By Ade Oyeyemi The Chairman of the PBAT Mandate Elders Forum in Ondo State, Demola Ijabiyi, has dismissed the possibility of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, even if they form an alliance. Ijabiyi spoke on Wednesday during the September meeting […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The African Democratic Congress senatorial candidate for Ondo Central, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, has challenged his successor, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, to account for constituency projects funded through allocations to the district. Akinyelure, who represented Ondo Central in the Senate for two terms, made the demand while speaking with journalists in Akure, Ondo State, […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate an alleged influx of foreign nationals into the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The state PDP Chairman, Isa Bawa Adamu, made the call on Tuesday at a pre-election training workshop organised for more than […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the June 2026 election, Dr Wole Oluyede, have pledged to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The duo made the commitment on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti at a mobilisation rally organised by the Oluyede […]
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Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Photo: Ondo State Government House By Peter Dada The race to 2027 has begun, but within the Ondo APC, it is already turning into a battle of survival. Behind official assurances of unity lies a widening struggle for control, influence, and party tickets that could shape the state’s political direction […]
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By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. Ordinarily, it is not my business with what Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa does with his All Progressives Congress, APC, having exited the party after my brief sojourn there. However, as a stakeholder in the Ondo State Project, it is impossible to keep quiet when the Governor begins to do […]
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By Adewale Momoh As key actors in the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leverage their perceived closeness to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections and the 2028 governorship race, internal rivalries have escalated into violent clashes that have reportedly claimed lives, Adewale Momoh reports. The APC in Ondo […]
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By Bolu-Olu Esho Tuesday and Wednesday last week would remain indelible in the memory of many citizens of Ondo State, as congress mutated to bloodbath. The national Congress committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) arrived in the state to monitor the ward and local government congresses of the party in the state. The committee […]
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It is now more than a month after former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, “resigned” as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but the dust over the manner by which he left office has not settled with many wondering how he “fell out” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other power […]
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It is a common sight to behold passers-by going to peep at a mob or drawn by the dancing and drumming of advertisers trying to push their products into the market space. In Nigeria, politicians seem to imitate those market hordes as they gallivant from one political platform to another. When it is not searching […]
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