Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned opposition parties against zoning their 2027 presidential ticket to the South, saying such a move could weaken chances of defeating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olusola Sanni, Atiku described the push as “self-defeating and intellectually dishonest,” insisting politics should be based on strategy and “hard electoral arithmetic,” not “emotional talking points.” “The first and most obvious question is this: how does a Southern opposition candidate realistically unseat a sitting Southern president?” the statement asked, adding that no incumbent president has been defeated by an opposition candidate from the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday screened some of its governorship aspirants, including the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs and a governorship aspirant in Bauchi state, Yusuf Tuggar; and a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Gombe State governorship aspirant, Prof. Isa Pantami. Speaking after his screening, Pantami declared that a free, fair, and transparent primary was crucial for the party’s survival ahead of the 2027 elections. He stressed that he wasn’t aware of any consensus arrangement in the Gombe State chapter of the party. Pantami noted: “I’m…

Former Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has dismissed claims by former Labour Party spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, that Peter Obi is reluctant to participate in party primaries. Ameh made the remarks during an interview on Symfoni TV aired on Saturday, May 9, 2026, while responding to comments credited to Okonkwo regarding Obi’s exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). During the interview, the presenter referenced Okonkwo’s statement that Obi had been “economical” with the reasons behind his departure from the coalition and alleged that the former Anambra State governor had “a morbid fear of contesting primaries.” Reacting…

Politics in Abia State appears to be entering another defining season, and with every political cycle comes the emergence of new conversations, new alignments, and occasionally, new faces who seek to redefine the narrative. One name increasingly entering that conversation is Dr. Kelechi Anosike, PhD, whose political aspiration in the People’s Democratic Party is beginning to attract attention as part of what some observers may describe as a new political mindset in Abia. For decades, politics in many parts of Nigeria, including Abia State, has often revolved around familiar patterns, established political structures, long-standing godfatherism, ethnic balancing, loyalty networks, and…