Politics

  The Senate has named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the appointment during Thursday’s plenary, confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan was ...

  Immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reaffirmed his support for the retention of Nigeria’s presidency in the South in 2027 He insisted that the region must be allowed to complete its eight-year term before power returns to ...

  Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu for buying a jet when millions of Nigerians have not access to basic amenities including good healthcare Obi, a guest on Sunday Politics, said if ...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that its website crashed three times last week due to a massive influx of Nigerians seeking to register as members online Ibrahim Mani, Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), made ...

  JUST IN: “It’s Peter Obi Or Nobody Else In 2027” — Fayose Declares Isaac Fayose, businessman, philanthropist, and younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has publicly declared his support for Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 ...

  Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a judgment delivered today July 4, the ...

  Nigeria Is Completely Destroyed” — Rotimi Amaechi Says As He Announces His Resignation From APC Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has resigned from the ruling party, APC. Speaking to newsmen at the coalition meeting in Abuja, Amaechi said ...

  President Bola Tinubu is reportedly preparing to reinstate the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Rivers State House of Assembly later this month, following the successful brokering of a truce between Fubara and his predecessor, current ...

  Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, El-Rufai, Other Political Heavyweights Attend ADC Coalition Unveiling In Abuja Prominent opposition politicians including ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a former Anambra State Gov, Peter Obi, have arrived at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja ...

  The entire leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at all levels has officially resigned to allow the newly formed opposition coalition to assume control of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections Outgoing ADC National Chairman, Ralph ...

  “They Promised Us; They Asked Us To Name Our Price. We Did. But We Got Nothing. We Finished The Work, And No Dime Was Given To Us. Is It Good?” — Veteran Yoruba Actor Lalude Laments Abandonment After Campaigning ...

  Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has debunked claims suggesting he plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reaffirming his loyalty and continued commitment to the party Speaking on Saturday during an interactive session with members of the Nigerian ...

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday night confirmed that the political rift between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been resolved following a peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu ...

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, have initiated peace talks to resolve their longstanding feud. Sources close to both politicians confirmed that the two recently met at Wike’s residence ...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared that  the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, does not require any coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party  or support from political figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or ...

  The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government  Area in Lagos State, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola,  has withdrawn his interest to vie for the chairmanship position of the LG in the upcoming July 12, 2025 council election. Abiola said he stepped ...

  Opposition political parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and the Labour Party, are bleeding as some of their prominent members have dumped their platforms for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Concerned by the wave ...

  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) The defection was confirmed on Wednesday following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba, attended ...

  Former Delta State Governor and 2023 PDP vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and the entire structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta ...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he possesses the capacity to lead Nigeria as President come 2027. Makinde made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He emphasised that his achievements ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has not apologised to him to consider forgiving him. According to him, for there to be forgiveness, the person who did ...

  Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Sunday received the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, into the All Progressives Congress. Her visit to the governor came hours after she announced her defection ...

  The political drama in Kogi State took a new turn on Tuesday following a controversial visit by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to her constituency, despite a state and police ban on rallies and restrictions on public gatherings. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s visit, ...

  Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of being ineffective in implementing economic policies. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, revealed this in an ...

  Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr message at his residence in Kaduna. “Any politician contesting an ...