounds dramatic? Maybe. But the party says authorities have shut down access to two major public…
By: Abudu Olalekan INEC finally dropped the 2027 election timetable last week. And just like that, everywhere scatter. All the political gladiators has started moving. Phone calls, night meetings, quiet testing of waters. Who makes the ballot in 2027? That’s the only gist now. In this report — me, Suyi Ayodele, Regional Editor South-South and…
By: Abudu Olalekan Aisha Yesufu sees something rare in Peter Obi – something that reminds her of Nelson Mandela. Not power hunger, but a quiet dedication to purpose shapes his path. Office means less than impact; staying put matters far less than stepping back when needed. Her words come fast, sharp: should he reach for…
By: Abudu Olalekan Senator Ibrahim Lamido had enough. Enough of the promises, enough of the platitudes, enough of watching his people suffer while nothing changed. So on Saturday morning, he did what more politicians are probably thinking but won’t say—he quit the APC. Just like that. Posted it on X (yeah, Twitter’s new name, still…
By: Abudu Olalekan Things just got messy for the African Democratic Congress. Really messy. The Independent National Electoral Commission dropped a bombshell on Wednesday – they’ve removed David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from their official records. No more recognition as national chairman and national secretary. Just like that. And predictably, all hell broke loose. The…
