NBA Flags Growing Judicial Encroachment THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed deep concern over what it describes as increasing judicial interference in the internal affairs of political parties, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democratic framework. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its President, Afam Osigwe, a […]
A Party in Transition or Turmoil? THE crisis rocking the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has exposed deep structural tensions triggered by mass political defections and competing power blocs. What initially appeared to be a strategic consolidation of political strength—following the defection of key figures from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—has instead […]
Internal Conflict Threatens PDP’s 2027 Prospects THE Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) finds itself at a critical crossroads, with internal crises threatening its ability to compete effectively in the 2027 general elections. Since its National Convention in November, which brought the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) to power, the party has been engulfed in factional […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS 2027 Elections: Succession Wars Intensify as Ten Governors Near Exit WITH barely a year to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, political battles are already raging—not at polling units, but within party structures across the country. In at least ten states governed by second-term governors constitutionally barred from re-election, succession politics has triggered intense […]
STRUCTURAL POWER & INCUMBENCY ANALYSIS Defections as Strategy, Not Sentiment WHEN a significant majority of Nigeria’s state governors migrate to a single ruling party ahead of a general election, it is rarely an expression of ideological conversion or sudden public admiration for performance. Rather, it is a calculated alignment of political power—one rooted in the […]
The Long Road to 2027 How Nigeria’s Political Future Is Being Negotiated Quietly ELECTIONS in Nigeria do not begin with campaign posters or rallies. They begin much earlier, in silence. The absence of noise should not be mistaken for inactivity. On the contrary, the most consequential political manoeuvres often occur […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON PROMINENT opposition figures have raised concerns over what they described as a growing threat to Nigeria’s multi-party democracy, accusing the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of politicising anti-corruption institutions to weaken political opposition. In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the leaders alleged that agencies such as the Economic and Financial […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) entered its national convention in Ibadan hoping to project renewal and unity. Instead, the event exposed — and deepened — one of the most destabilising crises in the party’s 27-year history. What was meant to signal a comeback for Nigeria’s largest opposition party has now become a […]