Politics

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at former President Goodluck Jonathan and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following claims by Professor Jerry Gana that Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election. In a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, …

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the transfer of a case on the non-release of local government allocations from the Osogbo division to Abuja. Local government allocations due …

Atiku Abubakar, the Former Vice President of Nigeria, has claimed that the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers state was illegal. Atiku on his social media page on Thursday made this claim, stating that the president should not suspend a democratically elected leader. Although, Fubara was reinstated by …

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has blamed Nigeria’s economic woes on policies of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, arguing that N22.7 trillion printed and injected into the economy severely devalued the naira. Speaking on Tuesday during the maiden Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture at the National Assembly, Abuja, …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is preparing to return to the National Assembly after serving out her suspension, her lawyer has confirmed. Her counsel, Victor Giwa, told journalists in Abuja that the Kogi Central senator is currently in London but will resume when plenary reconvenes on September 23. “Actually, she’s ready to …

akpabio and natasha The National Assembly Management has turned down Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s request to resume legislative duties, insisting that her six-month suspension remains in force until the Court of Appeal delivers its judgment on the matter. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, was suspended by the Senate in …

  The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has maintained that there will be no shift in plans for the party’s national convention, scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, from November 15–16, 2025. Damagum made the declaration on Tuesday during the inauguration of the 110-member …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has defended the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, saying the move is aimed at fostering sanity, understanding and unity within the party. The opposition party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) reached the resolution on Monday, August 25, …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC consolidated its majority position in the Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday with two lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Afe and Tope Agbulu, joining its ranks. With the defection of Afe, member representing Akoko North-West 2 …

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has worsened as key southern stakeholders have dismissed as illegal a meeting on zoning arrangements ahead of the 2027 general elections, accusing its conveners of exclusion and manipulation. The meeting, which was reportedly held on Thursday at the Legend Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, …