Political Notes
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Osun LG: How PDP played into the hands of APC, by Ismail Omipidan
After reading the submission by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and other submissions, comments, including insults, following the first part of this piece, I am compelled to make this intervention, especially in the light of the legal opinion from the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi. Let me state clearly from the onset that, contrary to the view held…
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My journey in the service of Nigeria, by Ibrahim Babangida
LOOKING BACK WITH GRATITUDE Speech delivered at the Public Presentation of my Memoirs: A Journey in Service, at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Mr President and Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, very distinguished General Yakubu Gowon, the Chairman of today’s event, General Olusegun Obasanjo, other past Nigerian Presidents present, my brothers, General Abdulsalami Abubakar…
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For Osun APC, PDP, control of local councils is a do-or-die
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Going by the recent make or break posturings of the two leading political parties in Osun State, the wanton killing and bloodshed of Monday, 17 February, 2025, which left 6 people dead and many injured, seemed inevitable. Monday’s violent clash was not an isolated happening but the culmination of built-up tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic…
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VIDEO: “Ex White Lion docked”, Dino Melaye mocks Yahaya Bello
Former Kogi Senator Dino Melaye took to social media on Wednesday morning to poke fun at embattled ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was arraigned in court over alleged misappropriation of N110 billion. Melaye, noted for his social media shenanigans, shared a video of Bello seated in court with the caption, “Ex White Lion docked”. Melaye was apparently refering…
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The Commonwealth is more relevant today than it has been in decades, by Bola Tinubu
The Commonwealth is more relevant today than it has been in decades. If there wasn’t this global alliance of mostly English-speaking nations based on common law principles, there would be a need to create one Commonwealth leaders are meeting this week on the island of Samoa for our bi-annual summit. Intense discussion over free and fair trade, security, and climate…
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Meet Tegbe, the man who missed Oyo governorship, now Special Envoy on Nigeria-China Affairs
By Olaolu Bilau in Abuja When the Presidency announced Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the Director-General and Global Liaison for the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, those who know his backgroundas a strategic advisor to many global Fortune 500 businesses and subnational governments in Nigeria, were elated and applauded President Bola Tinubu for the well-deserved appointment. However, what may not be known…
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Kwara LG polls: Prepared or not, PDP is doomed to lose!
By Ibrahim Mustapha The aura, steeze and strategies that have characterised the campaigns of the chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming September 21 local government elections have raised a question about the unpreparedness of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). While some observers have linked the unpreparedness to the party’s looming defeat in the…
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My experiences from interviews with 7 Presidents in West Africa, by Abubakar Hashim
A presidential interview is the pinnacle of any journalist’s career. It carries significant weight as the President of any country operates on a severely tight schedule. In addition to daily scheduled appointments, there are unforeseen events that invariably require the President’s urgent attention. My first presidential interview was with the late President Joseph Momoh of Sierra Leone in 1989. I…
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EXPLAINER: Did President Tinubu avert a constitutional crisis by returning from France to preside over the swearing-in of the new CJN?
By Kunle Sanni in Abuja The office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) is an important one. Apart from being the head of the judiciary in the country and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, the CJN is the fifth citizen in Nigeria. In the absence of the President, Vice President, Senate President, and the Speaker of the House…
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What is Teslim Folarin, El-Rufai, Kamil Akinlabi doing at SDP?
This is the question on the lips of political watchers as pictures emerged showing the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State in the 2023 general elections, Senator Teslim Folarin, the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and a former House of Representatives member from Oyo State, Honourable Kamil Akinlabi at the Abuja residence…
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