Politics

The All Progressives Congress Media Network in Akwa Ibom State has debunked a media report by the Peoples Democratic Party linking the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to a smear campaign to rubbish ex-Governor Udom Emmanuel over his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. The recent invitation extended to …

The Senate has faulted pervasive claims that one of its members representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for accusing the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Rather, the upper chamber clarified that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended specifically due to her flagrant disobedience to Sections 6.1 …

Hajia Nike AbdulRahman, National Convener of Women Advocacy for Good Governance and a Cultural and Heritage Value Advocate, has condemned the suspension of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the Senate following her allegations of sexual …

Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have rejected a joint ticket of ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and his counterpart from Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai for the 2027 presidential election. The governors stated their position under the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum on Saturday in a statement …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate for Lagos 2023 governorship election, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) on Monday dumped the party alongside all his supporters. Jandor announced his decision to dump the PDP at a press conference at his office in Ikeja. The former PDP governorship candidate announced that he was …

Hon. Mojisola Meranda on Monday said she resigned as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, because of the need to preserve the integrity of the legislature and prevent further crisis within the House. Addressing lawmakers during the plenary session in Alausa, Ikeja, Meranda described her decision as a …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned reports that it approved the inauguration of a “Leadership Council” in the Delta State chapter of the party. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the NWC clarified that it had not …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Honourable Rowland Chinwendu Dennis, the lawmaker representing Isialangwa South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, over alleged anti-party activities. Dennis, in a letter seen by THE WHISTLER and addressed to the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, confirmed …

President Bola Tinubu has said he is a very happy man because things are getting better in the country and the days of gloom are gone. “I am a very happy man, the sunny side of this country is on the horizon. Things are getting better, the days of gloom …

A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress. Ozigbo, who formally registered with the APC at his ward in Amesi, Aguata Local Government Area, on Thursday—just 24 hours after resigning from the LP—said his decision was driven by …