Politics

Michael Olumide Legal luminary, Chief Niyi Akintola SAN, has said that one of the major challenges confronting Nigeria is widespread ignorance and a lack of proper understanding of law and culture, noting that many public controversies are fueled by misinformation and incomplete knowledge. Speaking on Sabenko, a programme on Eagle…

Michael Olumide A Senior Political Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, has strongly defended the emerging opposition coalition being built around the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting that the arrangement is not driven by personal ambition but by what he described as a broader democratic convergence of…

Michael Olumide A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has raised serious concerns over the neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that perceived bias in handling party disputes could erode public confidence in Nigeria’s democratic system. Speaking during an interview on Frontline, a current…

(L-R); Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State, Gyang Bere Ph.d; Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang; Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, News Central, Kayode Akintemi, and Commissioner for Information, Plateau State, Hon. Joyce Ramnap, at a State House visit by News Central ahead of…

Michael Olumide Hon. Francis Bartholomew Chima, popularly known as OmoBarca, has formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in a move seen as a significant boost to the party’s growing political base ahead of the 2027 general elections. OmoBarca, a grassroots politician and philanthropist from Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency in Lagos…

Tony Okoh, Uyo Clergy Ambassador and community leader, Dr. Raphael Smith Akpan, has formally declared his intention to contest the Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections after obtaining the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC). His action marks a significant entry into the…

Ahmed Aliyu Joda, Kano Kano State chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has postponed its planned state congress for the election of new party executives. State Chairman Hon. Husaini Isah Mai Riga said the decision followed a recent influx of prominent political figures into the party. Mai Riga, in…

Tony Okoh, Uyo Tension is mounting over a boundary-related dispute in Akwa Ibom State following allegations by the Ibeno Clan Council that officials of Eket Local Government Area presented a “fake” state map to the Nigerian Air Force, an act the council described as misleading, provocative, and disrespectful to Governor…

Emmanuel Clement A frontline aspirant for the Owerri Zone Senatorial seat, Dr. Chetachi Nwoga-Ecton, has reaffirmed her unwavering loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), while pledging total support for the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of Hope Uzodinma. Dr. Nwoga-Ecton made this declaration while addressing journalists…

Michael Olumide House of Representatives aspirant under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Francis Barthlomew Chima, has extended warm felicitations to residents of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency as they welcome the new month of May. In a goodwill message released on Thursday, the frontline aspirant, popularly known as OmoBarca, commended constituents for…