Nobel Laureate, Mr Wole Soyinka, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to obey court orders as a national embarrassment. It was also a day President General of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr Nnia Nwodo, Afenifere chieftain, Mr Ayo Adebanjo, declared in Lagos that restructuring of Nigeria is now or never. They said this at the maiden Handshake Across Nigeria summit, with the theme: Nigeria beyond oil organised by Nzuko Umunna in partnership with The Core Federalists, held in Lagos, yesterday. Soyinka, who was the keynote speaker, also said present and past leaders have consistently abandoned recommendations made by…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances of winning re-election in February are facing a potentially insurmountable hurdle: widening divisions in his own party. Dissatisfied party heavyweights range from his wife, Aisha Buhari, who called on members to “rise against impunity” after her brother lost a gubernatorial nomination, to three influential state governors whose chosen successors failed to win party primaries. It’s especially troubling for Buhari’s All Progressives Congress because the campaign of his main challenger, Mr Atiku Abubakar, has remained unified and shows signs of gaining momentum. “With about three months to the elections, what has become obvious is that APC is…

President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto on Sunday, hoping his anti-corruption agenda can win him a second term at a Feb. 16 election. Mr Buhari, a military ruler in the early 1980s, in 2015 became the first opposition candidate to oust a president through the ballot box. His focus on corruption may be offset by Nigeria’s slow growth. The country emerged from its first recession in a quarter of a century - largely caused by low crude prices - last year. In his first term, Buhari ordered government revenues and funds recovered in corruption investigations to be placed in a…

Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed have both reacted to Saturday’s by-election in Kwara State won by candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC). Both politicians, members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that the process was skewed against their party. APC candidate, Mr Raheem Olawuyi, was on Saturday declared the winner of the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency by-election held across the four councils in Kwara State. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Olawuyi polled 21,236 to emerge winner. But Messrs Saraki and Ahmed, have alleged that the elections were marred by intimidation of voters by security officials. Ahmed described…