Politics

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 …

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 …