Category: Politics

….. Says PDP Ticket Not for Sale, Jonathan Must Contest The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not enjoy a “free ride” to the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Reacting to remarks credited to Professor Jerry Gana suggesting Jonathan’s possible comeback on the...

The agitation for Nigeria’s top leadership seat intensified over the weekend as the North-Central Renaissance Movement (NCRM) demanded that the presidency be ceded to the zone in 2027, warning that any political party that ignores the call will pay at the polls. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the group’s chairman and convener, Professor...

A political earthquake is rumbling in the South West as former Presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, through his fast rising platform, the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), launched a blistering push against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. At a massive gathering in Osogbo, Osun State Capital, leaders from across the 31 Local Government Areas, party executives,...

Over 600 youth and women across Ilorin East and South Local Government Areas of Kwara State have benefitted from an empowerment programme designed to promote self-reliance and reduce poverty. The initiative, jointly organised by the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority and the lawmaker representing Ilorin East and South Federal Constituency, Dr. Yinka Aluko, provided...

More than 600 youth and women across Ilorin East and South local government areas of Kwara State have benefitted from an economic empowerment initiative aimed at reducing poverty and creating self-reliance. The empowerment programme, which provided start-up items and toolkits, was organised by the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in partnership with the lawmaker...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, declaring that democratic governance will fully return to the state at midnight. Addressing Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast, the President recalled that the decision to declare a state of emergency on March 18, 2025, became unavoidable due...

Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim is enjoying growing goodwill in Kaduna, the heartbeat of Northern politics, as the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edward Percy Masha, declared that only a coalition led by the PDP can successfully unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Masha made the assertion on...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has showered encomiums on Vice President Kashim Shettima as he clocks 59 years, describing him as a loyal partner and dependable ally in the task of nation-building. In a goodwill message on Tuesday, Tinubu said Shettima has demonstrated uncommon courage, commitment and patriotism in his service to Nigeria. He recalled Shettima’s...

Former presidential candidate and Labour Party chieftain, Peter Obi, has reacted to the public buzz surrounding his participation in a recent charity event where he was seen personally serving food to less-privileged Nigerians in Imo State. Obi, who was present at the “Jubilee of Hope” event, explained that the act of service should not be...