Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says he will be running for president if his party zones the ticket to the south. Obi, who joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticker in 2019 as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate, disclosed this via a tweet on Tuesday. “Yes, I will step into the field to…
Tension continues to mount between Mali and France. The Malian authorities, dominated by the military, have decided to expel the French ambassador, announced Monday, January 31, a press release read on state television: “The government of the Republic of Mali informs national and international opinion that today (…) the French ambassador in Bamako, his Excellency Joël…
Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra, says there is a need for a new liberation movement in Nigeria and, by extension, Africa. Soludo spoke on Saturday at the 2021 pioneer class graduation ceremony of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in Abuja. The event had as its theme, ‘Emergence of the Unconventionals’. In his…
As the country is about to choose its leaders in the 2023 elections, all Nigerians are implored to collect their PVCs if they are of voting age. This charge was given by a renowned socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri in a Press statement in Lagos yesterday. He said: “We Democrats also urge all…
By Abdulahi Dankano This piece is an intervention to call the rank and file of Peoples Democratic Party to a bitter reality they may not realise. The facts in the piece are sincere appraisal that can be useful if PDP is truly interested in winning the Presidency. Dr Iyorchia Ayu as a tested political scientist…
Russian businessman Evgueni Prigojine, reputed to be close to Vladimir Putin and suspected of being linked to the paramilitary group Wagner, hailed the putsch in Burkina Faso on Tuesday as the sign of a “new era of decolonization” in Africa. “All these so-called coups are because the West is trying to rule states and suppress…
By July this year, Osun electorates will go to the poll to choose who will administer the state for the four years. But the closer the election, the more pronounced a dangerous attempt to subvert the will of Osun people and reenact the ugly experience of the previous election. If the attempt succeeds, the ballots…
The President of African Development Bank , Dr Akinwumi Adesina may have commenced consultation as pressure mounts on him to contest the 2023 presidency. Unconfirmed reports indicated that since his arrival in the country , the issue of presidential race has been cropping up in his interactions with top national leaders. Adesina was at the…
“A timeline for a return to constitutional order will be proposed within a reasonable time, after consultation with forces in society,” the statement said, without further details. “After a transition, the country will return to constitutional order, Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo read. Government and parliament have been dissolved, and all borders are closed. There will also be a…
Several sources (including AFP and RFI) report the arrest by soldiers of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of the Republic of Burkina-Faso, democratically re-elected for a second term in 2020. Soldiers positioned themselves in front of the RTB, Public Radio Television in Ouagadougou. The head of state is believed to be detained in a military…
