Mr Ken Okolugbo is a public affairs analyst. In this interview with DAILY POST, he examines the mass defections into the APC, President Tinubu’s reform policies, as well as the possible impact of the ADC in the 2027 election. Excerpts!…

A forum of serving and former local government councillors in Nigeria has backed the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The forum, which made the declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, pledged to mobilize Nigerians, particularly…

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing a case challenging last year’s Adamawa State House of Assembly by-election in Ganye has affirmed the election of Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal ruled on Wednesday that Jauro was…

Political scientist Akinwunmi Akinfenwa has asserted that while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remains a formidable force in Nigerian politics, Governor Seyi Makinde maintains an undisputed stranglehold on the political landscape of Oyo State. Speaking on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reaffirmed its preparedness for the 2027 general election. The electoral body noted this was done despite the delays surrounding the passage of the amended Electoral Act currently before the National Assembly. The Commission…

A member of the House of Representatives from Adamawa State, Muhammed Basil, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from partisan politics and assume the role of an elder statesman. Basil, who represents Jada/Ganye/Toungo/Mayo-Belwa Federal Constituency on the platform…

A political scientist, Akinwunmi Akinfenwa, says Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is in full and firm control of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. Akinfenwa said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise…

Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This was contained in a letter dated February 4 and addressed to the Chairman of the Mbagber Council Ward in Logo Local Government Area of the…

A legal practitioner, Festus Ogwuche, has said that President Bola Tinubu will always place the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, at an advantage in the ongoing political tension in Rivers state. Speaking during an interview on…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a weak opposition force, insisting the ruling party remains far ahead in strength and influence. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics…

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has boasted that it is witnessing influx of young people into the party than the elderly. The National Chairman of the party, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, made this revelation on Tuesday when he featured in…

A political analyst, Mahmud Jega, says the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the political crisis between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, will rather perpetuate the matter instead of solving it. Jega said this…

A former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, has announced his intention to run for the Ogun State governorship seat in 2027. Sowunmi made the declaration during an interactive session with his supporters and journalists via Zoom on…

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, has frowned at the idea of state governors defecting to the ruling party to align with the centre. Fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has claimed that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is made up of desperate politicians. Onanuga said politicians in ADC are always on the lookout for negative statistics about Nigeria.…