When Generals Are No Longer Safe, What Hope Is Left for Ordinary Nigerians? Security Crisis Deepens
The kidnapping and death of retired Major General Rabe Abu Bakr has once again forced…
When Generals Are No Longer Safe, What Hope Is Left for Ordinary Nigerians? Security Crisis Deepens
The kidnapping and death of retired Major General Rabe Abu Bakr has once again forced Nigeria to confront a deeply troubling question: if senior military officers are no longer safe, what does that mean for ordinary citizens? In this episode of The Other Side, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, we examine the growing pattern of…
2027: Accord Party affirms Olawepo- Hashim, its presidential candidate
Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim has formally secured the Accord Party’s ticket for the 2027 presidential election after polling 423,902 affirmative votes in the party’s nationwide affirmation primaries. His Media Office announced this in a statement on Sunday made available to journalists in Kaduna. The statement said exercise, conducted across several states, drew a large number of…
2027: Olawepo-Hashim accuses powerful forces of undermining opposition parties
Presidential aspirant of the Accord Party (AP), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has alleged that there are deliberate efforts by influential figures to weaken opposition platforms and prevent the emergence of credible challengers to the ruling party in the 2027 presidential election. In a strongly worded statement issued ahead of Saturday’s presidential primary election of the AP, Hashim…
Corruption, accountability, and Nigeria’s democratic future
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s struggle with corruption remains one of the greatest barriers to democratic progress and national stability. Recent public reactions triggered by comments made by Rotimi Amaechi, alongside the conviction of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, have once again highlighted a difficult but unavoidable reality that corruption persists in Nigeria not…
2027: Hashim declares intention to contest for presidency under Accord Party
Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Accord Party (AP). Hashim disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by his media office. The former presidential candidate of the Trust Party (TP) in the 2019…
2027: PDP concludes governorship primaries in 10 states
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded its governorship primaries in 10 of the 36 states ahead of the 2027 general elections. The states are Plateau, Oyo, Kaduna, Katsina, Abia, Nasarawa, Rivers, Cross River, Taraba and Kano states. In Plateau state, Kefas Ropshik emerged as the party’s governorship candidate after polling 19,938 votes to defeat…