Politics

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to uphold the principles of impartiality and transparency in the by-elections on Saturday across the country. This is contained in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Mumeh, in a …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State is gearing-up to flag-off its campaigns on Thursday (Today) for the local government elections scheduled for August 30, 2025. The rally is expected to feature the presentation of party flags to candidates who emerged in last Saturday’s primary election conducted by the …

The Abia State government has called on the people of Old Bende Division to key into the vision of the present administration and work together in building a new Abia. The Secretary to the Abia State Government, Prof. Kenneth Kalu, made the call while receiving a delegation from the Old …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs. Omotenioye Majekodunmi as the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). She succeeded Dr. Nkiruka Madueke, who led the Council since its inception in June 2024, according to a statement from Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. …

Edo state governor Monday Okpebholo has appointed a new special advise for Oil and Gas. This appointment comes shortly after the suspension of the former special adviser Felix Isere. The appointment was announced on Friday, by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor in a signed statement. “It is …

Garba Shehu, a former aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that Buhari’s frequent medical trips abroad were a matter of personal choice, not an indictment of Nigeria’s healthcare system. Shehu made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Inside Sources programme on Saturday. His remarks were …

The Kaduna State chapter of the Social Democratic Party has disowned former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over what it described as an “unauthorized” association with the party. At a press conference in Kaduna on Friday, the SDP’s North-West Zonal Secretary, Alhaji Idris Inuwa, said El-Rufai was neither …

The Presidency has said the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is wrong to have claimed that the north has been neglected by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Kwankwaso had alleged while speaking at Coronation Hall, Kano Government House, on Thursday, during a stakeholders’ engagement …

In what appears to be a fresh blow to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), four senators and three members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday formally announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senators Sampson Ekong, representing Akwa Ibom South, and Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North-East, …

A former chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has said that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, remains the strongest opposition figure capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Ameh, who spoke during an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, argued that …