Politics

There is a massive blockade by security agencies of routes leading to Eagles Square and the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, where aggrieved Nigerians were planning to use for their protests against the controversial…

A longlist of notable politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).  This is…

As coalition talks to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections gain traction, northern stakeholders are pushing for southern aspirants to commit to a single-term agreement. A source involved in the…

Nicholas Ukachukwu, a former member of the house of representatives, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket for the…

The recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan failed because the petitioners could not get 50 per cent of registered voters in three out of the five local government areas that make up her senatorial district…

The crisis in the labour party predates the aftermath of the 2023 general elections. In fact, long before 2022 when Peter Gregory Obi emerged as the party’s flag bearer in the election in which the Independent…

The entire political architecture of Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), spoke with one voice on Saturday as all the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) threw their weight behind Governor…

Ahead of the 2027 general election, the race for some Government Houses at the states is gaining momentum. While some aspirants have publicly declared their interest in becoming governors in their states, others are…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says the Supreme Court judgement on Friday, which sacked the Julius Abure- led National Working Committee of Labour Party, LP, will pave the way for the return of peace, unity and order…

An Ibadan-born businessman and politician, Yekini Adeojo, has been confirmed dead, New Telegraph reports. Adeojo, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), passed away in the early hours of Friday, April 4.…

The High Court of Bayelsa State, sitting in Yenagoa, has issued an order restraining associates of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the state pending the hearing…

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, dismissing speculation that Tinubu is considering a new running mate…

The Peoples Democratic Party and a former education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, have endorsed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s rejection of the recall petition against the embattled Kogi Central lawmaker,…

Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has resigned, Daily Trust reliably learnt. Impeccable sources in the presidency confirmed yesterday that the former spokesman of the Northern…

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, has expressed joy after the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer and rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has revealed why he dissed President Bola Tinubu in his song, ‘Vex.’ The rapper who made this known on Thursday via his X page…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has congratulated the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, over Wednesday’s tribunal judgement, which affirmed his victory in last September’s…

A FEW minutes after the Edo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja upheld the election of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State, the family of the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin…

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it was surprised at the outcome of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ruling that affirmed the victory of Sen Mondfay Okoebholo as the elected…

Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, says he is heading to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Edo State tribunal verdict which…

The House of Representatives member representing Lavun/Mokwa/Edati Federal Constituency of Niger State, Joshua Audu Gana, has stoutly defended his inability to deliver on constituency projects, stating that he would not…