Month: May 2026

Photo: Mr Peter Obi By: Mandy Park Peter Gregory Obi, the former governor of Anambra State and the 2023 presidential candidate, has been officially endorsed by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as its presidential nominee for the upcoming 2027 general election. This affirmation took place at a special convention held in Abuja on Saturday, following a motion introduced by Senator Victor Umeh and supported by former Deputy Senate President, Omo Agege. Immediately after his endorsement, Obi nominated Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State, as his running…

Photo:  Comrade Robert Egbe By Robert Egbe In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law left open a pathway for Big Tobacco and their allies to seek approval if they could demonstrate that their products were safe. Nearly two decades later, none has succeeded. Brazil’s health regulator, ANVISA, required tobacco and nicotine companies to provide scientific evidence supporting claims that these products were “reduced risk”, and “harm reduction” substitutes for smoking, or treating tobacco…

Photo: Amanda Pam By: Jennifer Nnadi The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially declared Amanda Pam as its candidate for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial seat following the conclusion of the party’s primary election process. Pam’s emergence comes amid controversy surrounding reports that prominent activist and politician, Aisha Yesufu, had withdrawn from the race. In a swift reaction, Yesufu distanced herself from claims that she voluntarily stepped down from the contest, describing the reports as misleading and inaccurate. She maintained that she did not withdraw her aspiration and rejected…

Photo: Senator Abaribe By: Mandy Park Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has reportedly called on Igbo communities across the country to remain vigilant and prepared in the face of what he described as emerging security and political challenges facing Nigeria. In comments circulating widely on social media, Abaribe, who represents Abia- South federal constituency was quoted as warning that the situation confronting Nigeria could become more dangerous than previous periods of conflict if citizens fail to remain alert and united. According to the widely shared statement, the senator urged Ndigbo to “arm…

Photo : Mr Peter Obi By Emmah Uhieneh In the turbulent theatre of Nigerian politics, where power has often rotated among entrenched interests, familiar political dynasties, and deeply rooted patronage networks, the emergence of Peter Obi represents something profoundly unsettling to the old order. He is not feared merely because he contested an election. He is feared because he embodies a possibility — the possibility that governance in Nigeria can be redefined around competence, accountability, prudence, productivity, and measurable development rather than political theatrics and elite entitlement. For decades, Nigeria…

Photo : Gov Bassey Otu By: Gladys Owoh The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has extended his warmest congratulations to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, on the momentous occasion of his third anniversary in office. Ndoma-Egba, a former Senate Leader and colleague of the governor in the seventh Senate, in a press statement issued on Friday, lauded Otu’s remarkable achievements over the past three years. He described the milestone as a clear reflection of the…

By: Daniel Kanu The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from purported endorsement lists currently circulating in several states, particularly across the South-East, describing them as unauthorised and Misleading. In a statement issued today Friday May 29, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director Esq., the NDC said the lists did not reflect the position of the party and excluded the names of several aspirants who had officially purchased the party’s Expression of Interest Forms. The party leadership stated that it had neither approved nor authorised any endorsement…

Photo: Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Former Dep. Senate President By: Mandy Park The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has granted waivers to former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, to contest the Delta Central and Delta North Senatorial seats respectively in the 2027 general elections under the platform of the party. The development comes shortly after the formal defection of both political heavyweights from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the NDC, a move seen by political…

Photo: Peter Obi By: Daniel Kanu Since the end of the 2023 presidential election, one of the most repeated political talking points in Nigeria has been: “Peter Obi is a good man, but we cannot vote for him because Obidients are disrespectful.” At face value, it sounds morally upright. It sounds like a principled stand against toxic political culture. But a closer look at Nigeria’s political history reveals something else entirely — hypocrisy, selective outrage, and tribal political convenience. Many of the people preaching “respect” today were among the loudest…