by Chidi Amuta The outcome of our presidential nominations season has produced a new landscape of mixed blessings. The two major parties have produced rival contestants straight from the dark recesses of Africa’s political past. Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu are in many ways a throwback to the African ‘Big Man’ politician of the 1970s…

The Founder, Household of God Church International Ministries, Pastor Chris Okotie, on Sunday, signified his intention to head an interim government that should in place immediately after the current regime headed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Okotie also proposed scrapping of National and State Assemblies as well as political offices saying that the presidential system currently…

An elephant that killed a woman in India returned to her funeral and trampled on her corpse, local police have said. The 70-year-old woman, Maya Murmu, was attacked by the wild elephant as she walked to collect water in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Indian news outlet The Print reported. The elephant had strayed from the Dalma…

Despite the submission of the name of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswin Akpabio to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the national leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC), DIG Udom Ekpoudom (rtd) is still optimistic of flying the party flag for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial district election come…

Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Abiodun Oyebanji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Ekiti governorship election held on Saturday, the contest has also thrown up a number of winners besides the governor-elect, as well as a number of losers. According to INEC’s Chief Returning Officer…

The founder of the African Renaissance Party, ARP, and Director, Institute for African Renaissance Studies and realisation, Yahaya Ndu, has tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, over his recent trip to Egypt. Ndu, who is also a presidential candidate of one of the eighteen political parties for the 2023 election,…

Many passengers were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos State, Monday morning, as commercial vehicles were scarce on the road. The scarcity of vehicles was attributed to the fuel scarcity, which was gradually building up in some parts of Lagos. Our correspondent saw that many people were stranded at major bus stops along Ogba-Berger…

The former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over alleged regionalism. Abaribe accused Buhari-led government of being fair only to the Northern part of the country. Featuring on Arise TV, the lawmaker said the current administration had downplayed non-northern region. He said, “The APC government-led by President Muhammadu Buhari…

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said most of the politicians in the corridors of power have no reason to be there, describing politics in Nigeria as a case where lunatics have taken over the asylum. He said this Sunday at the Men of Valour conference with the theme: “Navigating the corridors of…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has recounted the struggle to emerge as the flagbearer of the ruling party in the 2023 general elections. Recalling that his victory at the party’s presidential primary did not come easy, he said he fought a hard battle to clinch the ticket. Tinubu, a…