Politics

Governor Sim Fubara has reportedly called for an emergency executive council meeting following a monumental defection by 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All…

The Coalition of Northern Youths Movement Initiative (CNYMI) has alleged a deliberate scheme to weaken prominent politicians from the Northern region ahead of the 2027 general elections.…

27 Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This may not be unconnected to the unending political tension in the…

The 2023 general election has come and gone but the effect of the exercise appears to linger. One major effect seems to be the strained relationship between the Yorubas and the Igbos in Lagos. A lot has been…

Mr. Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has slammed President Bola Tinubu for his “outdated style of governance,” citing…

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, says his governorship ambition is not being sponsored by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Akpata, who is an aspirant on the platform of the Labour…

Former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has offered an insight why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu easily…

The emergence of factional Speakers to carry out legislative business in Rivers State House of Assembly,…

BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, a Civil Society Organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of women and girls, has said that about 96 per cent…

              Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has refused to provide copies of his academic records despite previously spearheading a legal battle to obtain the academic records of President Bola Tinubu.Recall…

Asue Ighodalo, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc, has resigned from his position effective December 31, 2023.This…

Four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly may be the first casualties in the ongoing political war between the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. A group known as Ogoni…

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…

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…

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…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the proposed coalition of seven opposition parties, stating it won’t lose sleep over their…

Seven political parties have announced the formation of a new coalition called the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP). The announcement came after a…

Secretary to the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike, has said that gunmen carted away petitions of four parties…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…