Of lawmakers, elections, and democracy
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Owing to constant defections for whatever reasons, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is presently in firm control of the National Assembly and it has majority of…
The dangerous politics of Local Government control in Osun state
By GEB The prolonged struggle between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)–led state government over the control and legitimacy of local councils has created a…
2027 and Wike’s rainbow coalition
By Alabi Williams President Tinubu has again intervened in the troubled Rivers political space. This time, he is reported to have declared FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the undisputed leader of…
IPOB demands Kanu’s freedom from oppressors, accuses judge of bias, political motive
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, accusing Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of bias in…
2027: PDP will safeguard Nigeria’s constitutional democracy – Chieftain
The Caretaker National Vice-Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, says the party is focused on rebuilding unity and forging broad alliances to protect Nigeria’s democracy in…
PDP to appeal court judgment voiding Ibadan national convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced plans to appeal the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, which nullified the party’s national convention held in…
Ekiti poll: PDP appeals judgment nullifying primary
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State says it has approached the Court of Appeal to overturn a Federal High Court judgment that annulled its governorship primary election, which produced…
Supreme Court verdict on Rivers’ emergency rule: Matters arising
By GEB Notwithstanding the contentions over the actual meaning and correct interpretation of the Supreme Court’s decision on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency in Rivers State, it should be…
FG’s $9m image laundering contract to US firms gross deceptive — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted reports of an alleged $9 million public relations and lobbying contract between the Federal Government and a United States-based firm, DCI Group, describing…
‘Perpetual unsettled litigation undermines constitutional democracy’
Former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Showunmi, has called on the leadership of Nigeria’s Appeal Court to consider, within the bounds of judicial independence and due process,…