Politics

Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, has revealed that his position was nearly jeopardized due to the 2025 political crisis within the Lagos State House of Assembly.Speaking at a constituency stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos on Thursday,  May 14, Gbajabiamila recounted a tense confrontation with President Bola Tinubu during the height of the speakership tussle involving Mudashiru Obasa.The conflict centered on reports linking Surulere lawmaker and actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot to moves aimed at destabilizing the House.According to Gbajabiamila, the President summoned him to his study in Abuja and pointedly questioned his associate's role. “I hear this Desmond is your boy,” Tinubu reportedly said, alleging that Elliot was among those causing problems in the Assemb...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, describing it as “dead on arrival.” Wike stated that Makinde’s move to align with the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in pursuit of his 2027 presidential ambition would not succeed. This follows Makinde’s declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, expressing his intention to contest for the presidency under the platform of the APM. The declaration came after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between Makinde’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the APM. Reacting, Wike insisted that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, had never spoken about any PDP-APM alliance, stressing that such claims were based on politi...

Oyo governor, Seyi Makinde on Thursday declared that he would contest the 2027 presidency under the alliance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Allied Peoples Movement, APC. Makinde declared for presidency at event held after signing of agreement between the PDP and APM in Ibadan Oyo State. By the agreement, candidates of crises ridden PDP in Oyo State will run on the platform of the APM in the 2027 election. The Oyo State governor said PDP’s agreement with APM has proved those who think the opposition with not field candidates in the 2027 elections wrong. He also urged members of the opposition to work together and be united ahead of the election. Makinde affirmed that the PDP/APM grand alliance will field candidates for all positions in the 2027 election. He...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commenced the screening of its presidential and governorship aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections. The exercise, conducted by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National Working Committee, is taking place at the party’s National Secretariat Annex, Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja. According to a statement issued by the National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, the screening of governorship aspirants will begin at 12 noon on Thursday, while that of presidential aspirants is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the same venue. The statement said the presidential screening committee is chaired by former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, with Hassan Sokodobo serving as Secretary. Other members of the presidential screening committee include Alhaji A...

The Peoples Democratic Party has announced adjustments to its timetable for pre-election activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement released on Wednesday and jointly signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, and National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan, the PDP disclosed that the sale of nomination forms will now close on May 15, 2026. The party also stated that completed forms must now be submitted on or before May 18, while the screening of aspirants has been scheduled for May 19, 2026. Under the revised timetable, aspirants contesting for National and State Assembly positions will undergo screening in their respective states, while governorship and presidential aspirants will be screened in Abuja. According to the PDP,...

Publisher and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has cautioned Nigerians against placing all their hopes for the 2027 presidential election on Peter Obi, the former Labour Party candidate.Speaking on ARISE NEWS on Tuesday night, May 12, Momodu stated that the intense focus on Obi and the ongoing debate over zoning are distracting Nigerians from addressing critical national challenges such as insecurity, poor electricity supply, and weak governance.He argued that political discourse has been overly reduced to regional identity rather than competence and practical solutions.“I’m not going to be bogged into this zoning brouhaha because I’ve realized that it is a deliberate distraction from the important issues that we should be discussing,” Momodu said.“Instead o...

The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, is expected to declare his presidential ambition during a rally to be held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday. The event is expected to serve as the official unveiling of a political alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement in the state. Aside from declaring his presidential bid, Makinde is also expected to unveil aspirants seeking state and national elective positions on the platform of the APM. Recall that there was a wave of resignations by political officeholders in the state, especially those seeking positions in the 2027 elections, from the PDP to the APM. Among those expected to be unveiled on the APM platform are former Commissioner for Finance in...

Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, the Edo North senator argued that the current Senate Standing Order disqualifies Akpabio from occupying the position. Oshiomhole backed the position earlier expressed by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, regarding the amendment to the Senate Standing Order, insisting that the issue remains unresolved. According to him, Akpabio previously served one term in the Senate, lost his re-election bid, later became a minister, and eventually returned to the Senate before emerging as Senate President again. “If you combine his previous term with the current one, he still has not completed eight years in the Senate. If eight years is the minimum requirement, then Senator Akpabio is not qualified to preside,” Oshiomh...

Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has stated that she is not abandoning advocacy but rather extending it into the political arena. Naija News reports that Yesufu recently left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and teamed up with former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), while also revealing her intention to run for the Senate. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Yesufu explained her decision to actively participate in partisan politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to her, joining politics will not stop her from speaking up for citizens and demanding accountability from leaders. “I must say that we are all politicians. I simply decided to become partisan by joining a politica...

The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Ken Asogwa, has admitted that the departure of the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, created a major vacuum within the opposition party. Asogwa made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme while reacting to Obi’s recent alignment with the African Democratic Congress-led coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. “We can’t close our eyes to the fact that we lost Peter Obi, and he was a colossus within the party. “So the last time I came here, I remember saying to…his departure left a void in the party,” Asogwa said According to him, the party had anticipated Obi’s exit long before it officially happened on December 31 and had already begun taking steps to min...