Politics

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 …

Former Kaduna senator Shehu Sani has celebrated the exit of former governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai announced his exit from the SDP on Monday. In a statement heralding his defection, he said his values no longer …

As the 2027 general election approaches, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lost a major bloc of his northern support base to the All Progressives Congress. At an event in Abuja on Friday, the APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, received the defectors from the …

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 …