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Mistrust is always inherent in the relationship between the president and the vice president. Even if they deny it, it is constantly there. The office of

Ardo, who is Atiku Abubakar's cousin, on Monday, dumped the PDP and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), describing the PDP as "a party under hostage".

As 2023 approaches, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is getting more confused, politically. Two factors are responsible for this – greed

Hamman Ahmad died on Wednesday at the age of 78 years.

Democracy without laws   Yesterday was another sad day for the Nigerian state as its elected democratic leaders, again for the umpteenth time have thrown rules, laws and constitution to the dogs, embarking on a clearly self-fulfilling political misadventure with ominous consequences for the country. In a well-attended ceremony of governors, legislators and party stalwarts, Gov. Bello Mohammad Mutawalle of Zamfara State, along with Senators, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly ...

Gulak was on his way to Abuja from Owerri when he was killed this morning. 

A personal friend of the slain APC chieftain is said to have confirmed the incident.

Punch Newspapers Sections Umar Ardo Umar Ardo Published 26 April 2021 I don’t, with all respect, agree with the position of the Federal Government in retaining Sheikh Isa Pantami as a cabinet minister. No person, Muslim or Christian, would express Pantami’s extremist views in the way and manner he variously did, and at the same time hold a ministerial office, and be left alone except if it’s in a theocratic state and that those views represent government’s views. Granted, he didn’t ...

Pantami and Buhari: Between Faith and Fame, By Umar Ardo As it is, I believe Pantami has lost both ways. Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. A most decent act would have been for Pantami to resign… But for Pantami repudiating those views claiming that they were made in error on account of adolescence (at 34 years?) and the government, in retaining him in office, to employ deceptive arguments in his favour, is not only dangerous but also a b...

By Wed Apr 14 2021 Former Heads of State,  Abdulsalami Abubakar and Olusegun Obasanjo held separate meetings with stakeholders last week where they dispassionately dissected the worsening insecurity in Nigeria and generated far-reaching recommendations. General Abubakar, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), chaired a meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2021, which brought together stakeholders, like former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad 11...