Politics

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), Gautier Mignot, has stressed the need for…

The Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) came under scathing criticisms on Wednesday following the sacking of the 23 local government caretakers and the head of the Rivers State…

The Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that no amount of defence from those in power can overshadow the fact that Nigeria, according to him, is collapsing. The former Governor of Anambra…

The Presidency, through Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has provided a list of the President’s appointments to date as it tries to defend alleged lopsided appointments. In the…

A pro-democracy group, Citizens for Democratic Watch (CDW), has called on President Bola Tinubu to rein in Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, following his appointment of local government…

The Federal Government has officially received the suit filed by 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. A…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has officially submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Supreme Court judgment regarding the leadership of the Labour Party…

The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. According to the statement by the Secretary to the…

Valentine Ozigbo, a frontline aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary in Anambra State, has rejected the outcome of the April 5, 2025, exercise, describing it as a “well-orchestrated…

A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by…

What is on the horizon for former Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, ahead of the next general election? This question continues to intrigue political observers familiar with Saraki’s trajectory since his debut in…

Twenty-one governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna and begged him not to dump President Bola…

The converner of Take-it-Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed never to join the intending coalition of former presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart,…

The internal crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took a dramatic turn on Monday as two rival factions within the party summoned separate meetings of the National Executive Committee (NEC), signaling a deepening…

The Edo State House of Assembly has removed Hon Natasha Osawaru Irobosa of the the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as minority leader. Osawaru was removed alongside Charity Aiguobarueghian, Majority Leader. However.…

The US-based Institute of Law Research & Development (ILAWDUN), on Monday, called on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, warning that failure to do so could…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclaimed social media reports that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has been sacked by President Bola Tinubu. A viral WhatsApp message had indicated that…

Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has indefinitely extended the withdrawal of security detail to Lagos traditional rulers Omogbolahan Oniru and Saheed Elegushi, Peoples Gazette can report.…

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…