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Emergency rule: Tinubu may restore Fubara, Rivers lawmakers in July
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly preparing to reinstate the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Rivers State House of Assembly later this month, following the successful brokering of a…
Lagos LG poll: Don’t let us disgrace our leaders – Sanwo-Olu seeks APC victory
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday called on All Progressive Council members and loyalists to embark on house-to -house campaign to garner support to defeat candidates of opposition parties in the July…
I’ll name my preferred successor — it’s my right, says Nasarawa governor Sule
Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa state, says he will name his preferred successor ahead of the governorship election in 2027.
Sule spoke on Sunday at a stakeholders’ meeting of the APC in Nasarawa west senatorial…
If I become president, I won’t rule by decree, Nigerians will feel the difference — Peter Obi
Amid growing questions about his role in Nigeria’s emerging opposition coalition, former Labour Party presidential candidate…
Security Operatives Order PDP BoT Members Out Of Meeting Hall
Security operatives deployed to the National Secretariat of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have barred members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) from holding their meeting at the party headquarters. …
Security Operatives Take Over PDP Headquarters
Security operatives have taken over the premises of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.
Arms-wielding men of the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps (NSCDC) are…
I’ll return to university after retirement from politics — Atiku
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku has announced that he will return to university after retiring from politics, highlighting his passion for education and human capital development.
Atiku, who is the founder of…
Tinubu’s northern strategy faces test amid Ganduje’s exit, Kwankwaso’s possible entry
• Widespread discontent looms among Kano APC, region’s stakeholders
• N’Central Forum backs Al-Makura for Nat.…
I’ll honour one-term deal if coalition demands it, says Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says he will honour any coalition agreement that requires him to serve a…
Ganduje’s Exit: CPC Bloc, N/Central Push For APC Chairmanship
Barely three days after Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje stepped down as national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc within the party has begun pushing to fill…
2027: Tussle over VP slot could distract Tinubu — APC chieftain warns
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that jostling for the position of Vice-President, ahead of 2027 election, could distract President Bola Tinubu from…
PDP crisis: Factions hold parallel NEC meetings
…Says zone reserves the right to review the future with PDP, if…
THE controversy surrounding the status of today’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, has torn the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, apart as…
2027: South South govs, APC leaders endorse Tinubu
Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South over the weekend endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office.
The position was made known during the APC…
Peace deal: Fubara should’ve gone to court, not bow to Wike, says HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed deep shock and concern over Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s decision to seek reconciliation with President Bola Tinubu, facilitated by…
Ganduje: It’ll be relief for us if Kwankwaso joins APC – NNPP
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) states that it would be a huge relief for its members if its 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, were to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
This…
2027: Like Jonathan, Tinubu’ll Accept Defeat – Ogun PDP Chair
The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Abayomi Tella, says President Bola Tinubu will be roundly defeated in the 2027 general election and he will accept the result in good faith like former…
REVEALED: Real reasons behind Ganduje’s abrupt “resignation”
Facts have emerged as to why the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, abruptly “resigned” on Friday.
Mr Ganduje was appointed as the national chairman of the ruling…
66 Abiola’s ‘children’ failed DNA test – Olalekan Abiola
As Nigeria marked the 32nd anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, last week, Olalekan Abiola, one of the children of the late business mogul and politician, Chief MKO Abiola, the widely…
It is too late for the opposition to regroup ahead of 2027 elections — Prof Akhaine
The gale of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, appears to suggest that Nigeria may be tilting dangerously towards a one-party system. While such moves are often…
It’s painful to accept Wike’s conditions for peace in Rivers, but I have no choice anymore –…
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed sadness about having to accept the conditions the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, proposed to him to ensure his return as governor and for peace to reign.…
I’ve no plan to dump PDP, says Enugu governor
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said he has no plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, maintaining that he is still in the party.
Mr Mbah stated this during an interactive session with the members of the…
Ganduje’s resignation sparks power contest as loyalists kick
Some loyalists of the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, have decried his resignation, saying it will not augur well for the party.
This is just as a group in…
Why northern Muslims opposed my presidency after Yar’adua’s death—Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has recounted how northern Muslim power blocs opposed the transfer of power to him following the death of his late principal, ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua, in 2010.
Jonathan made…
2027: David Mark may lead coalition battle against Tinubu
Barring any last-minute change, the anti-Tinubu coalition is set to announce the African Democratic Congress as its adopted platform.
Sunday PUNCH also gathered that former Senate President, David Mark, would serve…