Politics

A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu helped his daughter to get a job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Galadima, a stalwart in the Kwankwasiyya movement, made the revelation on Wednesday during an appearance on a programme on AIT. …

Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Adediran, who was the PDP’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, defected …

This clarification follows alleged speculation and misinformation surrounding the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment delivered on December 2, 2022. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed circulating misconceptions regarding the proposed delineation of wards in the Warri Federal Constituency, clarifying that no final decision has yet been taken …

They alleged that they were offered a ₦200 million overseas relocation package in exchange for altering their statements to falsely implicate Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Four individuals who were recently acquitted of charges related to the fire incident at …

Following the Supreme Court judgement, the Labour Party’s candidate for president in 2023, Peter Obi and the Abia state governor, Alex Otti, have scheduled a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). A statement signed by Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson for the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) says the NEC …

A former member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ukachukwu, has defeated Valentine Ozigbo, to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election. Ukachukwu clinched the ticket at the party’s primaries on Saturday, defeating Ozigbo, his closest rival, and other contenders by a …

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has approved Saturday, April 5, 2025, as the date for the Anambra governorship primary election. The party also released modalities for the smooth conduct of the exercise. According to a statement signed by the National Organising Secretary/Secretary, Electoral Committee 2025, …

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Thursday said that his ancestors brought Governor Monday Okpebholo to restore the lost glory of Edo State. Oba Ewuare made the remarks during a solidarity visit by Governor Monday Okpebholo to his palace in Benin after his victory at the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the ruling of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. In a statement on Thursday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party described the ruling as a miscarriage of justice and a betrayal of public trust. The tribunal had on …

The leadership tussle in the New Nigeria Peoples Party took a new turn on Thursday after a High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory dismissed a suit filed by a faction loyal to Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, which sought to challenge the legitimacy of the party’s current leadership under its …