Politics

“Don’t single me out for probe, Jonathan tells Buhari.” PUNCH, May 28, 2015, p 2. Call it a plea for equity or an appeal for consideration, Jonathan’s published advice to Buhari was one few people, this time […]

WHEN I wrote the piece: ‘Tribute to Tinubu: A Parody of Shakespeare,’ a few friends and colleagues said I was un-characteristically ‘patronising’. Some wondered if I too had not fallen for the Tinubu ‘cult of […]

This is not a mocking write-up, it is a serious piece meant mainly to draw attention to something that could become a real problem in the future. While they were on the campaign trail, President […]

John Odigie-Oyegun, chairman of the party, and national leaders such as Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, and Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, are all in the dark over nominations, presidential sources told TheCable. Buhari has also […]

Hitherto, political permutations were in favour of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency, Lagos State to emerge as the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Indeed not a few Nigerians held the view […]

THE decision to set aside party directives in electing the new principal officers of the House of Representatives on Tuesday must be a big blow for former Minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the All Progressives […]

‘Treachery’, ‘Disloyalty’, “Monumental act of indiscipline’, ‘Betrayal’ , ‘Ridicule’, and ‘obstacles for the new administration.” These were harsh words used by the Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Lai Mohammed to […]

It was the standout phrase from President Muhammadu Buhari’s Inauguration Day speech on May 29, 2015: “I belong to everybody, I belong to nobody”. The phrase went viral, triggering an output of comical expressions. In […]

Eleven days after taking over as President, Buhari has appointed only some journalists as spokesmen of his administration. He did not appoint the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the engine room of the […]

Baring any other dramatic aftermath, the Eighth National Assembly will be led by two gentlemen who defied their party’s directive to emerge as the number three and four citizens of Nigeria. Senator Bukola Saraki (APC, […]

The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the emergency meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers on Tuesday was one of the many talking points of the election of principal officers of the 8th national […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed threats by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the new leaders of the National Assembly as “empty boasts”. A statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary of the […]

The Presidency yesterday accused Senate President Bukola Saraki and National Assembly Clerk Salisu Maikasuwa of defying President Muhammadu Buhari to conduct Tuesday’s election. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu […]

Despite riding on the support of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers to become president of the eighth Nigerian senate, Bukola Saraki, says there is no chance he would return to his former party in the […]

President Buhari‘s insistence that he was not going to interfere on the affairs of the Parliament is a major gaffe any way you slice it. The Parliament, as stipulated in the Nigerian Constitution, would determine […]

Despite some reservations, the new leaders of the Eighth National Assembly emerged yesterday. Managing Editor ,Nation,YUSUF ALLI revisits some of the intrigues behind the choice of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as leaders of the […]

The meeting took place at the residence of the former Senate President, David Mark, at the Apo legislators quarters, and had in attendance 47 senators-elect, with Mark and Ike Ekweremadu presiding. The Peoples Democratic Party […]