Politics

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has approved the transfer of all cases related to the declaration of Emergency Rule in Rivers State from the Port Harcourt Division to the Abuja Division of…

THE Progressive Group for Democracy, PGD, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to grant a third term to some council chairmen in the forthcoming Local Government Council election in Lagos State. National…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he is expecting more members of opposition political parties to join the All Progressives Congress, APC, before the 2027 general elections, just as the Progressive Governors…

The Osun State Senators’ Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as its sole and legitimate presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. In a joint press statement…

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has stated that the outcome of the 2027 general elections will be determined by the plight of hungry Nigerians, rather than the recent defections of politicians to the ruling…

…Faleke accused of importing Kogi influence, promoting religious bias, and installing loyalists and mistresses; Ojelabi also implicated as concerned Lagosians decry a…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) appears to have emerged as the new political bride in Nigeria’s opposition landscape, following its adoption by a coalition of opposition leaders as the platform to challenge…

Members of the Benue state All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the National Assembly have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. They also urged Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue, to…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed a coalition involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, aimed at unseating…

Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has dismissed the idea that Malam Nasir El-Rufai is representing the party in the coalition talks being held ahead of the 2027…

The proposal by the House of Representatives to introduce a law mandating all eligible Nigerians to vote in every election has ignited a wave of criticisms from some respected senior lawyers. From constitutional…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich…

The Senate caucus of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared support for the proposed coalition of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.The move comes after former Vice President…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 Lagos State election, Dr Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as JANDOR, has admitted that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s calm and gentle…

Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos on Tuesday staged another round of protest against the outcome of the party’s May 10 primaries, where candidates were produced for the upcoming July 12 local…

Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that he remains the…

The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the proposed compulsory voting bill under consideration by the House of Representatives, describing it as unconstitutional and draconian. In a statement signed by its…

Hampered by internal crises in their respective parties, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Governor Peter Obi are in discussions with a new…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has criticised the proposed bill seeking to make voting mandatory in Nigeria, declaring that he would rather be jailed than comply with such…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has raised constitutional concerns over a proposed bill that seeks to make voting…

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is facing fresh internal tensions, as its national leadership has dismissed claims of newly appointed…

Hon. Kolawole Davidson Akinlayo, the member representing Ido/Osi, Moba, and Ilejemeje Federal Constituency of Ekiti State in the House of Representatives, has expressed strong confidence that President Bola Ahmed…

The Obidient Movement on Monday described reports that Peter Obi has agreed to be Atiku Abubakar’s presidential running mate in 2027 as false. Nana Kazaure, director of strategic communication and media for the…

The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in alliance with prominent stakeholders across the Southeast, is set to formally endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the region’s consensus candidate for…