Politics

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 …

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked rumors of already having an anointed candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing journalists on the development in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, described the rumors as baseless, adding that …

A major political storm has hit Rivers State as all political office holders appointed by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara have been axed in a sweeping purge led by the state’s new administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The was contained in a statement titled: ‘The Rivers State Government announces the suspension …

The Northern Caucus of the House of Representatives, comprising lawmakers from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, has thrown its weight behind the emergency rule declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Thursday, the caucus, led by its chairman, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, …

Top opposition leaders in Nigeria, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; one-time Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi; former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and a former Secretary to the Government of Federation, Babachir Lawal, have told the National Assembly to reject the state of emergency declaration by President …

An Abuja High Court has adjourned the alleged procurement fraud ongoing trial of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to June 3, 2025.Nigerian cultural tourism packages Court Adjourns Central Bank Ex-Governor Godwin Emefiele’s Procurement Fraud Trial To June 3 An Abuja High Court …

“While still agonising over the ongoing deterioration of democracy in our nation, especially with the situation in Rivers State, and trying to reach out to our National Assembly members not to support and sustain the unconstitutionality and arbitrariness, I just heard that they have added salt to injury by using …

The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says all its 18 democratically elected chairmen are still in the party contrary to reports that they have defected to the APC. Chris Nehikhare, Publicity Secretary of Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, said on Thursday in Benin City that those claimed to …

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is behind the internal crises rocking opposition parties, including the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). In a viral video on X on Tuesday, El-Rufai claimed …