By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday lost two members of the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), marking another round of defections in the lower chamber. Hon. Peter Akpanke, representing Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara Federal Constituency of Cross River State, and Hon. Paul Nnamchi, representing …
By Rafiyat Sadiq ADA Registration Request Signals Fresh Political Realignment After weeks of consultations and internal debate, a coalition of opposition leaders has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Prominent political figures behind the move …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has accused President Bola Tinubu of supporting the annulment of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief Moshood Abiola. Speaking in a live interview on Arise News, Lamido alleged that Tinubu quietly aligned with former military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida, who annulled the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq, Ubong Usoro Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser to the President, has expressed grave concern over what he describes as serious internal divisions within Nigeria’s emerging opposition coalition, warning that the effort to form a viable alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is faltering even before takeoff. In a recent …
