Category: Politics
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TOUADÉRA SECURES THIRD TERM IN CAR WITH 76% MAJORITY AMID OPPOSITION BOYCOTT
BANGUI – Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won re-election decisively, grabbing 76.15% of the vote in the Dec. 28 presidential poll, provisional results from the electoral commission showed Monday night. Top election official Mathias Morouba announced the tally: Ex-PM Anicet-Georges Dologuele took 14.66%, Henri-Marie Dondra 3.19%, with 52.42% turnout. The 68-year-old leader, in power…
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SOUTH-EAST GOVS LOCK ARMS FOR TINUBU – UZODINMA & OTTI VOW UNITY!
Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma, heading the South-East Governors’ Forum, made a surprise New Year visit to Abia Governor Alex Otti’s Nvosi hometown Friday, pledging ironclad regional teamwork on infrastructure, security, and economic growth to boost lives—while swearing off tribal politics for a “Nigerians first” mindset. Uzodinma hyped President Tinubu as a rock-solid “brand” with standout…
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OBI’S ADC SWITCH WON’T SHAKE 2027 – UNN PROF SAYS OBI-DIENTS FIZZLED!
Prof. Jonah Onuoha from UNN’s Political Science dept dismissed Peter Obi’s Dec 31 jump from Labour Party to African Democratic Party (ADC) as a non-event for 2027 elections—Obidient movement that rocked 2023 South-East wins has crumbled, too demoralized to revive. Onuoha told newmen in Nsukka on Friday that dashed hopes killed the hype, forcing Obi’s…
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PDP URGES FG: PRIORITISE SECURITY, WELFARE IN 2026 AMID HARDship CRISIS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded Wednesday that the Federal Government place security and citizens’ welfare at the forefront of 2026 plans, slamming “persistent insecurity and economic hardship” as a call for “people-centred governance.” Insight: PDP’s pointed New Year message signed by National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong escalates opposition pressure post-2025 reforms backlash (inflation spikes,…
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2026 CALL: DAVID MARK RALLIES NIGERIANS TO ADC FOR NATIONAL RESCUE
Tired of 2025’s grind? Ex-Senate President David Mark, ADC National Chairman, beckons everyday Nigerians to join the party’s coalition crusade for a better Naija. Thursday’s New Year message via aide Paul Mumeh in Kano hit hard on hardships: Skyrocketing living costs, food, drugs, transport—blaming APC’s “stringent taxes” for hopelessness. Insight: ADC’s July 2 opposition launch…
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PETER OBI LEADS MASS DEFECTION TO ADC – OPPOSITION REBORN?
Game-changer alert: Peter Obi and a Southeast political powerhouse squad just ditched Labour Party for ADC at an explosive Enugu rally, vowing to “rescue Nigeria” from APC’s grip. The 2023 LP presidential flagbearer, joined by ex-PDP chair Okwesilieze Nwodo, ex-Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Enyinnaya Abaribe, and heavyweights like ex-Senate President…
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PETER OBI’S ADC SWITCH BOOSTS NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY – EXPERT
Opposition on life support? Peter Obi’s jump to ADC with Southeast heavyweights could be the shot in the arm Nigeria needs to dodge a one-party slide. Public Affairs Analyst Dr. Ambrose Igboke, Chairman of Public Affairs Analysts of Nigeria (Enugu Chapter), told NAN Wednesday it’s “fresh air in the polity.” With APC hoovering up governors…
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DEPUTY SPEAKER KALU URGES ABIA GOV OTTI TO DEFECT TO APC, PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu publicly invited Abia State Governor Alex Otti to join the All Progressives Congress on Monday during a Christmas food distribution and town hall in his Agbamuzu hometown in Bende LGA, assuring robust party backing to advance shared development goals under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda. Kalu highlighted APC’s openness to collaborative…


