Politics

The City Boy Movement, one of the campaign groups aligned with the interests of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed popular hotelier and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, as its Southeast Coordinator. The appointment was contained in a congratulatory flyer sighted by The Whisperer on Saturday morning. The appointment of the popular hotelier, nightclub owner, and businessman is expected to add more bite to the 2027 re-election campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Southeast. One of the main challengers to President Tinubu, Peter Obi of the Labour Party and now of the African Democratic Congress,…

2027: LP National Chair Abure Meets Mayor Igbokwe In Abuja, Sparks Defection Rumours The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with renowned media entrepreneur and 2023 Abia PDP governorship aspirant, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (popularly known as Don Lulu), in Abuja. Also present at the meeting were the Labour Party’s Vice Chairman for the Southeast, Chief Ceekay Igara, and former member representing Umuahia North State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Kelechi Onwuzuruike. The high-level meeting has sparked strong speculations about a possible political alignment ahead of the 2027…

2027: Threats, Intimidation Won’t Force Tinubu To Pick Shettima As Running Mate – APC Vice Chair The National Vice Chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mustapha Salihu, has declared that neither threats nor intimidation will compel the party or President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to select Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate in the 2027 presidential election. Salihu made the statement during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, in response to the controversy that trailed the APC North East Zonal Congress held on Sunday in Gombe. The congress was marred by violence following disagreements over the…

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐰𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Veteran actor and ex-spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of betrayal in the wake of internal party disputes. In a viral interview with Symfoni which started trending on Saturday, Okonkwo, who officially exited the Labour Party in February 2025, revealed that Obi went against his advice and returned to support the embattled Julius Abure-led faction of the party, despite alleged warnings. According to him, Obi was misled by LP executives who claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission had…

Defections Push APC Membership Close to 300 Seats in the National Assembly The wave of defections from opposition parties continues to reshape the political landscape in Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly, boosting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to near-total dominance. The APC now holds 68 seats in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives—bringing its combined strength to nearly 300 members. This trend, occurring less than two years into the current legislative session, has dramatically shifted the balance of power in favor of the APC. At the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, the…

2027: Questions Over Shettima’s Fate As APC Endorsements Omit VP, Stir Speculation The endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate by various party stakeholders and groups—while consistently omitting Vice President Kashim Shettima—has introduced new twists to the 2027 race, according to findings by our correspondents.   Two years into his first term, President Tinubu received the formal backing of APC leaders to contest for a second term. The endorsement took place at the APC National Summit, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, under the theme “Renewed Hope Agenda: The Journey So Far.”…

The defection of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has finally come and gone, but the effects and consequences dominate political discussions and debates in the state. While some political stakeholders, who defected with the governor, see the development as a bold step in the right direction, others see it as a decision taken for selfish interest. After weeks of speculations, Eno on Friday finally moved to the ruling party. The ceremony, which was held at the Government House, was attended by some APC governors in…

The opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election is facing fresh hurdles as a clash of interests of its key promoters has stalled the group’s final decision on the choice of its adopted political party. It was gathered that the group could not agree on the choice of the political party due to the presidential ambitions of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, and ex-Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. The group had scheduled to meet on May 30, 2025, but could not meet due to…