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JUST IN: Lagos Speaker Meranda denies resignation rumour
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has denied rumours suggesting that she has resigned. Meranda’s Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, debunked the rumour on Wednesday. “I’m in the…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Female lawyers call for resolution to avert danger
Concerned about the tension and emotions that trailed the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker by 37 members of Lagos State House…
Reps To Probe INEC Over Delay In Conducting Bye-Elections
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its committee on Electoral Matters to investigate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the delay in conducting election to fill vacant…
APC ‘shadow government’ plot attempt to destabilise Kano — NNPP
The Kano State government has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) plan to establish a…
APC leaders endorse Gov Oyebanji for 2026
Key All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Ekiti Central Senatorial District have endorsed Gov. Biodun Oyebanji for the 2026 governorship election. The endorsement took place during a special senatorial meeting…
Osun LG Crisis: Don’t Destroy The Peace In Our Land, Oluwo Warns Politicians
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has appealed to the people of Osun State, especially the politicians, to desist from acts capable of destroying the existing peaceful co-existence in the state.…
Court Takes Fresh Action on Suit Demanding Replacement of Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has postponed proceedings in the case seeking the replacement of lawmakers in the Rivers…
Tension in Lagos Assembly as Police Barricade Lawmakers Over Alleged Bomb Scare
There is heightened tension at the Lagos State House of Assembly as security operatives reportedly locked lawmakers inside their offices on Monday, February 17, 2025.…
2027 presidency: Why I prefer Adebayo to others – Bugaje
Former National Secretary of the defunct Action Congress (AC) and chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Dr Usman Bugaje has said that Nigeria needs a leader who has the character, competence and courage to do…
APC silent as party’s director spend 3 weeks in kidnappers den after N350 million ransom demand
The All Progressives Congress has remained silent on the abduction of its Director of Administration at the National Secretariat in Abuja, Dr Adekunle Adeniji, nearly three weeks after he was kidnapped. Adeniji…
El-Rufai Shuns APC Mega Rally in Kaduna as Senator Challenges Governor’s Popularity
The All Progressives Congress (APC) mega rally in Kafanchan, Kaduna South Senatorial District, on Saturday was marked by notable absentees,…
From Speaker To Plaintiff: Obasa drags Meranda, lawmakers to court over removal
Embattled former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has sued the state lawmakers challenging his removal as the Speaker of the Assembly. Obasa, it was gathered, has filed a motion at…
How Tinubu can appease North ahead of 2027 – Babachir
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said except President Bola Tinubu retraces his steps and appeases the North, he may not be re-elected in 2027. The plot to stop Tinubu ahead of…
Gov Sani Receives Yero, Hunkuyi, Shehu Sani, Others to APC
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has received some prominent chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the ruling All Progressives…
North divided over Tinubu re-election as leaders take sides
Northern leaders have been divided over the possible re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the once monolithic North is now split, with core northerners determined to…
Ex-Kaduna Senator Danjuma La’ah quits PDP, three Assembly members defect to APC in Kaduna
A two-term senator who represented the Kaduna South Senatorial Zone, Danjuma La’ah, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was even as three opposition members of the Kaduna State House…
APC presidency under Buhari, Tinubu a disaster — Bugaje
A chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Dr Usman Bugaje, has said there is a need to jettison rotational presidency in Nigeria, arguing that it has plunged the country into socio-economic crisis.…
2027: S’West Muslim clerics vow to move against anti-Sharia politicians
Some Islamic leaders in the South-West have vowed to reject and vote out politicians opposing the establishment of Sharia courts in the region. They also threatened legal action against any governor resisting the…
Accept Uba Sani As Kaduna Leader – Ex-Ally Tells El-Rufai
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has urged former governor Nasir El-Rufai to accept his successor, Senator Uba Sani, as the state’s current leader and…
Beyond guber ambition: Real reasons behind Obasa’s removal – Source
Controversy surrounding the sudden removal of former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa…
2027: Will Tinubu give Ambode a second chance?
Akinwunmi Ambode, who served as the governor of Lagos State from 2015 to 2019, was denied a second…
Adesina denies 2027 presidential speculation, dismisses media reports
Akinwunmi Adesina, the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has debunked media reports linking him to the 2027 presidential race. Following his interview on Arise TV, Akinwunmi was widely reported to…
PDP NWC Divided Over Affirmation Of Udeh- Okoye As Nat’l Scribe
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), on Wednesday, clashed over affirmation of Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s national secretary. Recall that PDP has been embroiled…
2027: Ex‑governor El‑Rufai goes rogue
As the politics of 2027 take shape, former governor Nasir El-Rufai has emerged as one of the All Progressives Congress party’s fiercest critics. Yet he was once…