The simmering cracks in the ranks of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) widened on Wednesday as the party held its elective national convention to elect new officials of the party in Abuja. At the convention, the party elected Dr Agbo Major as its new National Chairman. However, major party figures, including Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso were absent from the convention. It is unusual for a political party to hold an elective national convention with the highest ranking elected official of the party and the supposed National Leader of the party…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
In a bid to hasten the completion of the outstanding segments of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway project, the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has threatened MTN with contract revocation unless the company pays N15 billion monthly to contractors handling the construction of the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway. The Minister made this threat when some members of the National Assembly from the South East led by the Senate Minority Whip visited him to seek the intervention of the Federal Government concerning the stalled construction of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway being handled by RCC Ltd but funded by MTN under the Road Infrastructure Development and…
These are uneasy times for the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi as his political base keeps tilting towards disintegration with each passing day. Mr. Peter Obi who is battling to wrestle control of the Labour Party from the Abure-led forces and now has to contend with a raging conflict between two of his most vocal supporters – Aisha Yesufu and David Hundeyin. The spat between Aisha Yesufu and David Hundeyin began when Hundeyin, a notorious propagandist apparently accused Aisha Yesufu of being a tool in the hands foreign forces to oust former President…
By Temitope Ajayi Two days after DeepSeek took the world by surprise, a Financial Times report warned that the West should be worried by how China appears to be leading the Artificial Intelligence race. Financial Times says the emergence of DeepSeek from the shadows, catching the West unawares, is a strong indication that China has mastered the art of ‘Kaizen’. I recall that my first encounter with Kaizen, the philosophy that underpins the rise of Japan as the Asian economic powerhouse, is about 10 years now. Societies like China, Japan, and South Korea that anchor their development models on their…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hit back at former Vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his comments on Monday accusing the APC government of President Bola Tinubu of funding opposition leaders to weaken the opposition in the country. Atiku also stated that the involvement of the judiciary in electoral matters was a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. In a press statement signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, APC said Atiku Abubakar is now sounding like a broken record and noted that his political desperation is responsible for PDP’s “catastrophic disintegration”. “The former Vice President and…
President Bola Tinubu has concluded his visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he joined other African leaders to participate in the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. The President and his team arrived on Sunday. He is now on his way back to Abuja. The two-day Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Union, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the World Bank Group, adopted the Dar es Salaam Declaration. The Declaration focused on providing access to electricity for 300 million people in Africa by 2030. A high point of the event was the presidential…
In the clearest sign yet that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai is set to quit the ruling All Progressives Congress, the former governor stated that the distance between himself and the party is widening, accusing the party of abandoning its founding principles and ideals. Speaking at a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, El-Rufai described the state of governance and opposition in the country as a “national emergency.” El-Rufai lamented the lack of internal democracy and active party structures within the APC, saying that he no longer recognizes the APC. He pointed out that no APC…
– Dogara narrates how Wike mandated Chief Dan Orbih to deliver PDP ticket to Bala Mohammed and financed his governorship election in 2019 Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has berated Governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed over his recent outburst against FCT Minister and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. In a lengthy personal statement, Dogara described Gov. Bala’s outbursts as unsurprising and accused the Bauchi State Governor of treachery and betrayal. The former speaker narrated how Nyesom Wike helped Bala Mohammed to emerge as the PDP governorship candidate in Bauchi State…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive. Some of the appointees include the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna, many of…
A popular UK based supporter of Mr. Peter Obi and President of Nigerians in the UK community (NIUK), Mr. Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as Oluomo of Derby has been enmeshed in a running controversy over alleged non-transparent handling of financial matters that involves the community. Oluomo of Derby has been accused by one of the original founders of the Nigerian in the UK community, Dr. Dipo Awojide of turning the community into a business venture following revelations of commercial partnership deals entered into by Oluomo of Derby with companies such as Lemfi (a migrant international money transfer company) on behalf…