Politics

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that …

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed a closed-door meeting held on Wednesday at the Government House in Asaba, the state capital. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, confirmed the development …

The Zonal Chairman of Abia Arise in Abia North, Chief Chidiebere Asonye, has lambasted the stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for claiming that the party is poised to reclaim power in the 2027 governorship election in Abia State. Speaking with newsmen in Umuahia on Tuesday, Chief Asonye dismissed …

The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated on Tuesday as the party’s Zonal Working Committee (ZWC) announced the sacking of the State Working Committee Committee (SWC) in Bayelsa and Edo states. The ZWC took the decision during its meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The …

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has figuratively torn the membership cards of defectors from the People’s Democratic Party while welcoming them to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The gesture, accompanied by strong remarks from Namadi, was seen as a blow to the PDP’s relevance in the state. Speaking while receiving …

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has called on former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to return to the PDP to boost his chances in the next presidential race. Sowunmi, a former spokesperson for Atiku …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has revealed that Federal Government collected N6,957,826,200 mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres in the first quarter of this year. Alake who revealed this at the second Annual Mining Conference organised by Businessday newspaper in Abuja at the …

In addition to the N5 million form fee, an administrative fee of N500,000 is expected to be paid. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the cost of nomination forms at N5million for those contesting for the position of local government chairman in the upcoming local government elections in Lagos …

The All Progressives Congress has raised the alarm about a fraudulent scheme circulating among the public, falsely claiming to be a “Bola Tinubu empowerment” programme. In a press statement released on Tuesday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC alerted Nigerians to the scam message. The message …

A chieftain of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Mr Fafaa Dan-Princewill spoke with WALE AKINSELURE on the divisions in the LP, the Rivers emergency rule and its intractable political situation. Excerpts: There are divisions in your party. Presently, there are three factions claiming leadership of the Labour Party; what …