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Days before the African Democratic Congress (ADC) stirred controversy over the hiring of a convention venue in Abuja, party leaders had gone to town with stories of the ruling party’s

Last week, the social media was abuzz with stories about the whining wives of military officers who allegedly plotted to overthrow the Bola Tinubu administration elected in 2023. The story

A DAY before they took to the streets last Wednesday in protest against INEC’s delisting of the leadership of their party, African Democratic Congress (ADC) leaders quietly filed a suit

By Adekunle Ade-Adeleye Generally, the courts are reluctant to interfere in the internal affairs of political parties. Since political parties are voluntary associations, registrable and possess corporate personalities, they are

By Adekunle Ade-Adeleye In his highly sophistic response to accusations of political unsteadiness, particularly his many defections, former Anambra governor and ex-Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, argued that

Last Monday’s triple suicide bomb blasts in Maiduguri not only killed 25 people and injured about 108, they also elicited, among other ironies, Vice President Kashim Shettima’s often recounted sarcasm

It is not certain why a number of notable politicians and political parties appeared opposed to the fresh amendments to the Electoral Act, 2026. Already passed by the House of

Days after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, and the fusillade seemed to go so well, the United Kingdom Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, encouraged Prime

Ten years after the last compulsory monthly environmental sanitation progamme in Lagos, the state government has announced its reintroduction as a voluntary programme to tackle the state’s waste collection and

It does not seem there is anything the rest of the country can do to prevent the deification of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. The mayhem inspired

In late February, after the United States Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, insisting that he needed Congressional authorisation, he furiously launched into a tirade against some

It is not in the nature of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai to allow moderation in politics and policies. Immoderation is integral to his person. If he had not