•Tinubu Crisis is brewing in the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO) as its National directorate of Concern TSO Pressure Groups, accused the Director-General, Aminu Suleiman of operating a “one-man show,” marked by “greed”, “exclusion”, and “personal ambition”. However, in defense of the DG, the Assistant National Secretary of the TSO, Barr Usma...
•Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have appealed to the Senate to ensure that the screening of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is broadcast live to the public. According to the groups, a live broadcast of the screening w...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State There is an emerging trend in Anambra State where various communities and groups are competing with one another in contributing funds to support the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim in the November 8 Anambra election. In the past, the trend was for governo...
•Oil pipeline A socio-cultural organisation, the Southern Ijaw Unity Forum (SIUF), and the Committee for Transparency and Good Governance (CTGG), yesterday, warned against leaving the responsibility of securing oil pipelines in the Niger Delta to individuals. SIUF urged the federal government to decentralise the award of pipeline surveillance ...
As momentum builds ahead of the 2027 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed it has received 91 applications for the registration of new political parties. The Peoples Democratic Party stated that the number of applications received by INEC reflected a lack of unity among opposition leaders, while the New Nigeria...
•Embattled Senator Ndume Youth clubs and associations in Borno State have lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) for removing Senator Ali Ndume as Chief Whip after requesting him to leave the party. The group’s National Chairman, Bulama Ali Sawa, in a press briefing in Maiduguri today, described the APC’s action as “reckless” and “a sla...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 134 observer groups would be eligible to monitor the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo slated for September and November, respectively. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, who disclosed this in a statement further revealed ...
•Nyesom Wike The rivalry between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has escalated as they vie for control of party structures before the 98th National Executive Committee meeting. There have been appeals from different sectors and orga...

