By Rafiyat Sadiq A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, operating under the name Concerned APC Patriots (CAP), has opposed the nomination of Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye as Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s running mate for the 2026 governorship election. In a statement released in Ado Ekiti on Monday, the group’s convener, Joshua …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says its membership has surged to over 800,000, with several prominent politicians defecting to the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. State Publicity Secretary, Luckyman Egila, announced the development during a weekend press conference in Port Harcourt, describing the party as …
By Esther Ososanya Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has delivered a sobering warning to the continent’s leaders: Unless powerful fuel import interests are confronted head-on, no new refinery will ever be built again in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the Global Commodity Insights Conference in Abuja, the billionaire industrialist declared that entrenched rent-seeking, offshore fuel cartels, …
