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Plateau slot: Let Nentawe replace Lalong as Minister — APC chieftain
As former Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong vacates his ministerial seat to go to the Senate, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lumumba Adeh has asked that the Governorship candidate of the APC, Nentawe…
Supreme Court ruling: Police warn Kano NNPP, APC supporters against violence
Rising from a crucial meeting with heads of all security agencies and leaders of political parties in Kano on Friday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel gave a stern warning to leaders and…
68 governorship aspirants to battle for Obaseki’s seat ahead of party primaries
A staggering 68 aspirants have entered the fray, gearing up to contest for the Edo State governorship seat ahead of the imminent party primary elections. Punch reports that the contenders are jostling for the tickets of…
APC Reacts to Reported Coalition Between PDP, SDP, Five Other Parties
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the proposed coalition of seven opposition parties, stating it won’t lose sleep over their…
PDP, NNPP, five other political parties form coalition against APC
Seven political parties have announced the formation of a new coalition called the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP). The announcement came after a…
Gunmen stole Kogi guber petitions, tribunal secretary says
Secretary to the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike, has said that gunmen carted away petitions of four parties…
Why Our Marriage With Kwankwaso Collapsed – NNPP Faction
Agbor Major, a factional leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has said that the political marriage between the leadership of the party and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso collapsed because of Kwankwaso’s alleged…
PDP directs withdrawal of all intra-party litigation
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday in Abuja directed all intra-party litigants to withdraw their court cases. The party gave the directive in a…
INEC gets 25 fresh applications for registration as political parties
No fewer that 25 political associations in Nigeria have applied to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood…
Elders to resolve Benue APC crisis
All Progressives Congress (APC) elders in Benue State, led by former Senate President Ahmed Ebute, have waded into the crisis between Governor Hyacinth Alia and the chapter. The 23 APC local government chairmen…
Supreme Court Dismisses Ihedioha’s Suit Against Uzodimma, imposes N40m fine on Ozekhome
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to be issued a certificate of return as the rightful Governor of Imo State. The court upheld the ruling that…
Twist as 500 Lawyers Declare Support for APC’s Gawuna against Gov Yusuf in Supreme Court
In a twist to the ongoing legal tussle over the Kano state governorship election, over 500 lawyers have volunteered to back the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr Yusuf Nasir…
APC elders intervene as Governor Alia and SGF Akume’s feud rocks Benue politics
Amid internal strife within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, a group of concerned stakeholders led by Senator Ameh Ebute has stepped forward to quell the ongoing discord within the party ranks.…
APC postpones inauguration of committees indefinitely
All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a postponement of the inauguration of five committees it recently constituted. The decision to postpone the inauguration of the committees was taken on Monday,…
Tinubu’s supporters commence preparations for 2027 elections, initiates talks with northern leaders
A report by Daily Sun indicates that political foot soldiers who worked for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2023 electioneering campaigns have started reaching out to orthern leaders and the governors in the region ahead…
Tinubu Faces Fresh Legal Battle, Dragged to Supreme Court over “Unlawful Inauguration”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu finds himself in another Supreme Court case over accusation of unlawfully assuming the presidency while facing an…
200 lawyers volunteer to assist Gov. Yusuf win case at Supreme Court
200 private legal practitioners from the 19 northern states have volunteered to assist Gov. Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to win his gubernatorial election appeal case at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. They spoke under the…
Drama as Obaseki’s ‘anointed’ successor Ighodalo addresses kinsmen through…
Ahead of the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, an aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, has declared that he is a “true Esan boy”, an indigene of Edo central district of…
PDP crisis deepens as Atiku eyes 2027 presidential ticket
There are strong indications that the crisis currently rocking the Peopled Democratic Party (PDP) may not end any time soon as Atiku Abubakar is set to relaunch his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 elections.…
Why BUA Chairman declined appointment to APC Standing Committee on Finance
The BUA Group has written to inform all publishers, its partners, stakeholders, and the general public that its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, “has decided to graciously decline his nomination/appointment as a member…
Babangida’s ex-spokesman, Kassim Afegbua joins Edo governorship race
Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former spokesman of ex-military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has joined the race for next year’s gubernatorial election in Edo State. Afegbua who is also a former Commissioner for Information…
Ogun West’s quest for power shift
Different shades of opinion have been expressed by various stakeholders about the imperative of power shift to Ogun West Senatorial District after the successful completion of the second tenure of Governor Dapo…
Coup against lawmakers: How Senate stopped legislators’ replacement bill
IN what some lawmakers described as a coup against legislators, the Senate, on Tuesday, stepped down consideration of a bill seeking to allow political parties to nominate and replace serving members in National and states’…
APC names billionaires Indimi, Rabiu, Soname, Jack Rich, others into Standing Committees
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of those appointed into its Standing Committees on Establishment, Finance, Publicity, Intergovernmental, Conflict and Resolutions. The Finance Committee has several…