Outraged senators at the plenary on Tuesday, March 12, literally pounced on their colleague, ranking Senator Abdul Ningi, who has been a lawmaker for the past 24 years, 17 of which he has served as a senator after being a…
Life goes on …as politicians gather at Ekweremadu’s son’s wedding
In a lavish ceremony held in Abuja, Lloyd Ekweremadu, the first son of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, tied the knot with Tiffany. The groom is serving as a commissioner in the cabinet of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu…
Post elections 2023 conflicts, peace and hand of God — Magnus Onyibe
With the full circle of national and subnational general elections completed between 25 February and 18 March,and the political battle shifting to the elections tribunals,it is time to take stock of the tumultuous eight years of the outgoing regime of…
Can 22 APC governors stop the cabal? — Ehi Braimah
As we count down to the presidential election scheduled for February 25, it will no longer serve any purpose for anyone to doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari is standing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
‘Light has come to Osun’ — Atiku, Tambuwal, Saraki, others congratulate Adeleke
Former Nigerian Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other PDP bigwigs have congratulated Osun Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke over his election victory at the just concluded Osun governorship poll. PDP’s Ademola Adeleke was…
*How Lagos teacher flogged my son to death on eve of his 12th birthday –Dad (Punch)*Lagos APC primaries turn bloody in Alimosho (Vanguard)
How Lagos teacher flogged my son to death on eve of his 12th birthday –Dad (Punch) Mr Akinola Amidu, father of the Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Simple Faith Schools, Agbara, Lagos State, Oluwatobiloba Emmanuel Amidu, who died on…
Peter Obi dumps PDP days before presidential primaries
A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obi dumped the PDP days before the presidential primary elections of the party. Clearly one of the leading presidential aspirants of the…
Becoming President of Nigeria in 2023, and its surprises —Magnus Onyibe
As a development strategist, I like to indulge in scenario building. And against the current run of play in the highly fluid Nigerian political atmosphere awash with candidates in excess of 40 aiming at becoming president of Nigeria in 2023,…
Unwholesome resort to consensus for producing candidates for 2023 elections -Magnus Onyibe
Despite the huddle placed on the path of political actors via section 84 clause (9) in Electoral Act 2022, which demands that for a consensus process of election in political parties to be deemed legitimate, it must be consented to…
The real reason Buhari vetoed Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Magnus Onyibe
In my last media intervention during the last week of December 2021, titled: “Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Interrogating The Ogbanje/Abiku Element” which was widely published in the mass media, l tried to decipher the reasons for the killing of the…